Luca Panetta

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    Biography

     

     

    Luca trained at LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts) and now is a freelance lighting designer, video designer and lighting programmer and associate. 

     

    Recent Lighting & Video Design Credits include 

    If Opera's 2023 Season FedoraAlice's Adventures in Wonderlandand Iolanta (If Opera);   Polko (Paines Plough Roundabout);   Edith (The Lowry / Theatr Clwyd);   Cendrillon (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire);   If Opera's 2022 Season La Rondine, Il segreto di Susanna, and Rita (If Opera- Belcombe Court);  Diary of a Somebody (Seven Dials Playhouse) for which he was nominated for an Offie in Lighting Design;   The Faction’s 2021 Triple Bill of Medea/WornDouglass, and Duende(Wilton’s Music Hall, & Stephen Joseph Theatre);   A Double Bill of The Wardrobe Ensemble's Education, Education, Education and The Last of the Pelican Daughters directed by Sarah Frankcom (ArtsEd ALWF Theatre);  Jesus Christ Superstar (Sainsbury Theatre);  The Wonderful World of Dissocia  (Sainsbury Theatre);   La Forza Del Destino (Regents Opera);  Cymbeline(Sainsbury Theatre);  Julius Caesar (Sainsbury Theatre).   

    Sole Video Designer Credits include:    The Dream Collectors (Derby Theatre).

    Credits as Associate Lighting Designer and LX Programmer include:

     

    Associate :  Macbeth (Liverpool, Edinburgh, London, Washington DC);   The Merchant of Venice 1936(RSC, & UK Tour);   The Real & Imagined History of The Elephant Man (UK Tour);   A Playlist for the Revolution (Bush Theatre);   Worth (Storyhouse Chester);   Cinderella (Theatre Royal Stratford East);

    Credits as Video Associate include:  Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle (Mischief Theatre UK Tour, & Virgin Voyages);     Carousel (RAM) 

    Programmer : A View From The Bridge (Chichester Festival Theatre & Rose Theatre);   The Homecoming (Young Vic);   Richard My Richard (Shakespeare North Playhouse);    Death Trap 2023 (Rambert UK Tour);    The Enfield Haunting (West End);    Cinderella (Theatre Royal Stratford East);     Sons of the Prophet (Hampstead Theatre);    Christmas Carol (Belgrade Theatre);    The Apology (Arcola Theatre);   The Fellowship (Hampstead Theatre);   Mary (Hampstead Theatre);   Cinderella: The AWESOME Truth (Polka Theatre);   60 Miles by Road or Rail (Royal & Derngate)  

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    Specialisms

    Theatre:
    • West End
    • Commercial Tour
    • Regional (Main House)
    • Small Scale Touring
    • Education Establishment
    • Touring relights
    • Projection / Video Design
    Musical:
    Opera:
    • 'Country House'
    • Education Establishment
    • Projection / Video Design
    Dance:
    Concert:
    Corporate:
    Architectural:
    Non-professional:
    Education:

    Previous productions

    Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Opened
    Edith Theatre The Lowry, then touring
    Crowded Room
    Lighting & Projection / Video Designer Director: Madelaine Moore
    Set designer: Sascha Gilmour
    Sons of the Prophet Theatre Hampstead Theatre
    Hampstead Theatre
    Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Jack Knowles
    Director: Bijan Sheibani
    Set designer: Samal Blak
    Cinderella Theatre Theatre Royal Stratford East
    Associate Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Gillian Tan
    Director: Eva Sampson
    Set designer: Charlotte Espiner
    Mary Theatre Hampstead Theatre
    Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Matt Haskins
    Director: Roxana Silbert
    Set designer: Ashley Martin-Davis
    The Last of the Pelican Daughters Theatre ALWF Theatre, Arts Ed
    Lighting Designer Director: Sarah Frankcom
    Set designer: Ruth Badila
    Education, Education, Education Theatre ALWF Theatre, Arts Ed
    Lighting Designer Director: Sarah Frankcom
    Set designer: Ruth Badila
    The Apology Theatre Arcola Theatre
    New Earth Theatre
    Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Gillian Tan
    Director: Ria Parry
    Set designer: TK Hay
    Il segreto di Susanna Opera Belcombe Court
    If Opera
    Lighting & Projection / Video Designer Director: Daisy Brown
    Set designer: Bettina John
    Rita Opera Belcombe Court
    If Opera
    Lighting & Projection / Video Designer Director: Lysanne van Overbeek
    Set designer: Bettina John
    La Rondine Opera Belcombe Court
    If Opera
    Lighting & Projection / Video Designer Director: Bruno Ravella
    Set designer: Flavio Graff
    The Fellowship Theatre Hampstead Theatre
    Hampstead Theatre
    Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan
    Director: Paulette Randall
    Set designer: Libby Watson
    Jesus Christ Superstar Musical LAMDA - The Sainsbury Theatre
    LAMDA
    Lighting Designer Director: Annabel Mutale Reed
    Set designer: Amy Jane Cook
    The Wonderful World of Dissocia Theatre LAMDA - The Sainsbury Theatre
    LAMDA
    Lighting Designer Director: Sarah Meadows
    Set designer: Amy Jane Cook
    Diary of a Somebody Theatre Seven Dials Playhouse
    Making Productions
    Lighting Designer Director: Nico Rao Pimparé
    Set designer: Valentine Gigandet
    La Forza Del Destino Opera
    Regents Opera
    Lighting Designer Director: Rory Fazan
    A Christmas Carol Theatre Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
    Assistant Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Rory Beaton
    Director: John Terry
    Set designer: Liz Cooke
    Snow White Theatre Hull New Theatre
    Crossroads Pantomimes
    Assistant Lighting Designer Lighting designer: Rory Beaton
    Director: David Burrows
    Cinderella : The AWESOME Truth Musical Polka Theatre
    Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Gillian Tan
    Director: Sarah Punshon
    Set designer: Oliver Townsend
    60 Miles by Road or Rail Theatre Northampton Royal & Derngate
    Lighting Programmer Lighting designer: Rory Beaton
    Set designer: Lizzy Leech
    Julius Caesar Theatre Sainsbury Theatre, London
    LAMDA
    Lighting & Projection / Video Designer Director: Rachel Valentine-Smith
    Set designer: Valentine Gigandet
    Cymbeline Theatre Sainsbury Theatre, London
    LAMDA
    Lighting Designer Director: Anna Marsland
    Set designer: Valentine Gigandet
    Let The Right One In Theatre Carne Studio Theatre
    LAMDA
    Lighting Designer Director: Matt Hassall
    Set designer: Natasha Jenkins
    Contact method Details
    Email address luca.panetta@outlook.com
    Website www.lucapanetta.com