Richard Neville

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    Biography

    Richard is a well-rounded production, lighting and visual designer working across the fields of theatre, concert, worship, dance parties, corporate events and television. Based in Australia, Richard co-founded the lighting design firm 'Mandylights' in 2006 - the first organisation of its kind in the region - and has continued to work under the business' name around the world on projects of every shape and size. As a lighting and media server programmer in addition to his design knowledge, Richard maintains an excellent set of programming, content creation and direction skills that do not limit him to merely designing productions. Richard has worked in over fifty countries around the world for both one off and touring events.

    Specialisms

    Theatre:
    • Commercial Tour
    • Regional (Main House)
    • Regional (Studio)
    • Touring relights
    Musical:
    • Commercial Tour
    • Regional (Main House)
    • Regional (Studio)
    • Touring relights
    Dance:
    • International
    • Large Scale
    • Medium Scale
    • Touring relights
    Concert:
    • Arena Touring
    • Stage Touring
    • Touring relights
    Corporate:
    • Award Ceremonies
    • Conferences
    • Exhibition Stands
    • Fashion Shows
    • Product Launches
    Architectural:
    • Open Air Events
    • Theme Parks
    Non-professional:
    • Dance
    • Musicals
    • Plays

    Availability

    Forthcoming productions

    Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Opens
    Robbie Williams Live in Sydney Concert Metro Theatre, Sydney Lighting Designer
    New Mardi Gras Parties Concert Fox Studios, Sydney
    New Mardi Gras     		Lighting Designer Set designer: Justin Green
    Jamie Oliver - Live! Theatre NEC, Birmingham, then touring
    Blacksheep Productions / Haymarket Events     		Lighting Designer Director: Ben Alcott
    Australia's Next Top Model Television Big Top, Luna Park
    Granada Entertainment     		Lighting Designer Director: Simon Francis
    Set designer: Mark Dyson

    Current credits

    Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Closes
    Cats Theatre Charlotte Theatre, Seoul (then touring South Korea), then touring
    Seol and Co     		Lighting Designer Director: Jo-Anne Robinson
    Set designer: Kerryanne Jensen
    Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical Musical Sejong Arts Centre, Seoul, South Korea, then touring
    TML Enterprises     		Lighting Designer Director: John Diedrich
    Set designer: Pil Young
    Ricky Martin Live Concert Touring, then touring
    RM Enterprises     		Lighting Designer Set designer: Veikko Fuhrmann / Richard Neville
    Backstreet Boys: In a World Like This Concert Beijing, China, then touring
    Prospect Park     		Lighting Designer Director: Rich and Tone
    Set designer: Bruce Rodgers (Tribe Inc.)

    Previous productions

    Show name Type Venue/Company Role Creative Team Opened
    Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life Las Vegas Concert Axis Theater, Las Vegas
    On The Road     		Lighting Designer Director: Raj Kapoor
    Set designer: Richard Neville / Raj Kapoor
    Ricky Martin: One World Tour 2015/16 Concert Madison Square Garden, then touring
    RM Enterprises     		Lighting & Projection / Video Designer Director: Jose Vega / Veikko Fuhrmann
    Set designer: Richard Neville
    Vivid Sydney Environmental Sydney Harbour, then touring
    Destination New South Wales     		Lighting Designer Director: Ignatius Jones
    Set designer: Mandylights
    Ultra Music Festival Concert Bayfront Park, Miami
    Ultra Music Festival / James Klein Events     		Lighting Designer Director: James Klein
    Set designer: James Klein
    2013 Dubai New Year's Eve Celebrations Concert Dubai City Centre
    Avantgarde Production     		Lighting Designer Director: Ean Thorley
    2011 YouTube Symphony Orchestra Concert Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
    Whatever Group     		Lighting Designer Director: Alex Coletti
    Set designer: Julio Himede
    Floriade NightFest Environmental Commonwealth Park, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    ACT Government, Australia     		Lighting Designer Director: Amal Davis and Matthew Elkins
    AAMI Park Stadium Opening Concert AAMI Park, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Splendid Communications / Production Technologies     		Lighting Designer Director: Tim Freeland
    The Producers Non-professional The Playhouse Theatre, NIDA, NSW, Australia Lighting Designer Director: David MacSwan
    Set designer: Adam Lindberg
    Australia Day Official Celebrations Concert Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    NSW Events / Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority     		Lighting Designer Director: Andy Lopez
    Set designer: Adam Huie
    Tropfest Concert The Domain, Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens, NSW, Australia
    Splendid Communications / Production Technologies     		Lighting Designer Director: Tim Freeland
    Contact method Details
    Work phone +61 409 306 127
    Email address richard@mandylights.com
    Website http://www.mandylights.com
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