Complete Production Index

A chronological record of John Bishop’s lighting designs for opera, ballet, musicals and theatre.

Production Company / venue Creative team Premiere
Elektra San Francisco Opera dir: Keith Warner / Anja Kuehnhold • des: Boris Kudliçka June 2026
Siegfried National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing dir: Laurence Dale • des. Gary McCann April 2026
Tristan und Isolde Teatro Carlo, Felice dir: Laurence Dale • des. Gary McCann February 2026
Boris Godunov Oper Frankfurt dir: Keith Warner • des. Kaspar Glarner October 2025
Die Liebe der Danae Teatro Carlo, Felice dir: Laurence Dale • des. Gary McCann April 2025
Shakespeare Revisited National Opera Studio, London dir: Keith Warner • des. Keith Warner December 2024
New Year Birmingham Opera Company dir: Keith Warner • des: Nicky Shaw • video: Matt Powell July 2024
Sarrasine Internationale Händel-Festpiele, Göttingen dir: Laurence Dale • des. Giorgina Germanou May 2024
Tannhäuser Nikikai Opera Foundation, Tokyo dir: Keith Warner • des: Boris Kudliçka February 2024
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Royal Opera House Muscat, Oman dir: Laurence Dale • des: Gary McCann February 2024
Albert Herring Opera North, Leeds dir: Giles Havergal • des: Leslie Travers January 2024
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Teatro Carlo Felice, Genova dir: Laurence Dale • des: Gary McCann October 2023
Simon Boccanegra Opera Philadelphia dir: Laurence Dale • des: Gary McCann September 2023
Der Zar lässt sich fotografieren Oper Frankfurt dir: Keith Warner • des: Boris Kudliçka April 2023
Die Kluge Oper Frankfurt dir: Keith Warner • des: Boris Kudliçka April 2023
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna dir: Keith Warner • des: Boris Kudliçka December 2022
Simon Boccanegra Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Liège dir: Laurence Dale • des: Gary McCann June 2022
Jenufa Den Norske Opera, Oslo dir: Keith Warner • des: Jason Southgate March 2022
Hänsel und Gretel Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow dir: Stephen Lawless • des: Adrian Linford January 2022
King Lear Grange Festival dir: Keith Warner • des: Ashley Martin-Davis July 2021
La Bohème Grange Park Opera dir: Stephen Medcalf • des: Jamie Vartan June 2021
Falstaff Grange Park Opera dir: Stephen Medcalf • des: Jamie Vartan June 2021
The Life & Death of Alexander Litvinenko Grange Park Opera dir: Stephen Medcalf • des: Jamie Vartan June 2021
Tannhäuser Nikikai Opera Foundation, Tokyo dir: Keith Warner • des: Boris Kudliçka February 2021
Tristan und Isolde State Opera, Prague dir: Keith Warner • des: Boris Kudliçka November 2020
Carmen Teatro Regio, Turin dir: Stephen Medcalf • des: Jamie Vartan October 2019
Scoring A Century British Youth Opera dir: Keith Warner • des: Basia Binkowska September 2019
La Cenerentola British Youth Opera dir: Stuart Barker • des: Bek Palmer September 2019
Passion Teatro Poliziano, Montepulciano dir: Keith Warner • des: Ashley Martin-Davis July 2019
Elektra Badisches Staatstheater, Karlsruhe dir: Keith Warner • des: Boris Kudliçka January 2019
Tosca Nationale Reisopera, Enschede dir: Harry Fehr • des: Yannis Thavoris November 2018
Der Besuch der alten Dame Theater an der Wien, Vienna dir: Keith Warner • des: David Fielding March 2018
Sleeping Beauty The Theatre, Chipping Norton dir: John Terry • des: Max Dorey November 2017
