Bruno Poet works extensively in opera, theatre, dance, live music and on large scale events. He won three Knight of Illumination Awards, for Sigur Ros, Björk, and Frankenstein at the National Theatre, for which he also won the Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Tina: The Tina Turner Musial on Broadway.
Awards and Nominations
2022 Green Room Award nomination for Miss Saigon in Australia
2022 WhatsOnStage Award nomination for Best Lighting Design for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella.
2020 Tony Award nomination for Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.
2020 Live Design Achievement Award nomination for the Opera Award for Akhnaten: Hymn to the Sun.
2020 Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical for Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.
2020 Olivier Award nomination for Uncle Vanya at the Harold Pinter Theatre, West End.
2019 Knight of Illumination USA Award for Festival/One off lighting for Björk's Cornucopia with Richard White.
2018 Knight of Illumination Award nomination for concert lighting design of Sigur Rós World Tour.
2014 Nomination for Whatsonstage Award for Best Lighting Design for Miss Saigon.
2013 Knight of Illumination Award for concert lighting design of Sigur Rós World Tour.
2012 Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design for Frankenstein at the National Theatre.
2012 Whatsonstage Award nomination for Best Lighting Design for Frankenstein at the National Theatre.
2011 Knight of Illumination Award for Frankenstein at the National Theatre.
2012 Knight of Illumination Award nomination for Coram Boy.
2007 Green Room Award for Rusalka by Opera Australia at the Sydney Opera House.
2007 Nominated for Helpmann Award for Rusalka by Opera Australia at the Sydney Opera House.
2006 Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland Best Design Award (with designer Naomi Wilkinson) for A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Dundee Rep.
List Of Productions
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA | Director: Jerry Mitchell | Dominion Theatre, West End
MACBETH | Director: Max Webster | Harold Pinter, West End
WAITING FOR GODOT | Director: James Macdonald | Theatre Royal Haymarket, West End
ANDREA BOCELLI CONCERT | Co-Design with Matt Daw | Teatro del Silenzio, Italy
SURFACING | Creative Director: Es Devlin | Art Basel/ BMW
OTHELLO | Director: Keith Warner | Seoul Arts Center
WASHING POTATO | Light installation for Las Vegas Restaurant
DON GIOVANNI | Director: Kasper Holten | Houston Grand Opera, US/ Canadian Opera Company
CLUELESS THE MUSICAL | Director: Sarna Lapine | Churchill Theatre, Bromley
AMBANI PRE-WEDDING EVENT | Director: Francisco Negrin | Jamnangar, India
2023
UAE 52nd NATIONAL DAY | Abu Dhabi
GUCCI COSMOS EXHIBITION | Creative Director: Es Devlin | 180 Studios
ATLAS OF ES DEVLIN EXHIBITION | Creative Director: Es Devlin | Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York, US
MISS SAIGON | Director: Laurence Connor | Australian Tour
MACBETH | Director: Max Webster | Donmar Warehouse
TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL | Director: Phyllida Lloyd | Australian Tour
ALICIA KEYS TOUR 2023 | Co-design with Matt Daw | US Tour Creative Directors: Chiara Stephenson, Diane Martel
THE PET SHOP BOYS: DREAMWORLD TOUR | World Tour 2023
LA BOHEME | Director: Philippe Auguin | Washington National Opera
ROALD DAHL'S THE WITCHES | Director: Lyndsey Turner | National Theatre
DON GIOVANNI | Director: Kasper Holten | Israeli Opera
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER'S BAD CINDERELLA | Director: Laurence Connor | Imperial Theatre, Broadway
AMADEUS | Director: Kasper Holten | Royal Danish Opera
SALOME | Director: Francisco Negrin | Houston Grand Opera, US
