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SAM WADDINGTON
LIGHTING DESIGN

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

RCSSD | Director: Julia Locascio | Set: Tayla Hanrahan | Costumes: Arial Fiske de Gouveia | Photo Credit: Patrick Baldwin

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Merrily We Roll Along, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD, Embassy Theatre

Merrily

Cable Street

CABLE STREET

Southwark Playhouse | Director: Adam Lenson | Set: Yoav Segal | Costumes: Lu Herbert | Photo Credit: Jane Hobson/Yoav Segal

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Cable Street, Southwark Playhouse

A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER

Theatre Royal, Bath/UK Tour | Director: Richard Eyre | Set & Costumes: Bob Crowley | Photo Credit: Manuel Harlan

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, A Voyage Round My Father, Theatre Royal Bath, UK Tour

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, A Voyage Round My Father, Theatre Royal Bath, UK Tour

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, A Voyage Round My Father, Theatre Royal Bath, UK Tour

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, A Voyage Round My Father, Theatre Royal Bath, UK Tour

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, A Voyage Round My Father, Theatre Royal Bath, UK Tour

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, A Voyage Round My Father, Theatre Royal Bath, UK Tour

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, A Voyage Round My Father, Theatre Royal Bath, UK Tour

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, A Voyage Round My Father, Theatre Royal Bath, UK Tour

Voyage

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF

Unicorn Theatre/Chichester Festival Theatre | Director: Justin Audibert | Set & Costumes: James Button | Photo Credit: Helen Murray

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Billy Goats Gruff, Unicorn Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Minerva

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Billy Goats Gruff, Unicorn Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Minerva

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Billy Goats Gruff, Unicorn Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Minerva

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Billy Goats Gruff, Unicorn Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Minerva

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Billy Goats Gruff, Unicorn Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Minerva

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Billy Goats Gruff, Unicorn Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Minerva

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Billy Goats Gruff, Unicorn Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Minerva

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Billy Goats Gruff, Unicorn Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Minerva

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Billy Goats Gruff, Unicorn Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Minerva

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Billy Goats Gruff, Unicorn Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Minerva

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Billy Goats Gruff, Unicorn Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Minerva

The Polar Bears Go, Go, Go!

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Polar Bears Go, Go, Go!, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Polar Bears Go, Go, Go!, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Polar Bears Go, Go, Go!, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Polar Bears Go, Go, Go!, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Polar Bears Go, Go, Go!, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Polar Bears Go, Go, Go!, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Polar Bears Go, Go, Go!, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Polar Bears Go, Go, Go!, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Polar Bears Go, Go, Go!, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Polar Bears Go, Go, Go!, Unicorn Theatre

THE POLAR BEARS GO, GO, GO!

Unicorn Theatre/UK Tour | Director: Lee Lyford | Set & Costumes: Claire Halleran | Photo Credit: Craig Sugden/Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Vanara

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Vanara, Hackney Empire Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Vanara, Hackney Empire Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Vanara, Hackney Empire Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Vanara, Hackney Empire Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Vanara, Hackney Empire Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Vanara, Hackney Empire Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Vanara, Hackney Empire Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Vanara, Hackney Empire Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Vanara, Hackney Empire Theatre

VANARA

Hackney Empire | Director: Adam Lenson & Eleesha Drennan | Set & Costumes: Libby Todd | Photo Credit: Jane Hobson

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Public Domain, Vaudeville Theatre, West End

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Public Domain, Vaudeville Theatre, West End

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Public Domain, Vaudeville Theatre, West End

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Public Domain, Vaudeville Theatre, West End

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Public Domain, Vaudeville Theatre, West End

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Public Domain, Vaudeville Theatre, West End

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Public Domain, Vaudeville Theatre, West End

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Vaudeville Theatre | Director: Adam Lenson | Set & Costumes: Libby Todd | Video: Matt Powell | Photo Credit: Jane Hobson

Public Domain

Maggot Moon

MAGGOT MOON

Unicorn Theatre | Director: Jesse Jones | Set & Costumes: Lucy Sierra | Video: Akhila Krishnan | Photo Credit: Tristram Kenton

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Maggot Moon, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Maggot Moon, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Maggot Moon, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Maggot Moon, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Maggot Moon, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Maggot Moon, Unicorn Theatre

Other People's Money

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Other People's Money, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Other People's Money, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Other People's Money, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Other People's Money, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Other People's Money, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Other People's Money, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Other People's Money, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Other People's Money, Southwark Playhouse

OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY

Southwark Playhouse | Director: Katharine Farmer | Set & Costumes: Emily Leonard | Photo Credit: Lidia Crisafulli

Much Ado Abot Nothing

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Much Ado About Nothing, Cambridge Arts Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Much Ado About Nothing, Cambridge Arts Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Much Ado About Nothing, Cambridge Arts Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Much Ado About Nothing, Cambridge Arts Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Much Ado About Nothing, Cambridge Arts Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Much Ado About Nothing, Cambridge Arts Theatre

