# John Bishop Lighting Design

> Contact Details, Biography, Lighting Plans & Production Photos


## Pages

- [Complete Production Index](https://johnbishop.me.uk/complete-production-index/): Complete Production Index A chronological record of John Bishop’s lighting designs for opera, ballet, musicals and theatre. Past Shows Present Shows
- [Luisa Miller](https://johnbishop.me.uk/lighting_plans/luisa-miller/): Luisa Miller – Lx Rig
- [CAD, 3d Modelling & Pre-viz](https://johnbishop.me.uk/cad-3d-modelling/): CAD, 3d & Pre-Viz CAD drafting, 3D modelling & pre-visualisation for live performance Technical expertise for live performance I have drafted lighting plans for numerous productions throughout my career. My earliest work was drawn entirely by hand using Rotring pens and an architectural drawing board; for the past 25 years, I have worked with AutoCAD, WYSIWYG and Vectorworks. This practical experience in lighting design informs every drawing, model and visualisation: the work must be clear, accurate, buildable and useful to the creative and technical teams delivering the production. Pre-Vizion Through my affiliate company, Pre-Vizion, I provide CAD drafting, 3D modelling and […]
- [Compleat Female Stage Beauty](https://johnbishop.me.uk/show-videos/compleat-female-stage-beauty/)
- [Cressida](https://johnbishop.me.uk/show-videos/cressida/)
- [Little Red Riding Hood and Three Little Pigs](https://johnbishop.me.uk/show-videos/little-red-riding-hood-three-little-pigs/)
- [Tannhäuser](https://johnbishop.me.uk/show-videos/tannhauser/)
- [Copyright](https://johnbishop.me.uk/copyright/): I hope that you enjoy visiting my website and that you have found all the material interesting and entertaining. There are copyright restrictions on my work, both images and text and the copyright must be respected, as is the case for all creative artists, photographers and writers who invariably work hard to produce their work. For information, here’s the copyright declaration that covers your visit to my site. All photographs and images that appear under the domain www.john bishop.me.uk are the exclusive property of John Bishop and are protected under the United Kingdom, United States and international copyright laws. All text […]
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- [Image Grid](https://johnbishop.me.uk/image-grid/):                                 [  
- [Portfolio](https://johnbishop.me.uk/portfolio/)
- [Lucrezia Borgia](https://johnbishop.me.uk/show-videos/lucrezia-borgia/)
- [West Side Story](https://johnbishop.me.uk/show-videos/west-side-story/)
- [Samson](https://johnbishop.me.uk/show-videos/samson/)
- [Show Videos](https://johnbishop.me.uk/show-videos/): Tannhäuser Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs Cressida Compleat Female Stage Beauty Lucrezia Borgia Samson West Side Story
- [About](https://johnbishop.me.uk/about/): About John Bishop International Lighting Designer for opera, ballet, musicals & theatre An International career in Lighting Design I am an award-winning international theatre lighting designer, working across opera, ballet, musicals and drama. Since beginning my freelance career in 1988, I have created original lighting designs for more than 250 productions, collaborating with leading opera companies, theatres and creative teams throughout Europe, Scandinavia, the USA and beyond. Training and early career After gaining practical experience in local theatres, I trained in scenic, costume and lighting design at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. During my studies, I […]
- [Lighting Plans](https://johnbishop.me.uk/lighting_plans/): These are links to my lighting plans for just a few of the 220 or so shows that I have lit professionally: Vanessa Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester The Cunning Little Vixen Birmingham Conservatoire The Marriage of Figaro National Opera of Poland, Warsaw Luisa Miller Buxton Festival Barber of Baghdad Buxton Festival Scoring A Century Music Conservatoire, Birmingham Veronique Buxton Festival Lucrezia Borgia Buxton Festival The Magic Flute Music Conservatoire, Birmingham Red Fortress Unicorn Theatre, London Samson Buxton Festival The Poacher Buxton Festival Savitri Buxton Festival The Wandering Scholar Buxton Festival Riders to the Sea Buxton Festival A Chair in […]
