Photograph from Coraline - lighting design by Matthew Haskins
Coraline | Photographer: Stephen Cummiskey | From the show Coraline
Photograph from Roméo et Juliette - lighting design by Matthew Haskins
© Estonian National Opera Roméo et Juliette | From the show Roméo et Juliette
Photograph from Turn of the screw - lighting design by Matthew Haskins
Turn of the Screw | Photographer: Tristram Kenton | From the show Turn of the screw
Photograph from Roméo et Juliette - lighting design by Matthew Haskins
© Yannis Thavoris Roméo et Juliette | Photographer: Yannis Thavoris | From the show Roméo et Juliette
Photograph from Some Mothers Do 'Ave Them - lighting design by Matthew Haskins
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em | Photographer: SRylander | From the show Some Mothers Do 'Ave Them

Matt Haskins

Matt is an international lighting designer working in theatre, opera, site specific, concert and corporate environments.

Theatre credits include: Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Apollo Theatre West End, UK, Australasian Tours); The Lovely Bones (Birmingham Rep, UK Tour); Death of a Salesman (UK Tour); Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (UK Tour); The Picture of Dorian Gray (UK Tour); Hobson's Choice, Crocodiles (Manchester Royal Exchange); Cost of Living, I and You (Hampstead Theatre); Wilderness, Strange Death of John Doe, No One Will Tell Me How To Start A Revolution, Kiss Me (Hampstead Downstairs); Nina (Unity Theatre, Riksteatren & Young Vic); Games For Lovers (Vaults Theatre); Zorro (Hope Mill Theatre); Last Five Years (New Wolsey Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing (Queens Theatre Hornchurch); Aladdin (Salisbury Playhouse); Great Apes, The House of Mirrors & Hearts (Arcola Theatre); Roundelay (Southwark Playhouse); 1001 Nights, The Edge (Transport Theatre/ Unicorn Theatre/ New Wolsey); The Little Beasts (The Other Palace); Wind in the Willows, The Years Between (Royal & Derngate); Truth & Reconciliation (The Royal Court); Dream Story, Mud (Gate Theatre); Steel Magnolias (Bath Theatre Royal/ UK Tour).

Opera credits include: Coraline (ROH/ Barbican Theatre, European Tour); Sukanya (ROH/ LPO/ Royal Festival Hall); The Snowmaiden, Hansel & Gretel, La Cenerentola, La Traviata, Don Giovanni, Turn of the Screw, Cautionary Tales (Opera North), La Cenerentola (Irish National Opera); Romée et Juliette, Der Fliegende Holländer (Estonian National Opera); Wuthering Heights (Opera National Lorraine); A Quiet Place (Opera Zuid); Albert Herring (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino); La Cenerentola (Mälmo Opera/ Teatrio Regio Turin); Anna Bolena (Teatro Donizetti Bergamo); Roberto Devereux (Teatro Real Madrid); Glare (Royal Opera House - Linbury Theatre), The Virtues of Things, The Commission, Cafe Kafka (Royal Opera House/ Aldeburgh Music/ Opera North); Anna Bolena, Roberto Devereux, Maria Stuarda (Welsh National Opera); Maria Stuarda (Royal Opera House Oman); Turn of the Screw (The Israeli Opera); Le nozze di Figaro (Nevill Holt); Babur In London (The Opera Group); Into the Little Hill (Hamburg Laeiszhalle); Dialogues des Carmelites, Cendrillon (Royal Northern Collge of Music).

Installation/ Corporate Credits include: Ada Lovelace Dress (3000 pixel LED period dress); Neon Garden (Zoe Bradley/ Galeria Melissa); Cointreau Creative Awards (Liberty London Atrium); ASOS Captial Markets (Design Museum); Open Outcry (Barclays/Mansion House); BBC Iplayer Launch, Elle Style Awards 2014/2015, Havana 7 Days, Thanks A Million, Cabaret Les Embiez and other numerous London Fashion Week projects (Blonstein & Associates); Till We Meet In England (Peckham Safehouse); Walk With Me (Girl Effect/ Punchdrunk); Dido Queen of Carthage (Kensington Palace).

Concert Credits: Grace Jones (Royal Albert Hall).

