Jason Taylor
Lighting Designer
Jason has been lighting productions for over 30 years and has amassed hundreds of credits. In 2016 he was nominated for a Tony award for his work on Journey's End at the the Belasco Theatre, New York.
Awards and Nominations
List Of Productions
2024
PETER PAN | Director: Stany Crets | Deep Bridge, Belgium
HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR MOTHER | Director: Oliver Dawe | King's Head Theatre
BIRDSONG | Director: Alastair Whatley | Leeds Playhouse
MATILDA | Director: Markus Virta | Svenska Theatre, Finland
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN | Director: Lee Proud | Kilworth House
THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Old Laundry Theatre
THE SYNDICATE | Director: Gaynor Faye | UK Tour
CLUEDO 2 | Director: Mark Bell | UK Tour
2023
A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Director: Stany Crets | Deep Bridge Theatre, Belgium
THE 100 YEAR OLD MAN | Director: Markus Virta | Wermland Opera, Sweden
TREASON: THE MUSICAL | Director: Hannah Chissick | Edinburgh Festival Theatre/ UK Tour
THE 39 STEPS | Director: Paul Robinson | Stephen Joseph Theatre/ Theatre by the Lake
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Old Laundry Theatre
WODEHOUSE IN WONDERLAND | Director: Robin Herford | Malvern Theatre/ UK Tour
WISH YOU WERE DEAD | Director: Jonathan O'Boyle | UK Tour
RELATIVELY SPEAKING | Director: Robin Herford | Theatre Royal Bath/ UK Tour
2022
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETER RABBIT | Old Laundry, Bowness
FAMILY ALBUM | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre
ALL LIES | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Old Laudry, Bowness
ASSASSINS | Director: Markus Virta | Den National Scene, Norway
HALF A SIXPENCE | Director: Nick Winston | Kilworth House Theatre
CAROUSEL | Director: Nick Winston | Kilworth House Theatre
2021
RENT | Director: Stany Crets | Deep Bridge, Antwerp, Belgium
A SLINTER OF ICE | Director: Alan Strachan | Original Theatre/ Jermyn Street Theatre
LOOKING GOOD DEAD | Director: Jonathan O'Boyle | UK Tour
KILWORTH'S MEMORIES OF THE MUSICALS | Director: Andrew Wright | Kilworth House Theatre
A COLD SUPPER BEHIND HARRODS | Director: Philip Franks | Original Theatre Company
THE GIRL NEXT DOOR | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre
2020
MAMMA MIA! | Director: Stany Crets | Deep Bridge, Antwerp, Belgium
THE SOUND OF MUSIC | Director: Stany Crets | Deep Bridge, Antwerp, Belgium
DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES | Director: Daniel Bohr | Det Ny Teater, Denmark
2019
TEN TIMES TABLE | Director: Robin Herford | UK Tour
TELL ME ON A SUNDAY | Director: David Gilmore | Old Laundry Theatre
SLEEPING BEAUTY | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor | Nottingham Playhouse
BAND OF GOLD | Director: Kay Mellor | UK Tour
WHERE IS PETER RABBIT? | Director: Sheila Carter | Theatre Royal Haymarket
STEPPING OUT | Director: Paul Robinson | Stephen Joseph Theatre
SEASON'S GREETINGS | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre
BIRTHDAYS PAST, BIRTHDAYS PRESENT | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre
RITA, SUE AND BOB TOO | Director: Kate Wasserberg | Out of Joint
HANSEL UND GRETEL | Director: Stephen Medcalf | Grange Park Opera
WHERE IS PETER RABBIT? | Director: Sheila Carter | Old Laundry Theatre
THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL | Director: Ian Talbot OBE | UK Tour
2018
ROBIN HOOD AND BABES IN THE WOOD | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor | Nottingham Playhouse
BETTER OFF DEAD | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre
JOKING APART | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre
THE 39 STEPS | Director: Paul Robinson | Stephen Joseph Theatre
SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE FINAL CURTAIN | Director: David Grindley | Theatre Royal Bath
GUYS AND DOLLS | Director: Nick Winston | Kilworth House
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT | Director: Andrew Wright | Kilworth House
STILL ALICE | Director: David Grindley | West Yorkshire Playhouse/ UK Tour
2017
RITA, SUE & BOB TOO | Director: Kate Wasserberg | Out of Joint
HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES | Director: Alan Strachan | UK Tour
BY JEEVES | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Old Laundry Theatre
CINDERELLA | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor | Nottingham Playhouse
THE THREEPENNY OPERA | Director: David Thacker | Octagon Theatre Bolton
WHERE IS PETER RABBIT? | Old Laundry Theatre
A BRIEF HISTORY OF WOMEN | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Scarborough Theatre
DI AND VIV AND ROSE | Director: Lotte Wakeham | Scarborough Theatre
TAKING STEPS | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Scarborough Theatre
LITTLE VOICE | Director: Paul Robinson | Scarborough Theatre
WAITING FOR GOD | Director: David Grindley | UK Tour
THE YALTA GAME | Director: Brian Friel | The Gate Theatre
THE DUMB WAITER | Director: Joe Dowling | The Gate Theatre
NOT DEAD ENOUGH | Director: Ian Talbot | UK Tour
HENCEFORWARD | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | UK Tour
TOP HAT | Director: Stephen Mear | Kilworth House
KISS ME KATE | Director: Matthew White | Kilworth House
2016
ALADDIN | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor | Nottingham Playhouse
RELATIVELY SPEAKING | Director: Robin Herford | Theatre Royal Bath
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? | Revival | Director: David Grindley | The Gate Dublin
THE HEIRESS | Director: David Grindley | The Gate Dublin
THE WINTER’S TALE | Director: David Thacker | Octagon Theatre, Bolton
BBC SALFORD SITCOM SHOWCASE | Director: Various | Channel X Productions for BBC
A VIEW FROM ISLINGTON NORTH | Director: Max Stafford Clarke | Out Of Joint, Arts Theatre
ANYTHING GOES | Director: Thomas Bendixen | Det Ny Teater, Copenhagen
HENCEFORWARD | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
THE WORLD GOES ROUND | Director: Lotte Wakeham | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
THE NATIONAL JOKE | Director: Henry Bell | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
NOISES OFF | Director: Blanche McIntyre | Nottingham Playhouse/ Northern Stage/ Nuffield Southampton
HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES | Director: Alan Strachan | Haymarket Theatre
TOM | Director: Geinor Styles | UK Tour
HERO’S WELCOME/ CONFUSIONS | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | UK Tour
WEST SIDE STORY | Director: Jerome Robbins | Kilworth House Theatre
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? | Director: David Grindley | Gate, Dublin
JEKYLL & HYDE | Director: Daniel Bohr | Det Ny Teater, Denmark
2015
MRS PAT | Director: Alan Strachan | Chichester Festival Theatre
PIG FARM | Director: Katharine Farmer | St James Theatre
HERO’S WELCOME | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough
NEVILLE’S ISLAND | Director: Henry Bell | Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough
CONFUSIONS | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE | Director: David Thacker | Octagon Theatre, Bolton
DICK WHITTINGTON | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor | Nottingham Playhouse
COMMUNICATING DOORS | Director: Lindsay Posner | Menier Chocolate Factory
BBC SALFORD COMEDY SHOWCASE | Director: Various
BBC MERIT | Director: Jennie Darnell | Theatre Royal Plymouth
ROUNDELAY | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | UK Tour
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM | Director: Garth Bardsley | Royal Northern College of Music
BILLY ELLIOTT | Director: Daniel Bohr | Det Ny Teater, Denmark
THE ANCIENT SECRET OF YOUTH AND THE FIVE TIBETANS | Director: David Thacker | Bolton Octagon
2014
EARLY ONE MORNING | Director: David Thacker | Octagon Theatre, Bolton
ROUNDELAY | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
JULIE BIRCHILL: ABSOLUTE CULT | Director: Mike Bradwell | Edinburgh Festival
OUTINGS | Director: David Grindley | Edinburgh Festival
QUEEN COAL | Director: Robert Shaw Cameron | Sheffield Studio
DAYTONA | Director: David Grindley | Theatre Royal Haymarket
SLEEPING BEAUTY | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor | Nottingham Playhouse
MAKING STALIN LAUGH | Director: Matthew Lloyd
JW3ANNIE GET YOUR GUN | Director: Ian Talbot | ATG/ UK Tour
THE BOY WHO FELL INTO A BOOK | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
