Career
He has lit more than 160 productions, working in all spheres of live performance lighting, as well as exhibitions and architectural projects. In Matthew Warchus" inaugural season as Artistic Director (2015/2016), he will be lighting Future Conditional, The Master Builder, The Caretaker and Groundhog Day. Hugh Vanstone trained at the Northcott Theatre, Exeter.
He has designed lighting for numerous London productions, including Shrek! (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane).
Ghost the Musical and Matilda the Musical (directed by Matthew Warchus). The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical) (London Palladium).
Spamalot (Palace Theatre, London). The Red Lion, Royal Hunt of the Sun (Royal National Theatre).
Desperately Seeking Susan (Novello Theatre).
Howard Katz (Royal National Theatre) and The Caretaker (Comedy Theatre), both directed by Patrick Marber. Mouth To Mouth, directed by Ian Rickson (Royal Court Theatre and Albery Theatre). The Graduate, directed by Terry Johnson (Gielgud Theatre).
Doctor Dolittle (Hammersmith Apollo) and Antony and Cleopatra (Royal Shakespeare Company), both directed by Steven Pimlott.
Orpheus Descending ( Donmar Warehouse) and The Lady In the Van (Queen"s Theatre), both directed by Nicholas Hytner. The Cherry Orchard directed by Trevor Nunn (Royal National Theatre).
Juno and the Paycock directed by John Crowley (Donmar Warehouse ). Art (Wyndham"s Theatre and Whitehall Theatres),The Unexpected Manitoba (Royal Shakespeare Company, Duchess Theatre) and The Winter’s Tale (Royal Shakespeare Company at Roundhouse (venue)) all directed by Matthew Warchus.
Blast! (Apollo, Hammersmith).
And The Blue Room, directed by Sam Mendes (Donmar Warehouse). He also designed Dance of the Vampires, directed by Roman Polanski in Vienna (1997 and 2009) and the European tour starting in Berlin in 2006. His opera productions have included Dialogues des Carmélites (English National Opera), Carmen (Opera North) both directed by Phyllida Lloyd.
And The Bartered Bride, directed by Nikolaus Lehnhoff (Glyndebourne).
His Broadway credits include: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1993). Art (1998, Royale Theater);The Blue Room (1998, Cort Theater).
Closer (1999, Music Box Theatre). Follies (2001 revival at the Belasco Theater).
Blast! He has also designed lighting for plays in Los Angeles, Australia and elsewhere.
Hugh Vanstone was born in Exeter.