Associate LD: The Master & Margarita (Complicite)

Matt has lit all Peppa Pig Live theatre shows since 2009.

Matt holds a BA (Hons) in Lighting Design. He has been nominated for both Offie & Knight of Illumination Awards.

www.matthaskins.com

In repertoire

Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative team
Roméo et Juliette Opera Estonian National Opera Lighting Designer Director: Stephen Barlow
Set designer: Yannis Thavoris
Der fliegende Holländer Opera Estonia Opera house
Estonian National Opera 		Lighting Designer Director: Pamela Recinella
Set designer: Yannis Thavoris

Previous productions

Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Opened
Zorro The Musical Theatre Hope Mill Theatre
Aria Entertainment 		Lighting Designer Director: Christian Durham
Set designer: Rosa Maggiora 		Mar 2020
Some Mothers Do 'Ave Them Theatre Churchill Theatre Bromley, then touring
Limelight Productions 		Lighting Designer Director: Guy Unsworth
Set designer: Simon Higlett 		Feb 2020
Coraline Opera Folkoperan Stockholm
Folkopera 		Lighting Designer Director: Aletta Collins
Set designer: Giles Cadle 		Feb 2020
Turn of the screw Opera Leed Grand Theatre, then touring
Opera North 		Lighting Designer Director: Alessandro Talevi
Set designer: Madeleine Boyd 		Feb 2020
London Fashion Week AW20 Corporate & Industrial Various - Including Central Hall Westminster/ ICA
Blonstein and Associates 		Lighting Designer Director: Sara Blonstein
 Feb 2020
Sukanya Opera Royal Festival Hall
London Philharmonic Orchestra 		Lighting Designer Director: Suba Das
 Jan 2020
Dialogues des Carmelites Opera Royal Northern College of Music Lighting Designer Director: Orpha Phelan
Set designer: Anna Bonomelli 		Dec 2019
La Cenerentola Opera Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Irish National Opera 		Lighting Designer Director: Orpha Phelan
Set designer: Nicky Shaw 		Nov 2019
Peter Pan Goes Wrong Theatre Cheltenham Everyman, then touring
Kenny Wax Ltd and Stage Presence Ltd present the Mischief Theatre production 		Lighting Designer Director: Adam Meggido
Set designer: Simon Scullion 		Oct 2019
Peppa Pig's Best Day Ever Theatre Limelight/Fiery Angel Lighting Designer Director: Richard Lewis
Set designer: Simon Scullion 		Oct 2019
BBC IPlayer Skygarden Launch Corporate & Industrial Skygarden
Blonstein and Associates 		Lighting Designer Director: Sara Blonstein
 Oct 2019
Roméo et Juliette Opera Estonian National Opera Lighting Designer Director: Stephen Barlow
Set designer: Yannis Thavoris 		Sep 2019
Lovely Bones Theatre Birmingham Rep Lighting Designer Director: Melly Still
Set designer: Ana Inés Jabares Pita 		Sep 2019
Games For Lovers Theatre The Vaults Lighting Designer Director: Anthony Banks
Set designer: Simon Scullion 		Jul 2019
Hobson's Choice Theatre Royal Exchange Manchester
Manchester Royal Exchange 		Lighting Designer Director: Atri Banerjee
Set designer: Rosa Maggiora 		May 2019
Wuthering Heights Opera Opéra National de Lorraine à Nancy Lighting Designer Director: Orpha Phelan
Set designer: Madeleine Boyd 		May 2019
Wilderness Theatre Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
Hampstead Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Anna Ledwich
Set designer: Lucy Sierra 		Mar 2019
Dorian Gray Theatre Churchill Theatre Bromley, then touring
Tilted Wig 		Lighting Designer Director: Séan Aydon
Set designer: Sarah Beaton 		Mar 2019
Roberto Devereux Opera Welsh Millenium Centre, then touring
Welsh National Opera 		Lighting Designer Director: Alessandro Talevi
Set designer: Madeleine Boyd 		Feb 2019
Sainsbury's TU Corporate & Industrial Studio Boum Lighting Designer Set designer: Emily Pugh Feb 2019
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom Theatre Orchard Theatre Dartford, then touring
Limelight/Fiery Angel 		Lighting Designer Director: Richard Lewis
Set designer: Simon Scullion 		Feb 2019
Cost of Living Theatre Hampstead Theatre Upstairs
Hampstead Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Ed Hall
Set designer: Michael Pavelka 		Jan 2019
Oliver Spencer Corporate & Industrial Royal Academy Of Art
Blonstein and Associates 		Lighting Designer Director: Sara Blonstein
 Jan 2019
Teletubbies Theatre Limelight/Fiery Angel Lighting Designer Director: Richard Lewis
Set designer: Simon Scullion 		Nov 2017, Jan 2019
A Quiet Place Opera THEATER AAN HET VRIJTHOF, then touring
Opera Zuid 		Lighting Designer Director: Orpha Phelan
Set designer: Madeleine Boyd 		Nov 2018
Peter Pan Goes Wrong Theatre Australian & New Zealand Tour
Mischeif Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Adam Meggido