SIGUR ROS | Creative Director: Sarah Hopper | Europe & US Orchestral Tour
2022
51ST NATIONAL DAY | Creative Directors: Es Devlin, Francisco Negrin | United Arab Emirates
MISS SAIGON | Director: Laurence Connor | Japan Tour
SIGUR RÓS | World Tour
TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL | Director: Phyllida Lloyd | US Tour
THE PET SHOP BOYS: DREAMWORLD TOUR | World Tour
ALCINA | Director: Francesco Micheli | Glyndebourne Opera
THE HOURS | Director: Phelim McDermott | Metropolitan Opera, New York, US
NABUCCO | Director: Francisco Negrin | Steinbruch Festival, Germany
A DIFFERENT STAGE | Director: Gary Barlow & Seimi Campbell | West End & Tour
SAVING GRACE | Director: Laurence Connor | Riverside Studios
2021
50TH NATIONAL DAY | Creative Directors: Es Devlin, Franciso Negrin | United Arab Emirates
TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL | Director: Phyllida Lloyd | Madrid, Spain
MISS SAIGON | Director: Laurence Connor | Raimund Theatre, Austria
LYSSA | Choreographer: Lynne Page | Royal Ballet
HOLIDAY ON ICE: A NEW DAY | Arena Tour
IL TROVATORE | Director: Francisco Negrin | LA Opera, US
CINDERELLA | Director: Laurence Connor | West End/ RUG
2020
49TH UAE NATIONAL DAY - SEEDS OF THE UNION | Director: Es Devlin & Francisco Negrin
TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL | Director: Phillyda Lloyd | Stage Entertainment, The Netherlands
CARMEN | Director: Calixto Bieito | English National Opera
UNCLE VANYA | Director: Ian Rickson | Harold Pinter Theatre, West End
AIDA | Director: Phelim McDermott | Houston Grand Opera, US
2019
BILLIE EILISH LIVE | Steve Jobs Theatre | Apple Music
TINA: THE MUSICAL | Director: Phyllida Lloyd | Broadway
THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE | Director: Sally Cookson | The Bridge Theatre
THE SNOW QUEEN | Co-Design with Matt Daw | Director: Francisco Negrin | Royal Danish Theatre
IL TROVATORE | Director: Francisco Negrin | Teatro Real Madrid, Spain
APOLLO 11 | Director: Scott Faris | US Tour
BJORK: CORNUCOPIA | Director: Lucrecia Martel | The Shed NY/ US Tour
TINA: THE MUSICAL | Director: Phyllida Lloyd | Stage Entertainment, Hamburg, Germany
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM | Director: Nicholas Hytner | The Bridge Theatre
AIDA | Director: Phelim McDermott | Grand Theatre of Geneva, Switzerland
AKHNATEN | Director: Phelim McDermott | Metropolitan Opera, New York, US
THE MERRY WIDOW | Director: Max Webster | English National Opera
DON GIOVANNI | Director: Kasper Holten | Houston Grand Opera, US
AMADEUS | Director: Kasper Holten | Royal Danish Theatre
2018
THE CONVERT | Director: Ola Ince | Young Vic
MISS SAIGON | Director: Laurence Connor | Networks US Tour
THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER | Choreographer: Alastair Marriott | ROH, Royal Ballet
STORIES | Director: Nina Raine | National Theatre, Dorfman
TINA: THE MUSICAL | Director: Phyllida Lloyd | West End, Aldwych Theatre
DUSTY | Director: Maria Friedman | Eleanor Lloyd Productions
THE MERRY WIDOW | Director: Max Webster | English National Opera
FAST AND FURIOUS LIVE | Director: Rowland French | PMI Partnership
IL TROVATORE | Director: Paul Curran | Fondazione Teatro Regio Torino, Italy
IL TROVATORE | Director: Francisco Negrin | Royal Danish Opera
DON GIOVANNI | Director: Kasper Hosten | The Shlomo Lahat Opera House, Israel
GIUDIZIO UNIVERSALE | The Sistine Chapel, Italy
OKLAHOMA! | Director: Jo Davies | Grange Park Opera
JULIUS CAESAR | Director: Nicholas Hytner | Bridge Theatre
MARCO POLO | Director: Kasper Holten | Guangzhou Opera House, China
2017
BIG FISH | Director: Nigel Harmon | ATG/ The Other Palace
THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE | Director: Sally Cookson | West Yorkshire Playhouse
MISS SAIGON | Director: Laurence Connor | UK Tour
