
Peter Darby
Peter is a Green Room Award nominated Lighting Designer, Head Electrician and Programer. Peter is graduate of the VCA School of Production in Australia where he studied lighting designer under John Comeadow. Peter works extensively with Victorian Opera in the role of Technical & Operations Coordinator, personally working on more than 40 productions with the company. During this time he has had extensive experience under the guidance of acclaimed lighting designers including Paul Jackson, Matt Scott, Nigel Levings, Phi Lethlean, Damien Cooper and Richard Vabre.
Please see the credits section for Peter's lighting design credits. Below is a selection of programmer/associate credits.
Associate Lighting Designer
- Ariadne auf Naxos - Melbourne (LD Paul Jackson)
- Xerxes - Melbourne (LD Matt Scott)
- The God of Carnage - Melbourne (LD Matt Scott)
- Showboat - Melbourne (LD Matt Scott)
- Jumpy - Sydney (LD Matt Scott)
- Figaro - Opera Australia Tour (LD Matt Scott)
Programmer
Opera
- A Little Night Music (LD Trudy Dalgleish)
- Lorelei (LD Paul Jackson)
- Pelleas et Melisande (LD Joseph Mercurio)
- William Tell (LD Simon Corder)
- Cunning Little Vixen (LD Trudy Dalgleish)
- Sleeping Beauty (LD Phil Lethlean)
- 'Tis Pity (LD Eduard Ingles)
- Laughter & Tears (LD Eduard Ingles)
- The Pied Piper (LD Joseph Mercurio)
- Cinderella (LD Joseph Mercurio)
- Lucia Di Lammermoor (LD Donn Byrnes)
- Voyage to the Moon - National Tour (LD Matt Scott)
- The Grumpiest Boy in the World (LD Joseph Mercurio)
- The Flying Dutchman (LD Matt Scott)
- Nixon in China - Victorian Opera (LD Matt Scott)
- Cinderella - Victorian Opera (LD Richard Vabre)
- Sleeping Beauty - Victorian Opera (LD Richard Vabre)
- La Traviata - Victorian Opera (LD Henning Brockhaus)
- Maria of Buenos Aires - Victorian Opera (LD Nigel Levings)
- Rush Hour - Victorian Opera
- The Magic Pudding - Victorian Opera
- The Little Sweep - Victorian Opera
- Brundibár - Victorian Opera
- The Cockatoos - Victorian Opera
- The Play of Daniel - Victorian Opera
Theatre
- All Washed Up
- Not Quite Right in the Head
- A Fine Bromance
- Waiting for Godot
- The Logue of Thomas P.T. Lawrence
Previous productions
Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
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Hansel & Gretel 2017 / 2018 Season | Opera |
Arts Centre Melbourne - Playhouse, then touring Victorian Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Peter Darby Director: Elizabeth Hill Set designer: Ross Hall |
Jun 2018 |
The Sleeping Beauty | Opera | Victorian Opera | Touring Re-Lighter |
Lighting designer: Philip Lethlean Director: Nancy Black Set designer: Bluebottle |
Jun 2017 |
The Princess and the Pea | Opera |
Arts Centre Melbourne - Playhouse Victorian Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Libby Hill Set designer: Candice MacAllister |
Mar 2017 |
Four Saints in Three Acts | Opera |
Merlyn Theatre, The Coopers Malthouse Victorian Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Nancy Black |
Sep 2016 |
Remembrance | Opera |
Hamer Hall - Melbourne, then touring Victorian Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Rodney Hall |
Aug 2015 |
Calvin Berger | Musical | Lighting Designer |
Director: Casey Gould |
Sep 2014 | |
Hansel and Gretel | Opera |
Arts Centre Melbourne Victorian Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Elisabeth Hill |
Jun 2014 |
The Magic Pudding | Opera |
Malthouse Theatre, then touring Victorian Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Cameron Menzies Set designer: Chloe Greaves |
Oct 2013 |
Rush Hour | Opera |
Malthouse Theatre Victorian Opera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Nicki Wendt |
Oct 2013 |
Hansel & Gretel 2017 / 2018 Season
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale Touring
- Touring relights
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Touring relights
- International
- Large scale
- 'Country House'
- Small scale
- Touring relights
- Medium Scale
- Festival
- Conferences
- Fashion Shows
- Product Launches
- Award Ceremonies
- Dance
- Musicals
- Opera
- Plays
- Lectures
- Workshops
- Training
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