L’elisir d’amore Den Jyske Opera, Aarhus, Denmark dir: Harry Fehr • des: Yannis Thavoris October 2017
Elektra San Francisco Opera dir: Keith Warner / Anja Kuehnhold • des: Boris Kudliçka September 2017
I Pagliacci and Il tabarro Korean National Opera, Seoul dir: Federico Grazzini • des: Andrea Belli April 2017
Doktor Faust Semper Oper, Dresden dir: Keith Warner • des: Tilo Steffens March 2017
La Finta Giardiniera Royal College of Music dir: Harry Fehr • des: Yannis Thavoris November 2016
Robinson Crusoe & the Pirate Queen The Theatre, Chipping Norton dir: John Terry • des: Russell Craig November 2016
Icarus (World Premiere) Teatro Poliziano, Montepulciano dir: Michael Barry / Keith Warner • des: Julia Müer July 2016
Elektra State Opera, Prague dir: Keith Warner • des: Boris Kudliçka June 2016
The Great Gatsby (European Premiere) Semper Oper, Dresden dir: Keith Warner • des: Johan Engels / Matt Rees December 2015
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder Wermland Opera, Karlstad dir: Markus Virta • des: Nigel Hook November 2015
Notorious (World Premiere) The Göteborg Opera, Göteborg dir: Keith Warner • des: David Fielding September 2015
Unhappy Families National Opera Studio, London dir: Keith Warner • costume des: Ilona Russell June 2015
Mother Goose The Theatre Chipping Norton dir: John Terry • des: Russell Craig November 2014
The Cunning Peasant Guildhall School of Music & Drama dir: Stephen Medcalf • des: Francis O’Connor November 2014
Hänsel und Gretel Oper Frankfurt dir: Keith Warner • des: Jason Southgate • costume: Julia Müer October 2014
La Gazzetta Royal College of Music dir: Donald Maxwell • des: Nigel Hook June 2014
Under Milk Wood – (World Premiere) Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea dir: Keith Turnbull • des: Simon Banham • video: Ethan Forde • sound: Micheal Beer • foley: Paula Dankert April 2014
Le Roi Arthus Opera National du Rhin, Strasbourg dir: Keith Warner • des: David Fielding March 2014
Aladdin Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds dir: Tim Welton • des: Nigel Hook November 2013
Albert Herring Opera North at the Birgitta Festival, Tallinn, Estonia dir: Giles Havergal • des: Leslie Travers August 2013
La Princesse Jaune Buxton Festival dir: Francis Matthews • des: Lez Brotherston July 2013
La Colombe Buxton Festival dir: Francis Matthews • des: Lez Brotherston July 2013
La Finta Giardiniera Buxton Festival dir: Harry Fehr • des: Yannis Thavoris July 2013
Albert Herring Opera North, Leeds dir: Giles Havergal • des: Leslie Travers • May 2013
Die Zauberflöte (Associate Lighting Designer) Palau de les Artes Reina Sofia, Valencia dir: Stephen Medcalf • des: Simon Corder April 2013
Gianni Schicchi Birmingham Conservatoire dir: Michael Barry • des: Colin Judges March 2013
Suor Angelica Birmingham Conservatoire dir: Michael Barry • des: Colin Judges March 2013
Il Tabarro Birmingham Conservatoire dir: Michael Barry • des: Colin Judges March 2013
Tannhäuser Opéra National du Rhin, Strasbourg dir: Keith Warner • des: Boris Kudlicka March 2013
The Vortex Rose Theatre, Kingston upon Thames, London dir: Stephen Unwin • des: Neil Warmington February 2013
Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester dir: Stefan Janski • des: Lara Booth December 2012
Compleat Female Stage Beauty Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London dir: Abbey Wright • des: Fi Russell November 2012
Cressida Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London dir: Simon Evans • des: Fi Russell November 2012