ELSA CANASTA | Choreographer: Javier De Frutos | Charlotte Ballet
ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON | Director: Lyndsey Turner | National Theatre, Olivier
OTELLO | Director: Keith Warner | Royal Opera House
DAS LIEBESVERBOT | Director: Kasper Holten | Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires
IL TROVATORE | Director: Daniel Harding | Opera Monte Carlo, Monaco
QUARTETT | Director: John Fulljames | Spoleto Festival, USA
QUARTETT | Director: John Fulljames | Opéra de Rouen, France /European Tour
AIDA | Director: Phelim McDermott | English National Opera
LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES | Director: Javier De Frutos | Royal Opera House
DON GIOVANNI | Director: Kasper Holten | Opera Barcelona, Spain
MISS SAIGON | Director: Lawrence Connor | The Broadway Theatre
CARMEN | Director: Kasper Holten | Bregenzer Festspiele, Germany
2016
CARMEN | Calixto Bieito | Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, Brazil
THE BALLAD OF MACK AND GINNY | Choreographer: Arthur Pita | Fall for Dance Festival, New York, US
CHAPLIN | Director: Mariano Detry | Music Hall, Belgium
OTHER STORIES | Director: Various | New York City Centre, US
THE TEMPEST | Choreographer: David Bintley | Birmingham Royal Ballet/ Houston Ballet co-production
MISS SAIGON | Director: Laurence Connor | Toho Theatre Japan/ Cameron Mackintosh
IL TROVATORE | Director: Francisco Negrin | Macerata Festival, Italy
SIGUR RÓS | World Tour | Concert Lighting Design
FAITH HEALER | Director: Lyndsey Turner | Donmar Warehouse
COSI FAN TUTTE | Director: John Fulljames | National Opera of Bucharest
AKHNATEN | Director: Phelim McDermott | English National Opera & LA Opera
DAS LIEBESVERBOT | Director: Kasper Holten | Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain
DIE DREIGROSCHENOPER | Director: Keith Warner | Theatre an der Wien, Austri
2015
INTIMISSI ON ICE | Director: Francisco Negrin | Balich Worldwide Shows
IL TROVATORE (revival) | Director: Paul Curran | Auditorio de Tenerife, Spain
DER FREISCHUTZ | Director: Kasper Holten | Royal Danish Opera
MATERIAL MEN | Choreographer: Shobana Jeyasingh | Southbank Centre/ UK Tour
ZEITGEIST | Choreographer: Alastair Marriott | London Coliseum
OLIVER! | Director: Paul Kerryson | Leicester Curve
ELSA CANASTA | Choreographer: Javier de Frutos | Scottish Ballet
DON GIOVANNI (Revival) | Director: Kasper Holten | Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
LA BOHEME | Music Director: Philippe Auguin | Washington National Opera
PETER PAN | Director: Keith Warner | Welsh National Opera/ Komische Opera Berlin, Germany
LIGHT SHINING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE | Director: Lyndsey Turner | National Theatre/Lyttelton
OTHER STORIES | Choreography: Various | Royal Opera House
CARMEN | Director: Calixto Bieito | Den Norske Opera, Norway
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY | Director: John Fulljames | Royal Opera House
CAROUSEL | Director: Jo Davies | Opera North
COSI FAN TUTTE/INTERMEZZO/DEATH IN VENICE | Director: Jon Fulljames/Bruno Ravella/Paul Curran | Garsington Opera
2014
I DUE FOSCARI | Director: Thaddeus Strassberger | Royal Opera House
INTIMISSI ON ICE | Director: Francisco Negrin | Balich Worldwide Shows
MITRIDATE RE DI PONTO | Director: Francisco Negrin | Drottningholms Slottsteater, Sweden
QUARTETT | Director: John Fulljames | Royal Opera House/Opera De Rouen, France / London Sinfonietta
TREASURE ISLAND | Director: Polly Findlay | Olivier Theatre, NT
MISS SAIGON | Director: Laurence Connor | Prince Edward Theatre, West End/ Japan
CONNECTOME | Director: Alastair Marriott | Royal Opera House
DON GIOVANNI | Director: Thaddeus Strassberger | Den Norske Opera, Norway
LA CLÉMENCE DE TITUS | Director: John Fulljames | Opéra National de Lorraine, France
