Kate Bonney
I design lighting for live performance and events, both nationally and internationally. I am particularly interested in working collaboratively to give voice to stories which ought to be heard, as well as giving audiences a bloody good night out.
Alongside colleague Simon Hayes, I am Creative Director of event design company Lightworks where we specialise in large scale site specific lighting design and light art, with the aim of giving audiences moments they will remember for the rest of their lives.
Previous productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cheviot, The Stag and The Black, Black Oil | Theatre |
Tour, then touring National Theatre of Scotland/Dundee Rep/Live Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Joe Douglas Set designer: Graham McLaren |
May 2019 |
| Ulster American | Theatre |
Traverse Theatre, then touring Traverse Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Gareth Nicholls Set designer: Becky Minto |
Aug 2018 |
| Passing Places | Theatre |
Dundee Rep and Citizens, Glasgow Dundee Rep |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Andrew Panton Set designer: Becky Minto |
Apr 2018 |
| Bingo! | Musical |
Assembly Halls, Edinburgh, then touring Grid Iron and Stellar Quines |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jemima Levick Set designer: Carys Hobbs & Becky Minto |
Mar 2018 |
| Stand By | Theatre |
The Byre, St. Andrews, then touring Utter |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Joe Douglas Set designer: Natasha Jenkins |
Aug 2017 |
| 306: Day | Theatre |
Station Hotel, Perth, then touring National Theatre of Scotland, Perth Theatre and Stellar Quines |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jemima Levick Set designer: Becky Minto |
May 2017 |
| Music Is Torture | Theatre |
Tron Theatre Glasgow, then touring Tromolo Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ben Harrison Set designer: Emily James |
May 2017 |
| Dido and Aeneas | Opera |
The Beacon, Greenock Scottish Opera Connect |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mary McCluskey Set designer: Finlay McLay |
Apr 2017 |
| The Red Shed | Theatre |
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, then touring Lakin McCarthy and Mark Thomas |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Joe Douglas Set designer: Kate Bonney |
Aug 2016 |
| Uncanny Valley | Theatre |
Summerhall Borderline and Edinburgh International Science Festival |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Emily Reutlinger Set designer: Fergus Dunnet |
Apr 2016 |
| The Polar Bears Go Up! | Theatre |
The Unicorn Theatre, then touring Fish and Game |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Lee Lyford Set designer: Claire Halleran |
Apr 2016 |
| Witness For The Prosecution | Theatre | Dundee Rep | Lighting Designer |
Director: Kenny Miller Set designer: Kenny Miller |
Feb 2016 |
| Rites | Theatre |
Tron Theatre, Glasgow, then touring National Theatre of Scotland |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Cora Bissett Set designer: Jessica Worrall |
May 2015 |
| Peter Panto and the Incredible Stinkerbell | Theatre | Tron Theatre Glasgow | Lighting Designer |
Director: Kenny Miller Set designer: Kenny Miller |
Dec 2014 |
| Sleeping Betty | Theatre | Tron Theatre Glasgow | Lighting Designer |
Director: Kenny Millar Set designer: Kenny Millar |
Dec 2014 |
| The Voice Thief | Theatre |
Summerhall Catherine Wheels |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Gill Robertson Set designer: Karen Tennent |
Oct 2014 |
| Blue Block Studio | Environmental | Starcatchers | Lighting Designer | Set designer: Ewan Sinclair | Sep 2014 |
| Bromance | Dance | Barely Methodical Troupe | Lighting Designer | Aug 2014 | |
| Cuckooed | Theatre |
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, then touring Lakin McCarthy and Mark Thomas |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Emma Callander |
Aug 2014 |
| Banksy: The Room In The Elephant | Theatre | Arcola Theatre, then touring | Lighting Designer |
Director: Emma Callander Set designer: Rosie Vize |
Apr 2014 |
| And Then There Were None | Theatre | Dundee Rep | Lighting Designer |
Director: Kenny Miller Set designer: Kenny Miller |
Mar 2014 |
| The Baroness | Theatre |
An Lanntair Arts Centre, Stornoway, then touring Dogstar |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Matthew Zajac Set designer: Catherine Deverell |
Aug 2013 |
The Cheviot, The Stag and The Black, Black Oil
Ulster American
Passing Places
Bingo!
Stand By
306: Day
Music Is Torture
Dido and Aeneas
The Red Shed
Uncanny Valley
The Polar Bears Go Up!
Witness For The Prosecution
Rites
Sleeping Betty
Peter Panto and the Incredible Stinkerbell
The Voice Thief
Blue Block Studio
Bromance
Cuckooed
Banksy: The Room In The Elephant
And Then There Were None
The Baroness
The Cheviot, The Stag and The Black, Black Oil
One of Kate Bonney’s main jobs as lighting designer is to fade the house lights up and down.
Mark Fisher, The Scotsman 24/05/2019
Music Is Torture
...some truly mind-blowing video, lighting and sound design by Tim Reid, Kate Bonney and Bal Cooke.
Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman 23/05/2017
The Red Shed
The show will still leave even the most laissez-faire Thatcherite Tory with food for thought and a reminder as to how deep the scars of that era run.
The Telegraph, The Telegraph 01/08/2016
Cuckooed
Part of the power of this neatly crafted one-man show is the way it exposes how easily we believe and how hard it is to accept that we have been duped.
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian 04/08/2014
| Contact method | Details |
|---|---|
| Agent name | Cary Parsons |
| Agent website | www.caryparsons.co.uk |
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