BBC SALFORD SITCOM SHOWCASE | Director: Various
BBC THIS MAY HURT A BIT | Director: Max Stafford-Clark | Out of Joint/ UK Tour
KAFKA’S DICK | Director: David Grindley | Theatre Royal Bath/ UK Tour
A STEADY RAIN | Director: David Grindley | Theatre Royal Bath/ Ustinov
PYGMALION | Director: David Grindley | Theatre Royal Bath/ UK Tour
EVITA | Director: Daniel Bohr | Det Ny Teater, Denmark
THE DOG THE NIGHT AND THE KNIFE | Director: Oliver Dawe | Rive Productions Ltd at the Arcola Theatre
2013
LAUGHTON | Director: Chris Monks | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
THE SCHOOL MISTRESS | Director: Chris Monks | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | Director: Adam Sunderland | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
SOLID AIR | Director: Mike Bradwell | Plymouth Drum Theatre
THE LYONS | Director: Mark Brokaw | Menier Chocolate Factory
AFRAID OF THE DARK | Director: Ian Talbot | Charing Cross Theatre
DAYTONA | Director: David Grindley | Park Theatre/ UK Tour
HORRIBLE HISTORIES | Director: Phil Clark | Sydney Opera House
THE AMERICAN PLAN | Director: David Grindley | West End/ Theatre Royal Bath, Ustinov Studio
GOD’S PROPERTY | Director: Michael Buffong | Talawa Theatre Company
QUEEN OF THE NILE | Director: Mike Bradwell | Hull Truck Theatre
DI AND VIV AND ROSE | Director: Anna Mackmin | Hampstead Theatre
PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS
CINDERELLA | Director: Adam Sunderland | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST | Director: Chris Monks | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
OUR BOYS | Director: David Grindley | Duchess Theatre
ROBIN HOOD & THE BABES IN THE WOOD | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor | Nottingham Playhouse
THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE | Director: Jim Cartwright | UK Tour
SALFORD SITCOM SHOWCASE | BBC
LOVE NEVER DIES | Director: Daniel Bohr | Det Ny Teater, Denmark
CHARLEY’S AUNT | Director: Ian Talbot | Menier Chocolate Factory
ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR / SURPRISES | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough / Chichester Festival Theatre
DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE | Director: Ian Talbot | Jamie Wilson/ UK Tour
OVERWORLDS AND UNDERWORLDS | Director: The Quay Brothers | Dark Arches, Leeds
TOP GIRLS | Director: Max Stafford-Clark | Chichester Minerva/ OOJ Tour
COPENHAGEN | Director: David Grindley | Sheffield Crucible
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM | Director: Rachel Kavanagh | LAMDA
CINDERELLA | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor | Nottingham Playhouse
SEASON’S GREETINGS | Director: Robin Herford | Bill Kenwright UK tour
BLITHE SPIRIT | Director: Chris Monks | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE | Director: Adam Sunderland | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
JOURNEY’S END | Director: David Grindley | West End / UK tour
FAMILY BUSINESS | Director: Matthew Lloyd | Watford Palace Theatre
THE COLORED MUSEUM | Director: Don Warrington | Talawa Theatre Company
CARMEN | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
DEAR UNCLE | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
DI AND VIV AND ROSE | Director: Anna Mackmin | Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
5 @ 50 | Director: Braham Murray | Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
JEFFRY BERNARD IS UNWELL | Director: David Grindley | Theatre Royal Bath/ UK Tour
HAPPY NOW? | Director: Matthew Lloyd | Hull Truck Theatre
THE RIVALS | Director: Peter Hall | Theatre Royal Bath/ UK Tour
THE INVISIBLE MAN | Director: Ian Talbot | Menier Chocolate Factory
THE BIG FELLAH | Director: Max Stafford Clark | Out of Joint
MOTHER GOOSE | Director: Kenneth Taylor | Nottingham Playhouse
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR | Director: Christopher Luscombe | Globe Theatre USA/ UK tour
LIFE OF RILEY | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
RUM AND COCA COLA | Director: Don Warrington | West Yorkshire Playhouse / ETT tour
THE GOOD SOLDIER | Director: Matthew Lloyd | Ustinov
CHARLEY’S AUNT | Director: Braham Murray | Royal Exchange Theatre
NOISES OFF | Director: Ian Talbot | Birmingham Rep