Tristan und Isolde Den Jyske Opera, Aarhus, Denmark dir: Mikael Melbye • des: Mikael Melbye August 2012
The Maiden in the Tower Buxton Festival dir: Stephen Lawless • des: Russell Craig July 2012
Kashchey the Immortal Buxton Festival dir: Stephen Lawless • des: Russell Craig July 2012
Acis and Galatea Birmingham Conservatoire dir: Michael Barry • des: Colin Judges June 2012
Dido and Aeneas Birmingham Conservatoire dir: Michael Barry • des: Colin Judges June 2012
Little Red Riding Hood Ballet Cymru dir: Darius James • des: Steve Denton May 2012
Three Little Pigs Ballet Cymru dir: Darius James • des: Steve Denton May 2012
Street Scene Birmingham Conservatoire dir: Michael Barry • des: Colin Judges March 2012
Don Juan Den Jyske Opera, Aarhus, Denmark dir: Mikael Melbye • des: Mikael Melbye February 2012
Maria di Rohan Buxton Festival dir: Stephen Medcalf • des: Francis O’Connor July 2011
Mignon Buxton Festival dir: Annilese Miskimmon • des: Nicky Shaw July 2011
Saul Buxton Festival dir: Olivia Fuchs • des: Yannis Thavoris July 2011
Pimpinone Buxton Festival dir: Donald Maxwell • des: Nigel Hook July 2011
The Italian Girl in London Bampton Classical Opera dir: Jeremy Gray • des: Nigel Hook July 2011
Vanessa Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester dir: Stefan Janski • des: Francisco Rodriguez Weil March 2011
The Cunning Little Vixen Birmingham Conservatoire dir: Michael Barry • des: John Bishop March 2011
The Marriage of Figaro National Opera of Poland, Warsaw dir: Keith Warner • des: Boris Kudlicka December 2010
Luisa Miller Buxton Festival dir: Stephen Medcalf • des: Francis O'Connor • July 2010
The Barberof Baghdad Buxton Festival dir: Alessandro Talevi • des: Madeleine Boyd July 2010
Scoring A Century (World Premiere) Music Conservatoire, Birmingham dir: Keith Warner • des: Jeremy Daker March 2010
Veronique Buxton Festival dir: Giles Havergal • des: Leslie Travers July 2009
Lucrezia Borgia Buxton Festival dir: Stephen Medcalf • des: Francis O’Connor July 2009
The Magic Flute Music Conservatoire, Birmingham dir: Michael Barry • des: Colin Judges March 2009
Red Fortress Unicorn Theatre, London dir: Tony Graham • des: Adam Wiltshire October 2008
Samson Buxton Festival dir: Danny Slater • des: Dan Potra July 2008
The Poacher Buxton Festival dir: Patrick Mason • des: Joe Vanek July 2008
Savitri Buxton Festival dir: Michael Barry • des: Nigel Hook July 2008
The Wandering Scholar Buxton Festival dir: Michael Barry • des: Nigel Hook July 2008
Riders to the Sea Buxton Festival dir: Michael Barry • des: Nigel Hook July 2008
A Chair in Love Buxton Festival dir: Keith Turnbull • des: David Gaucher July 2008
West Side Story Music Conservatoire, Birmingham dir: Michael Barry • des: Colin Judges June 2008
Cartoon Network The Cartoon Network & Dan Colman Ltd dir: Lianne Bruce • des: Emma Wee May 2008
Romeo & Juliet Kiev Classical Ballet dir: Viktor Lytvynov • des: various December 2007
Carnival of the Animals Kiev Classical Ballet dir: Viktor Lytvynov • des: various December 2007
Peter and the Wolf Kiev Classical Ballet dir: Viktor Lytvynov • des: various December 2007
The Nutcracker Kiev Classical Ballet dir: Viktor Lytvynov • des: various December 2007
Noddy and the Hidden Treasure Dan Colman Ltd., Lisbon & Porto, Portugal dir: Lianne Bruce • des: Ben Dickens November 2007