Set designer: Simon Scullion 		Oct 2018
I AND YOU Theatre Hampstead Theatre Upstairs
Hampstead Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Ed Hall
Set designer: Michael Pavelka 		Oct 2018
Nina - A Story about Me and Nina Simone Theatre Irish Tour, then touring Lighting Designer Director: Dritero Kaspari
Set designer: Rosa Maggiora 		Oct 2018
Lovely Bones Theatre Royal Theatre Northampton, then touring
Birmingham Rep 		Lighting Designer Director: Melly Still
Set designer: Ana Inés Jabares Pita 		Sep 2018
Le nozze di Figaro Opera Nevill Holt Opera Lighting Designer Director: Joe Austin
Set designer: Simon Kenny 		Jun 2018
The Strange Death of John Doe Theatre Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
Hampstead Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Ed Hall
Set designer: Michael Pavelka 		May 2018
Peppa Pig's Surprise Theatre Bunjil Place - Melbourne, then touring
Austrailia & New Zealand Tour 		Lighting Designer Director: Richard Lewis
Set designer: Simon Scullion 		Apr 2018
Coraline Opera Barbican Theatre, then touring
Royal Opera House 		Lighting Designer Director: Aletta Collins
Set designer: Gile Cadle 		Mar 2018
Great Apes Theatre Arcola Studio 1
Arcola 		Lighting Designer Director: Oscar Pearce
Set designer: Sarah Beaton 		Mar 2018
Some Mothers Do 'Ave Them Theatre Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, then touring
Limelight Productions 		Lighting Designer Director: Guy Unsworth
Set designer: Simon Higlett 		Feb 2018
Don Giovanni Opera Opera North Lighting Designer Director: Alessandro Talevi
Set designer: Madeleine Boyd 		Feb 2018
Nina - A Story about Me and Nina Simone Theatre The Lowry, Salford, then touring Lighting Designer Director: Dritero Kaspari
Set designer: Rosa Maggiora 		Jan 2018
Nina - A Story about Me and Nina Simone Theatre Stadsteatern, Stockholm
Stadsteatern, Stockholm 		Lighting Designer Director: Dritero Kaspari
Set designer: Rosa Maggiora 		Dec 2017
Cendrillon Opera Royal Northern College of Music
Royal Northern College of Music 		Lighting Designer Director: Olivia Fuchs
Set designer: Yannis Thavoris 		Dec 2017
Teletubbies Theatre Limelight/Fiery Angel Lighting Designer Director: Richard Lewis
Set designer: Simon Scullion 		Nov 2017, Jan 2019
Til We Meet In England Theatre Peckham Safehouse
Lost Text Found Space 		Lighting Designer Director: Rebecca McCutcheon
Set designer: Talulah Mason 		Nov 2017
Peppa Pig's Adventure Theatre Limelight/Fiery Angel Lighting Designer Director: Richard Lewis
Set designer: Simon Scullion 		Oct 2017
No One Will Tell Me How To Start A Revolution Theatre Hampstead Downstairs
Hampstead Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Anna Ledwich
Set designer: Rosanna Vize 		Sep 2017
Nina - A Story about Me and Nina Simone Theatre Traverse, Edinburgh
Unity Theatre/ Riksteatern/ Young Vic 		Lighting Designer Director: Dritero Kaspari
Set designer: Rosa Maggiora 		Aug 2017
Nina - A Story about Me and Nina Simone Theatre Young Vic (Maria)
Unity Theatre/ Riksteatern/ Young Vic 		Lighting Designer Director: Dritero Kaspari
Set designer: Rosa Maggiora 		Jul 2017
The Little Beasts Musical The Other Palace
Perfect Pitch 		Lighting Designer Director: Jamie Hinde
 Jul 2017
Neon Garden Environmental Galeria Melissa
Zoe Bradley 		Lighting Designer Jun 2017
Kiss Me Theatre Trafalagar Studios (2)
Hampstead Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Anna Ledwich
Set designer: Georgia Lowe 		Jun 2017
Sukanya Opera ROH, LPO, Curve Theatre Lighting Designer Director: Suba Das
Set designer: 59 Productions 		May 2017
Death of a Salesman Theatre Northampton Royal & Derngate Lighting Designer Director: Abigail Graham
Set designer: Georgia Lowe 		Apr 2017
Roundelay Theatre Southwark Playhouse - Large
Visible 		Lighting Designer Director: Anna Ledwich
Set designer: Moi Tran 		Feb 2017
La Cenerentola Opera Opera North Lighting Designer Director: Aletta Collins
Set designer: Giles Cadle 		Feb 2017
Hansel and Gretel Opera Opera North Lighting Designer Director: Edward Dick
Set designer: Giles Cadle 		Feb 2017
The Snow Maiden Opera Opera North Lighting Designer Director: John Fulljames
Set designer: Giles Cadle 		Jan 2017
Aladdin Theatre Salisbury Playhouse Lighting Designer Director: Ryan McBryde
Set designer: Juliet Shillingford 		Dec 2016
Kiss Me Theatre Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
Hampstead Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Anna Ledwich
Set designer: Georgia Lowe 		Nov 2016
Peter Pan Goes Wrong Theatre Apollo Theatre, West End
Mischief Theatre 		Lighting Designer Director: Adam Meggido
Set designer: Simon Scullion 		Oct 2016