ROOKERY NOOK | Director: Terry Johnson | Menier Chocolate Factory
THE EMPIRE | Director: Mike Bradwell | Royal Court
ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR | Director: Alan Strachan | Bill Kenwright UK Tour
RAINMAN | Director: Robin Herford | UK Tour
SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION | Director: David Grindley | Old Vic
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS | Director: Jennie Darnell | Watford Palace Theatre
DUET FOR ONE | Director: Matthew Lloyd | Almeida / UK tour / Vaudeville Theatre
SPRING / SUMMER SEASON | Director: Alan Ayckbourn/Chris Monks | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
RAINMAN | Director: Terry Johnson | Apollo Theatre, London
FLASHDANCE THE MUSICAL | Director: Kenny Leon | UK tour
BLACKBIRD | Director: David Grindley | UK tour
A TRIP TO SCARBOROUGH | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | National tour
YEAR OF THE RAT | Director: Alan Strachan | West Yorkshire Playhouse
PYGMALION | Director: David Grindley | Broadway
HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES/ VICTORY | Director: Alan Strachan, Cordelia Monsey | Peter Hall Season, Bath
HYSTERIA | Director: Paul Raffield | Birmingham Rep
JOURNEY’S END | Director: David Grindley | Belasco Theatre, New York, US
MR A’S AMAZING MAZE PLAYS | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | Scarborough
HARD TIMES | Director: Neil Sissons | Compass Theatre Co
HONOR | Director: David Grindley | Wyndhams Theatre
BURN / CHATROOM / CITIZENSHIP | Director: Anna Mackmin | National Theatre
ENTERTAINING ANGELS | Director: Alan Strachan | Chichester/ National Tour
THE GOD OF HELL | Director: Kathy Burke | Donmar Warehouse
MOBY DICK | Director: Neil Sissons | Compass Theatre Co
SOME GIRL(S) | Director: David Grindley | Gielgud Theatre
NATIONAL ANTHEMS | Director: David Grindley | Old Vic
HIGH SOCIETY | Director: Ian Talbot | National Tour
DROWNING ON DRY LAND | Director: Alan Ayckbourn | National Tour
TWELFTH NIGHT | Director: Stephen Beresford | Albery Theatre
JOURNEY’S END | Director: David Grindley | West End/ National Tour
HOBSON’S CHOICE | Director: Braham Murray | Royal Exchange, Manchester
US AND THEM | Director: Jennie Darnell | Hampstead Theatre
PRETENDING TO BE ME | Director: Ian Brown | Comedy Theatre
ABIGAIL’S PARTY | Director: David Grindley | New Ambassadors/ Whitehall
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS | Director: Chris Luscombe | West Yorkshire Playhouse
YERMA | Director: Helena Kaut Howson | Royal Exchange, Manchester
THE CLEARING | Director: Polly Teale | Shared Experience
THE DEAD EYE BOY | Director: Jennie Darnell | Hampstead Theatre
DEALERS CHOICE / MY NIGHT WITH REG | Director: Angus Jackson | Birmingham Rep
BURIED ALIVE | Director: Mike Alfreds | Hampstead Theatre
GREAT BALLS OF FIRE | Director: Simon Usher | Cambridge Theatre
ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD | Director: Peter Wilson | Piccadilly Theatre
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor | Duke Of York’s Theatre, West End
KINDERTRANSPORT | Director: Abigail Morris | Vaudeville Theatre, West End
20 SEASONS AT REGENT'S PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM | Director: Rachel Kavanaugh
RICHARD III | Director: Brian Cox
ROMEO AND JULIET | Director: Judy Dench
KISS ME KATE | Director: Ian Talbot
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA | Director: Alan Strachan
HAMLET | Director: Tim Piggot-Smith
NATIONAL TOURS
IN THE CLUB | Director: David Grindley
A WINTERS TALE | Director: Neil Sissons
SITTING PRETTY | Director: John Doyle
ON THE PISTE | Director: John Godber
DANCING AT LUGHNASA | Director: Patrick Mason
THE SURPRISE PARTY | Director: Patrick Sandford
LADY BE GOOD | Director: Ian Talbot
THE HOBBIT | Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor
INTERNATIONAL TOURS
SWEET SORROW | Director: John Godber | Los Angeles, US
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW | Toby Robertson | Middle East Tour
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM | John Doyle | Cyprus
BLOOD BROTHERS | Bob Tompson | New Zealand / Australia tour
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM | Rachel Kavanagh | Dubai