Demon Juice Royal Opera House & East London Dance dir: Karen Gillingham • des: Emma Wee November 2007
Café Cariad National Youth Theatre of Wales dir: Greg Cullen • des: Ruth Hall September 2007
Roberto Devereux Buxton Festival dir: Stephen Medcalf • des: Francis O’Connor July 2007
Bluebeard Buxton Festival dir: Annilese Miskimmon • des: Simon Holdsworth July 2007
Romeo and Juliet Buxton Festival and Bampton Classical Opera dir: Jeremy Gray • des: Nigel Hook July 2007
Psyche Music Conservatoire, Birmingham dir: Michael Barry • des: Colin Judges June 2007
The Christ of Coldharbour Lane Soho Theatre, London dir: Paulette Randall • des: Libby Watson June 2007
Milkshake Live! Channel Five & Dan Colman Ltd. dir: Jenny Arnold • des: Ben Dickens May 2007
The Marriage of Figaro Music Conservatoire, Birmingham dir: Michael Barry • des: Colin Judges March 2007
Snow White Kiev Classical Ballet dir: Viktor Lytvynov • des: various December 2006
The Sleeping Beauty Kiev Classical Ballet dir: Viktor Lytvynov • des: various December 2006
The Nutcracker Kiev Classical Ballet dir: Viktor Lytvynov • des: various December 2006
Behna Soho Theatre, London dir: Suzanne Gorman • des: Emma Melati Wee November 2006
Zameen Soho Theatre, London dir: Paulette Randall • des: Emma Melati Wee November 2006
Whirlwind Streetwise Opera dir: Keith Warner • des: Jason Southgate October 2006
Armide Buxton Festival dir: Aidan Lang • des: Jason Southgate July 2006
The Fair Maid of Perth Buxton Festival dir: Mike Ashman • des: Conor Murphy July 2006
Pimpinone Buxton Festival dir: Donald Maxwell • des: Nigel Hook July 2006
Jekyll & Hyde Music Conservatoire, Birmingham dir: Michael Barry • des: UK Productions June 2006
House of the Gods Music Theatre Wales dir: Michael McCarthy • des: Colin Richmond May 2006
The English Eccentrics Music Conservatoire, Birmingham dir: Michael Barry • des: Colin Judges March 2006
Swan Lake The Russian Classical Ballet of the Ukraine dir: Viktor Lytvynov • des: various December 2005
Cinderella The Russian Classical Ballet of the Ukraine dir: Viktor Lytvynov • des: various December 2005
The Nutcracker The Russian Classical Ballet of the Ukraine dir: Viktor Lytvynov • des: various December 2005
A Chair in Love Le Chien qui Chante, Montreal dir: Keith Turnbull • des: David Gaucher October 2005
A Chair in Love Le Chien qui Chante, Swansea dir: Keith Turnbull • des: David Gaucher October 2005
Dracula Northern Ballet Theatre dir: David Nixon • des: Ali Allen September 2005
The Most Beautiful Man From The Sea Welsh National Opera & Wales Millennium Centre dir: Ezra Hjlarmarrson • des: Richard Aylwin August 2005
Hollow Hill Buxton Festival dir: Garth Bardsley • des: Nigel Hook July 2005
The Merry Wives of Windsor Buxton Festival dir: Aidan Lang • des: Ashley Martin-Davis July 2005
Ascanio in Alba Buxton Festival dir: Stephen Lawless • des: Ashley Martin-Davis July 2005
Barber of Seville Bampton Classical Opera at Buxton Festival dir: Jeremy Gray • des: Nigel Hook July 2005
The Woman in Black UK Touring Theatre, Dubai dir: Dominic Gray • des: Cleo Pettitt June 2005
The Fairy Queen Music Conservatoire, Birmingham dir: Michael Barry • des: Michael Barry June 2005
The Queen Who Didn’t Come to Tea Scottish Chamber Orchestra dir: Annilese Miskimmon • des: Jenny Campbell March 2005
Dr. Dee Music Conservatoire, Birmingham dir: Michael Barry • des: Abigail Prosser March 2005
When the Earth Sings Scottish Chamber Orchestra dir: Annilese Miskimmon • des: Jenny Campbell March 2005