Nina - A Story about Me and Nina Simone

Matt Haskins’ stunning lighting design and Rosa Maggiora’s stage design makes for al‐ most cinematic viewing, with varying projec‐ tions being shown on the shimmering fringe curtain that covers the back wall of the stage, and vintage lamps shining behind the same curtain to add that 70s golden glamour. The lighting masterfully transitions with the en‐ ergy of the piece, maintaining its immediacy without overpowering it.
Saskia Coomber, A Younger Theatre 26/07/2017
Bold, dramatic lighting from Matt Haskins combines with Dritёro Kasapi’s video projections to mould and change Rosa Maggiora’s deceptively simple designs, making the theatre space feel at once intimate and as huge as an arena stage.
Nigel Smith, Good News Liverpool 19/10/2016

Kiss Me

Matt Haskins' lighting design resonates perfectly with the narrative and Lowe's set. His blackouts and other expedients add a singular and sometimes eerie value to the production, especially when paired with Sarah Weltman's sound design.
Cindy Marcolina, Broadway World 10/06/2017

Sukanya

...the stage atmosphere comes from evocative back projections and careful lighting.
David Gutman, The Stage 22/05/2017

Death of a Salesman

The family unit pushes and pulls and noisily creaks with pain at times, the acting unit of four pay back the director generously for her confidence in them. Some slick lighting from Matt Haskins assists with the theme and that focus on the family home.
David Robinson, Reviews Hub 14/06/2017

La Cenerentola

The swelling storm is impressively conjured, too, and while the orchestra booms, the sparing but striking use of projections (designed by Andrzej Goulding) supports the mood well. Matthew Haskins’s lighting aids this dramatic moment as well as the gentle conjuring of—not magic, in this version, but gentle wonder. For instance, both staging and light provide a slightly otherworldly feel to the appearances of Alidoro, the prince’s tutor who presides over the story, bowler-hatted and upright like a Man from the Ministry ex machina.
Mark Smith, British Theatre Guide 09/03/2017

The Snow Maiden

Matthew Haskins' stark lighting sets a background of permanent twilight where the sun never shines.
Dave Cunningham, The Reviews Hub 11/03/2017
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