Jodie Underwood

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    Biography

    Jodie (she/they) is a lighting designer with credits across drama, musicals, opera and physical theatre. She has designed everywhere from London pub theatres up to regional main houses, and her work has been seen touring across Europe and the USA. She is also an experienced associate lighting designer and EOS programmer.

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    Specialisms

    Theatre:
    • Regional (Studio)
    • Small Scale Touring
    • Fringe / Pub Theatre
    • Education Establishment
    • Touring relights
    Musical:
    • Regional (Studio)
    • Small Scale / Fringe
    • Pantomime
    • Education Establishment
    Opera:
    • Small scale
    Dance:
    • Small Scale
    Concert:
    Corporate:
    Architectural:
    Non-professional:
    Education:

    Previous productions

    Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Opened
    Love + Rebellion Theatre Birmingham Rep
    Birmingham Rep     		Lighting Designer Director: Misc
    Set designer: Laura O’Connell & Margaret Rees
    Roberto Zucco Theatre Webber Douglas - Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
    Central School Of Speech and Drama     		Lighting Designer Director: Dan Sherer
    Set designer: James Cotterill
    English Kings Killing Foreigners Theatre Camden Peoples Theatre
    RealFake Theatre     		Lighting Designer Director: Milli Bhattia
    Set designer: Erin Guan
    Jab Theatre Finborough Theatre
    		Lighting Designer Director: Scott Le Crass
    Set designer: Leah Kelly
    A Christmas Carol Theatre The Brewhouse, Taunton
    Pleasuredome Theatre     		Lighting Designer Director: Scott Le Crass
    Set designer: Lizzie Watts
    Cheeky Little Brown Theatre Bristol Old Vic Studio, then touring
    Tiata Fahodzi     		Lighting Designer Director: Chinonyerem Odimba
    Set designer: Aldo Vasquez
    The Life Sporadic of Jess Wildgoose Theatre Downstairs - Pleasance London
    Voloz Collective     		Lighting Designer
    DNA Theatre Tara Theatre
    Tara Theatre     		Lighting Designer Director: Natasha Kathi-Chandra
    Set designer: Erin Guan
    After The Act Theatre New Diorama Theatre
    Breach Theatre     		Lighting Designer Director: Billy Barrett
    Set designer: Lizzy Leach
    Blow Down Theatre Bramall Rock Void, Leeds Playhouse, then touring
    Theatre Royal Wakefield     		Lighting Designer Director: Tess Seddon
    Set designer: Rūta Irbīte
    The Boys Are Kissing Theatre Theatre 503
    Theatre 503     		Lighting Designer Director: Lisa Spurling
    Set designer: Aldo Vasquez
    Aladdin Theatre Millgate Arts Centre
    The Big Tiny Theatre Co.     		Lighting Designer Director: Ben Richards
    Set designer: Will Cousins
    Dick Whittington Theatre The Met Theatre, Bury
    The Big Tiny Theatre Co.     		Lighting Designer Director: Ben Richards
    Set designer: Will Cousins
    The Three Lives Of Lucie Cabroll Theatre Rose Bruford North
    Rose Bruford College     		Lighting Designer Director: Collette Murray
    Set designer: Lucy Sneddon
    Elixir Musical The Other Palace
    Sevans productions     		Lighting Designer Director: Sam Rayner
    When Darkness Falls Theatre
    Paul Morrissey International     		Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Bethany Gupwell
    Director: Paul Morrissey
    Set designer: Jason Moran
    Horse-Play Theatre Studio 3,Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
    Jack Maple     		Lighting Designer Director: Andrew Beckett
    Set designer: David Shields
    Ride Musical Charing Cross Theatre
    DEM Productions     		Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Jamie Platt
    Director: Sarah Meadows
    Set designer: Amy Jane Cook
    Man of 100 Faces Theatre Gilded Balloon, Edfringe
    Unleash The Llama     		Lighting Designer Director: Sam Rayner
    Paul Taylor Mills Summer Rep Theatre Manor Pavillion Theatre
    Paul Taylor Mills     		Lighting Designer Director: Various
    Set designer: Andrew Beckett
    Dido Opera Greenwich Theatre
    All Aboard Opera     		Lighting Designer Director: Katie Blackwell
    The Haunting of Susan A Theatre The Kings Head Theatre
    The Kings Head     		Lighting Designer Set designer: Simon Fraser
    DELTA S Theatre Mill at the Pier
    ALRA     		Lighting Designer Director: Elen Benfield
    Set designer: Sam Ackerly
    Aphiemi Theatre The Golden Goose
    Pathway Theatre     		Lighting Designer Director: David Frias
    La Boheme Opera The Kings Head Theatre
    		Lighting Designer Director: Mark Ravenhill
    Set designer: Kit Hinchcliff
    The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much Theatre
    Voloz Collective     		Lighting Designer Director: Voloz Collective
    Dirty Corset Theatre Soho Theatre Upstairs
    Bang Average Theatre     		Lighting Designer Director: Helen Tennison
    Us Theatre The White Bear Theatre
    Pathway Theatre     		Lighting Designer Director: David Frias
    Set designer: Maeve Reading
    Catching Comets Theatre
    Ransack Theatre     		Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Matt Leventhall
    Director: Piers Black
    Set designer: Natalie Johnson
    Dick Whittington Theatre Market Dreyton, then touring
    The Big Tiny Theatre Co.     		Lighting Designer Director: Linda Hopkins
    Set designer: The Big Tiny Theatre Co.
    The Princess of Trebizonde Opera Britten Theatre - Royal College of Music, London, then touring
    New Sussex Opera     		Lighting Designer Director: Anthony Baker
    Set designer: Anthony Baker
    Dick Whittington: A New Dick In Town Theatre Above The Stag Theatre
    Above The Stag     		Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Jamie Platt
    Director: Andrew Beckett
    Set designer: David Shields
    The Friday Freedom Fighters Theatre Etcetera Theatre
    Pathway Theatre     		Lighting Designer Director: David Frias
    Set designer: Denisha Parmenter
    Toothache Theatre The Space, London
    		Lighting Designer Director: Monty Leigh
    Selected Recordings of Us Theatre The Space, London
    Undone theatre     		Lighting Designer Director: Gabriel Uboldi
    Spider's Web Theatre Manor Pavillion, Sidmouth, then touring
    Paul Taylor Mills     		Touring Re-Lighter Director: Andrew Beckett
    Set designer: Andrew Beckett
    Spring Awakening Theatre Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre (RADA)
    RADA     		Lighting Designer Director: Shiv Rabheru
    Set designer: Marsha Roddy
    Pomona Theatre Gielgud Theatre, RADA
    RADA     		Lighting Designer Director: Jordon Stevens
    Set designer: Liberty Monroe
    Sunlight Is The Best Disinfectant Theatre George Bernard Shaw Theatre, RADA
    RADA     		Lighting Designer Director: Lesley Ewen
    Set designer: Anita Gander
    Phase One Environmental Gielgud Theatre, RADA
    RADA     		Lighting Designer Director: Anita Gander
    Set designer: Anita Gander
    A Midsummer Night's Dream Theatre Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre (RADA)
    RADA     		Lighting Designer Director: Funlola Olufanwa
    Set designer: TK Hay
    Contact method Details
    Email address jo@jodieunderwood.com