Whispers in the Woods National Youth Theatre of Wales dir: Greg Cullen • des: James North September 2004
Inside Outside Share Music, Stackpole dir: Stephen Langridge • des: Stephen Langridge August 2004
Time Share Music, Belfast dir: Stephen Langridge • des: Stephen Langridge July 2004
Hercules Buxton Festival dir: Aidan Lang • des: Deirdre Clancy July 2004
Il turco in Italia Buxton Festival dir: Giles Havergal • des: Russell Craig July 2004
Dear Mr. Cook Buxton Festival dir: Garth Bardsley • des: Nigel Hook July 2004
Merrily We Roll Along Music Conservatoire, Birmingham dir: Michael Barry • des: Michael Barry June 2004
The Private Room New End Theatre, London dir: Debra Hauer • des: George Souglides May 2004
La Calisto Music Conservatoire, Birmingham dir: Michael Moxham • des: Colin Judges March 2004
Pygmallion Music Conservatoire, Birmingham dir: Michael Barry • des: Colin Judges March 2004
The Marriage of Figaro Guildhall School of Music and Drama dir: Stephen Langridge • des: George Souglides March 2004
Dido and Aeneas Music Conservatoire, Birmingham dir: Michael Barry • des: Colin Judges March 2004
Maria Padilla Buxton Festival dir: Aidan Lang • des: Lez Brotherston July 2003
Semele Buxton Festival dir: Stephen Langridge • des: George Souglides July 2003
Fast Forward Figaro Buxton Festival dir: John Doyle • des: John Doyle July 2003
The Cunning Little Vixen Music Conservatoire, Birmingham dir: John Fulljames • des: David Price March 2003
The Marriage of Figaro Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith dir: Bridgitta Fali Roy • des: Cleo Pettitt August 2002
La Périchole Buxton Festival dir: Aidan Lang • des: Nigel Hook July 2002
The Green Children Buxton Festival dir: Garth Bardsley • des: Nigel Hook July 2002
Fiddler on the Roof Music Conservatoire, Birmingham dir: Vanessa Gray • des: Cleo Pettitt May 2002
Un Giorno di Regno Buxton Festival dir: Aidan Lang • des: Nigel Hook July 2001
Fierrabras Buxton Festival dir: Aidan Lang • des: Christopher Woods July 2001
Le Revenant Teatro Lirico Nacionale, Madrid dir: Eric Vigié • des: Eric Vigié May 2000
Ernani English National Opera dir: Mike Ashman • des: Maria Björnsson April 2000
Cosi fan Tutte Opera Zuid, Maastricht dir: Mike Ashman • des: Bernard Culshaw November 1999
Owen Wingrave Royal College of Music, London dir: Mike Ashman • des: Bernard Culshaw June 1999
Der Fliegende Holländer Den Norske Opera, Oslo, Norway dir: Mike Ashman • des: Kathrine Hysing April 1999
Cox and Box Royal College of Music, London dir: Mike Ashman • des: Bernard Culshaw March 1999
Trial by Jury Royal College of Music, London dir: Mike Ashman • des: Bernard Culshaw March 1999
Hansel and Gretel Opera Northern Ireland, Belfast dir: Aidan Lang • des: Lez Brotherston May 1998
Chicago Central School of Speech & Drama, London dir: Euan Smith • des: Alison Cartledge March 1998
Albert Herring Royal College of Music, London dir: Mike Ashman • des: Bernard Culshaw February 1998
Der Ring des Nibelungen Den Norske Opera – Theatre Royal, Norwich dir: Mike Ashman • des: Kathrine Hysing June 1997
Hänsel und Gretel Opera Zuid, Maastricht dir: Aidan Lang • des: Lez Brotherston February 1997
Tosca Opera Zuid, Maastricht dir: Eric Vigié • des: Eric Vigié October 1996
La Serva Pedrona Broomhill Opera, Kent dir: Benjamin Luxon • des: Jane Singleton August 1996
The Turn of the Screw Broomhill Opera, Kent dir: Caroline Ward • des: Yvonne Glemser August 1996
