David W Kidd
David W Kidd’s lighting design work covers theatre, dance, ballet, opera, music events, commercial pantomime, fashion shows and other corporate presentations.
His early career was as a lighting technician, becoming Head of Electrics at The Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue and at The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London.
His lighting design work can now be seen worldwide, mainly in the UK, but with productions seen in Europe and the USA.
Credits
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| Bully Boy | Nuffield Theatre, Southampton | Patrick Sandford |
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| The Secret Garden Ballet Gala | Hatch House, Wiltshire | Choreography by: Marius Petipa, Vitali Safronkine, Christine Sundt, Richard Wherlock | |
| Bloodshot | UK Tour and Vienna English Speaking Theater & European Tour 2011 |
Directed by Patrick Sandford | A Nuffield Theatre Production |
| The Pillowman | The Curve Leicester | Paul Kerryson | |
| Little Eyolf | Jermyn Street Theatre | Anthony Biggs | |
| Relish | The Shoreditch Tramshed | Paul Roseby | NYT |
| The House of Bernarda Alba | A Nuffield Theatre Production | Patrick Sandford | |
| A Streetcar Named Desire | Nuffield Theatre, Southampton | Patrick Sandford | |
| Betrayal | A Nuffield Theatre Production | Jack McNamara | |
| Peter and the Wolf | UK and European Tour | Anne Geenen - choreography by Didy Veldman | |
| The Playboy of the Western World | Nuffield Theatre, Southampton | Patrick Sandford | |
| Nostalgia | Drum Theatre, Theatre Royal, Plymouth | Simon Stokes | |
| Nelson | Nuffield Theatre, Southampton | Patrick Sandford | |
| Fen | Finborough Theatre | Ria Parry | |
| Tchaikovsky and the Queen of Spades | Nuffield Theatre, Southampton | Patrick Sandford | |
| The President's Holiday | Co-production: Hampstead Theatre, London and Nuffield Theatre, Southampton |
Patrick Sandford | |
| Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales | Covent Garden Dance Comany | Choreography by Christine Sundt | |
| Lunch With Marlene | New End Theatre, Hampstead | Directed & choreographed by Stewart Nicholls | |
| From the Hart | New End Theatre, Hampstead | Caroline Clegg | |
| Lotte's Journey | New End Theatre, Hampstead | Ninon Jerome | |
| Die Walküre | Esbjerg Musikhuset for Den Ny Opera, Denmark | Troels Kold | |
| Frankenstein | Nuffield Theatre, Southampton | Adapted and Directed by Patrick Sandford | |
| Salome | Nuffield Theatre, Southampton | Patrick Sandford | |
| Independent Means | Manchester Librabry Theatre | Chris Honer | |
| Don Quixote | Nuffield Theatre, Southampton | Patrick Sandford | |
| Unsuspecting Susan | 59E59 Theaters, New York, NY | Lisa Forrell | |
| She Stoops to Conquer | Nuffield Theatre, Southampton | Patrick Sandford | |
| Tabloid Caligula | 59E59 Theaters, New York, NY | Lisa Forrell | |
| The Anniversary |
Liverpool Playhouse and Garrick Theatre, London |
Dennis Lawson | |
| Hamlet |
Nuffield Theatre, Southampton |
Patrick Sandford | |
| Savages |
Royal Court Theatre, London |
Edward Kemp | |
| Murder in the Cathedral |
Southwark and Westminster Cathedrals |
Ed Wilson | NYT |
| The School for Wives |
Nuffield Theatre, Southampton |
Patrick Sandford | |
| Nicholas Nickleby |
Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London |
Edward Wilson | NYT |
| Mary Stuart |
Nuffield Theatre, Southampton |
Patrick Sandford | |
| Three Sisters |
Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, Bath Theatre Royal, Uk Tour |
Patrick Sandford | |
| King Oedipus |
Nuffield Theatre, Southampton |
Patrick Sandford | |
| Fly |
Liverpool Everyman |
Matthew Lloyd | |
| Our Country's Good |
Nuffield Theatre, Southampton |
Georgia Bance | |
| Dick Barton - Special Agent |
Nottingham Playhouse |
Ted Craig | |
| Earth and Sky |
Nuffield Theatre, Southampton & UK Tour |
Patrick Sandford | |
| The Shagaround |
Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, UK Tour, Soho Theatre |
Patrick Sandford | |
| Twelfth Night |
Nuffield Theatre, Southampton |
Patrick Sandford | |
| The Taming of the Shrew |
Nottingham Playhouse |
David Farr | |
| When We Are Rich |
Nuffield Theatre, Southampton |
Patrick Sandford | |
| The Snow Queen |
Polka Theatre for Children, Wimbledon |
Vicky Ireland | |
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| An Evening with Siegfried and Roy | The London Palladium | Staged by Anthony Van Laast | |
| Gypsy | Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff | Directed and Choreographed by Lisa Kent | |
| Stonewall Equality Shows | Royal Albert Hall | 1997 through 2001 | |
| The Variety Club Ball | Grosvenor House | ||
| Pride main Stage | Brockwell Park, Victoria Park & Clapham Common | 1994 -1997 | |
| Red Hot's 20th Century Blues Gala | Park Lane Hotel | ||
| An evening with Monserrat Caballé | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | ||
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| Topshop Unique Show | York Hall London | For SpiceLumb | |
| For London Fashion Week / Roland Moret | Old Saatchi Gallery NW1 | For Inca Productions | 2002 |
| For London Fashion Week / Paul Smith | Waldorf Hotel, Somerset House, Royal Horticultural Halls and Holland Park Theatre | For Miller Khavari | 2000, 2001 and 2002 |
| For London Fashion Week / Diesel Style Lab Launch | Earl’s Court London | For Luna | |
| Mary Kay Cosmetics | Various incl.: Wembley Conference Centre and Birmingham Exhibition Centre | ||
| The Booker Awards | Dorchester Hotel, London | For Ridley Productions | |
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The House of Bernarda Alba A Nuffield Theatre Production |
Betrayal A Nuffield Theatre Production |
Bloodshot UK Tour and Vienna English Speaking Theater & European Tour 2011 |
Bully Boy Nuffield Theatre, Southampton |
Fen Finborough Theatre |
Little Eyolf Jermyn Street Theatre |
Nostalgia Drum Theatre, Theatre Royal, Plymouth |
The Pillow Man The Curve Leicester |
The Playboy of the Western World Nuffield Theatre, Southampton |
A Streetcar Named Desire Nuffield Theatre, Southampton |