DON GIOVANNI | Director: Kasper Holten | Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
MACBETH (Revival) | Director: Tim Albery | Opera North
THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA | Director: Simon Godwin | Royal Shakespeare Company
I DUE FOSCARI | Director: Thaddeus Strassberger | Theater an der Wien, Austria
2013
FORTUNE’S FOOL | Director: Lucy Bailey | Old Vic Theatre
FROM MORNING TO MIDNIGHT | Director: Melly Still | Lyttleton Theatre, NT
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY | Director: Tamara Harvey | Shaftesbury Theatre, West End
IL TROVATORE | Director: Francisco Negrin | Macerata Opera Festival, Italy
HANSEL UND GRETEL | Director: Olivia Fuchs | Garsington
LA DONNA DEL LAGO | Director: John Fulljames | Royal Opera House
SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH | Director: Marianne Elliott | Old Vic
DELOITTE IGNITE INSTALLATION | Director: John Fulljames | Royal Opera House/Covent Garden Piazza
SIGUR ROS | World Tour | Concert Lighting Design
BEATRICE ET BENEDICT | Director: Kasper Holten | Theater an der Wien, Austria
CAROUSEL | Director: Jo Davies | Théâtre du Châtelet/Opera North
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/I PAGLIACCI | Director: Kasper Holten, Paul Curran | Den Norske Opera, Norway
CLEMENZA DI TITO | Director: John Fulljames | Opera North
I DUE FOSCARI | Director: Thaddeus Strassberger | LA Opera, US
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM | Director: Olivia Fuchs | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland/ Theatre Royal Glasgow/ King’s Theatre Edinburgh
PREVIOUS THEATRE
TIMON OF ATHENS | Director: Nicholas Hytner | National Theatre
BEING SHAKESPEARE | Director: Tom Cairns | Trafalgar Studios / BAM / Chicago Shakespeare Theater, US
TRAVELLING LIGHT | Director: Nicholas Hytner | National Theatre/ UK Tour
CORAM BOY | Director: Melly Still | Bristol Old Vic at Colston Hall
SOUTH DOWNS/ THE BROWNING VERSION | Director: Angus Jackson/ Jeremy Herrin | Chichester, Minerva Theatre
LONDON ROAD | Nominated for Best New Musical Olivier Award | Director: Rufus Norris | National Theatre
FRANKENSTEIN | Director: Danny Boyle | National Theatre
CAUSE CÉLÈBRE | Director: Thea Sharrock | The Old Vic
SEASON’S GREETINGS | Director: Marianne Elliott | National Theatre
JÓNSI WORLD TOUR | Live Music Concerts
PREVIOUS OPERA AND DANCE
I DUE FOSCARI | Director: Thaddeus Strassberger | LA Opera, US
AL GRAN SOLE CARICO D'AMORE | Director: Katie Mitchell | Staatsoper, Berlin, Germany / Salzburg Festival, Austria
THE MAKROPULOS CASE | Director: Tom Cairns | Opera North
CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN | Director: Francisco Negrin | Royal Danish Opera
RINALDO | Director: Francisco Negrin | Lyric Opera, Chicago, US
MACBETH | Director: Francisco Negrin | Opera National du Rhin, France / Opera Monte Carlo, Monaco
THE MAGIC FLUTE | Director: Olivia Fuchs | Fundacion Opera de Oviedo, Spain
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/I PAGLIACCI | Director: Kasper Holten/Paul Curran | Royal Danish Theatre
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE | Director: Olivia Fuchs | Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires
IL TROVATORE | Director: Olivia Fuchs | Den Jyske Opera, Denmark
FROM THE HOUSE OF TEHE DEAD | Director: John Fulljames | Opera North
IL TURCO IN ITALIA/THE MAGIC FLUTE/LA VERITA IN CIMENTO | Director: Martin Duncan, Olivia Fuchs & David Freeman | Garsington Opera
DAS PORTRAIT | Director: John Fulljames | Bregenzer Festspiele/ Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern, Germany
MACBETH | Director: Tim Albery | New Zealand Opera/ Opera North
SALOME | Director: Francisco Negrin | Palau de las Arts, Valencia, Spain
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM | Director: Daniel Slater | Garsington Opera