L’Heure Espagnol Royal College of Music, London dir: Mike Ashman • des: Bernard Culshaw July 1996
Suor Angelica Royal College of Music, London dir: Mike Ashman • des: Bernard Culshaw July 1996
Don Giovanni Opera Zuid, Maastricht dir: Aidan Lang • des: Anthony Baker April 1996
Der Ring des Nibelungen Den Norske Opera, Oslo dir: Mike Ashman • des: Kathrine Hysing April 1996
Götterdämmerung Den Norske Opera, Oslo dir: Mike Ashman • des: Kathrine Hysing March 1996
Cinderella Oakwood Leisure Park dir: • des: Bruce Carter December 1995
Autogeddon No Fit State Circus, Cardiff dir: Firenza Guidi • des: Steve Denton July 1995
Cinderella Welsh National Opera, Cardiff dir: Michael McCarthy • des: Alison Heffernan June 1995
Siegfried Den Norske Opera, Oslo dir: Mike Ashman • des: Kathrine Hysing February 1995
The Cunning Little Vixen Opera Zuid, Maastricht dir: Aidan Lang • des: Lez Brotherston January 1995
The Knot Garden Royal College of Music, London dir: Mike Ashman • des: Bernard Culshaw June 1994
Die Walküre Den Norske Opera, Oslo dir: Mike Ashman • des: Kathrine Hysing March 1994
Falstaff Opera Zuid, Maastricht dir: Cristof Loy • des: Herbert Murauer February 1994
Ruslan and Lyudmila Bloomsbury Theatre, London dir: Mike Ashman • des: Bernard Culshaw March 1993
Paul Bunyan Royal College of Music, London dir: Mike Ashman • des: Bernard Culshaw February 1993
Das Rheingold Den Norske Opera, Oslo dir: Mike Ashman • des: Kathrine Hysing January 1993
Le Roi d’Ys Bloomsbury Theatre, London dir: Mike Ashman • des: Bernard Culshaw March 1992
Eugene Onegin Royal College of Music, London dir: Mike Ashman • des: Bernard Culshaw February 1992
La Bohème Royal College of Music, London dir: Mike Ashman • des: Bernard Culshaw February 1992
La Traviata Welsh National Opera, Cardiff dir: Rennie Wright • des: Stefan Morgenstern January 1992
Demones Attikon Theatre, Athens dir: Roger Williams • des: Nikos Petropoulos November 1991
Brand Aldwych Theatre, London dir: Roger Williams • des: Bernard Culshaw August 1991
Peter Grimes Teatro Lirico Nacionale, Madrid dir: Mike Ashman • des: Robin Don June 1991
The Rake’s Progress Royal College of Music, London dir: Mike Ashman • des: Bernard Culshaw June 1991
Lakmé Bloomsbury Theatre, London dir: Mike Ashman • des: Bernard Culshaw March 1991
Mr. Polly The Torch Theatre, Milford Haven dir: Mike James • des: Simon Banham September 1990
Under Milk Wood The Torch Theatre, Milford Haven Director: Mike James • Set Designer: Simon Banham • Lighting Designer: John Bishop August 1990
Le Comte Ory Royal College of Music, London dir: Mike Ashman • des: Bernard Culshaw July 1990
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 Grand Theatre, Swansea dir: Phil Clark • des: John Elvery November 1989
Der Fliegende Holländer Den Norske Opera, Oslo dir: Mike Ashman • des: Kathrine Hysing October 1989
Noye’s Fludde City of London Festival, London dir: • des: Richard Aylwin July 1989
The Fall of the House of Usher Music Theatre Wales, Cardiff dir: Michael McCarthy • des: Simon Banham May 1989
Reap the Whirlwind Howden Town Play, Howden dir: Rupert Creed • des: Richard Aylwin March 1988
Bordertown Monmouth Arts Project, Monmouth dir: Jamie Garven • des: Richard Aylwin September 1987
Happy End Music Theatre Ensemble, St. Donat’s dir: Mike Ashman • des: Simon Banham August 1986
In Sunshine and In Shadow Made In Wales, Cardiff dir: Michael Kelligan • des: February 1985