- [Show Photos](https://johnbishop.me.uk/show-photos/): This webpage contains links to an individual photo gallery for most of the shows that I have lit. I am proud to say that I have taken all the photos displayed in the galleries with the exception of Clive barda’s photos of The Fair Maid of Perth, Bill Cooper’s photos of Ernani and Erik Berg’s photos of Der Ring des Nibelungen. Since I usually find myself too busy to print individual copies for those involved in the shows, I have uploaded these photo galleries to a dedicated photographic hosting site where one can browse, select and order professional prints directly. Please click […]
- [Future Shows](https://johnbishop.me.uk/future_shows/): Future Shows Confirmed forthcoming productions Siegfried National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing • Premiere: 18 May 2027 • Director: Laurence Dale • Set & Costume Designer: Gary McCann • Lighting Designer: John Bishop • Video Designer: Leandro Summo • Die Walküre Korean National Opera, Seoul • Premiere: 8 October 2027 • Director: Laurence Dale • Set & Costume Designer: Gary McCann • Lighting Designer: John Bishop • Video Designer: Leandro Summo • Planning a production? For lighting design enquiries and availability, please get in touch. Present Shows CAD & 3d Modelling
- [Present Shows](https://johnbishop.me.uk/present_shows/): Present Shows Current & recently completed productions Elektra Richard Strauss San Francisco Opera • June 2026 • Conductor: Eun Sun Kim • Director: Keith Warner • Set Designer: Boris Kudliçka • • Costume Designer: Kaspar Glarner • Lighting Designer: John Bishop • Video Designer: Bartek Macias • Planning a production? For lighting design enquiries and availability, please get in touch. Complete Production Index Future Shows
- [Past Shows](https://johnbishop.me.uk/past_shows/): ORIGINAL LIGHTING DESIGNS:   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 Apr. 2026 Tristan und Isolde Teatro Carlo, Felice dir: Laurence Dale des. Gary McCann Feb. 2026 Boris Godunov Oper Frankfurt dir: Keith Warner des. Kaspar Glarner Oct. 2025 Die Liebe der Danae Teatro Carlo, Felice dir: Laurence Dale des. Gary McCann Apr. 2025 Shakespeare Revisited National Opera Studio, London dir: Keith Warner des. Keith Warner Dec. 2024 New Year Birmingham Opera Company dir: Keith Warner des. Nicky Shaw […]
- [Press Citations](https://johnbishop.me.uk/press-citations/): A few words from the critics:   “… John Bishop’s stunning lighting. The gloomy caves of Nibelheim glow in what can only be called black light, Donner’s thunderstorm is cataclysmic and the rainbow bridge to Valhalla a glorious spectrum of the richest colours.” Norwegian National Opera’s Das Rheingold David Self in The Stage “…made one long for a barer stage and more of John Bishop’s atmospheric lighting.” Norwegian National Opera’s Die Walküre John Allison in The Times “… the sets are animated by John Bishop’s virtuoso lighting plot, telling in its casting of facial shadow, spectacular in creating a portentously blood-red […]
- [Contact](https://johnbishop.me.uk/contact/): Get in touch If you need an experienced, friendly lighting designer to work with on your next production, or someone to assist you with your CAD plans, 3D models, pre-viz and renders for your next event or production, please get in touch: Our Location You are very welcome to visit us, by appointment, at our premises in the Lake District to discuss your lighting and design needs for theatre, opera, dance, concerts, and live events. We look forward to collaborating with you! Contact +44 7785 333428 Support jb@johnbishop.me.uk Hours We open at 9 am every day and close when our work […]
- [Home](https://johnbishop.me.uk/): John Bishop Lighting Design Award-winning international theatre lighting design for opera, ballet, musicals and plays. International theatre lighting designer I am a very experienced international theatre lighting designer, creating beautiful work for opera, ballet, musicals and plays around the world. I have created exciting, original lighting designs for more than 250 major productions over the last 35 years.Based in the Lake District, I work internationally with opera companies, theatres and creative teams. Past Shows Explore a selection of John Bishop’s lighting designs for opera, ballet, musicals and theatre productions. Planning a production? For lighting design enquiries and to check my availability, […]

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