Rob has lit plays, musicals, dance, restaurants, airports, weddings, buildings and much, much more over a career that now spans almost three decades.

The new play Tattooer is previewing now at the Charing Cross Theatre in London.

The new musical Glory Ride, directed by Kelly Devine, enjoyed a successful run, also at the Charing Cross Theatre in London. [link] [gallery]

Tree of Codes, the acclaimed dance show on which Rob collaborated with director/choreographer Wayne McGregor, visual artist Olafur Eliasson and composer Jamie xx, has been seen at the 2015 Manchester International Festival and in New York, Paris (at both the Garnier and Bastille Opera Houses), London, Aarhus, Melbourne, Sydney, Hong Kong, Helsinki and Singapore. The show was nominated as Best New Dance Production in the 2018 Olivier Awards. [link]

The spectacular entertainment Giudizio Universale, produced by Balich Worldwide Entertainment and telling the story of MIchelangelo’s work in the Sistine Chapel which Rob co-designed with Bruno Poet completed a record-breaking run in Rome. The show was featured as part of the Staging Places: UK Design for Performance exhibition at the V&A Museum in London. [link]

Rob’s other recent work includes the re-invented Les Misérables, which officially opening Mountview’s new Mack theatre. Other shows pre-lockdown included Betty Blue Eyes, all for Mountview, The Wild Party and City of Angels for the Royal Academy of Music; these shows mark the continuation of a two-decade involvement with the Academy. Amour at the Charing Cross Theatre, for which he has been nominated for an Offie Award; Cry Baby for the ArtsEd School and Shrek at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford.

In the West End, his work has included the musical Daddy Cool, also seen in Berlin. In New York, his work has included The Wizard of Oz which performed at Madison Square Gardens after a successful US tour.

He has enjoyed ongoing collaborations with a number of organisations and directors, particularly Curve in Leicester (where he has lit Hello Dolly, Buried Child, Sweeney Todd, Oliver! and West Side Story), and the Royal Academy of Music in London, whose musicals he has lit most years since 1999. 

His aim is always to use light to help tell the story of the show, to support the performers in creating the world of the show, and to take the audience on the journey of that show. 

[Shows as Lighting Designer]