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Cambridge Arts Theatre | Director: Richard Beecham | Set & Costumes: Nancy Surman | Photo Credit: Joanna Anthony

Wasted

WASTED

Southwark Playhouse | Director: Adam Lenson | Set & Costumes: Libby Todd | Photo Credit: Helen Maybanks

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Wasted, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Wasted, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Wasted, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Wasted, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Wasted, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Wasted, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Wasted, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Wasted, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Wasted, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Wasted, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Wasted, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Wasted, Southwark Playhouse

Not Now, Bernard

NOT NOW, BERNARD

Unicorn Theatre | Director: Sarah Argent | Set & Costumes: Natalie Pryce | Photo Credit: Camilla Greenwell

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Not Now, Bernard, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Not Now, Bernard, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Not Now, Bernard, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Not Now, Bernard, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Not Now, Bernard, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Not Now, Bernard, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Not Now, Bernard, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Not Now, Bernard, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Not Now, Bernard, Unicorn Theatre

The Cherry Orchard

THE CHERRY ORCHARD

The Union Theatre | Director: Phil Wilmott | Set: Justin Williams | Costumes: Penn O'Gara | Photo Credit: Scott Rylander

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Cherry Orchard, Union Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Cherry Orchard, Union Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Cherry Orchard, Union Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Cherry Orchard, Union Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Cherry Orchard, Union Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Cherry Orchard, Union Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Cherry Orchard, Union Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Cherry Orchard, Union Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Cherry Orchard, Union Theatre

Top Hat

TOP HAT

Upstairs at the Gatehouse | Director: John Plews | Set & Costumes: Emily Bestow | Photo Credit: Darren Bell

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Top Hat, Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Top Hat, Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Top Hat, Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Top Hat, Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Top Hat, Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Top Hat, Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Lucky Stiff

LUCKY STIFF

The Union Theatre | Director: Paul Callen | Set & Costumes: Reuben Speed | Photo Credit: Scott Rylander

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Lucky Stiff, Union Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Lucky Stiff, Union Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Lucky Stiff, Union Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Lucky Stiff, Union Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Lucky Stiff, Union Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Lucky Stiff, Union Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Lucky Stiff, Union Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Lucky Stiff, Union Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Lucky Stiff, Union Theatre

Superhero

SUPERHERO

Southwark Playhouse | Director: Adam Lenson | Set & Costumes: Georgia de Grey | Photo Credit: Alex Brenner

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Superhero, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Superhero, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Superhero, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Superhero, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Superhero, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Superhero, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Superhero, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Superhero, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Superhero, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Superhero, Southwark Playhouse

Spring Stom

SPRING STORM

The North Wall (for OSD) | Director: Alice Malin | Set & Costumes: Georgia de Grey | Photo Credit: Ludovic des Cognets

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Spring Storm, The North Wall Theatre, Oxford School of Drama

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Spring Storm, The North Wall Theatre, Oxford School of Drama

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Spring Storm, The North Wall Theatre, Oxford School of Drama

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Spring Storm, The North Wall Theatre, Oxford School of Drama

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Spring Storm, The North Wall Theatre, Oxford School of Drama

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Spring Storm, The North Wall Theatre, Oxford School of Drama

The Great Divide

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Finborough Theatre | Director: Rory McGregor | Set & Costumes: Sebastian Noel | Photo Credit: Graeme Braidwood

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Great Divide, Finborough Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Great Divide, Finborough Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Great Divide, Finborough Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Great Divide, Finborough Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Great Divide, Finborough Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Great Divide, Finborough Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Great Divide, Finborough Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Great Divide, Finborough Theatre

Legally Blonde

LEGALLY BLONDE

Upstairs at the Gatehouse | Director: John Plews | Set & Costumes: Isobel Power Smith | Photo Credit: Darren Bell

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Legally Blonde, Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Legally Blonde, Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Legally Blonde, Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Legally Blonde, Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Legally Blonde, Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Legally Blonde, Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Legally Blonde, Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Legally Blonde, Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre

Thoroughly Modern Millie

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE

Landor Theatre | Director: Matthew Illife | Set & Costumes: Andrew Riley | Photo Credit: Richard Davenport

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Landor Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Landor Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Landor Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Landor Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Landor Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Landor Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Landor Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Landor Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Landor Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Landor Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Landor Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Landor Theatre

Other

OTHER FAVOURITE IMAGES FROM VARIOUS SHOWS

Various | Director: Various | Set & Costumes: Various | Photo Credit: Various

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Return to the Forbidden Planet, Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Sweet Charity, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Country Wife, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Anything Goes, Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Red the Wolf Slayer!, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Country Wife, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Seesaw, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Bones, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Bones, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Wallis, Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Bones, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Country Wife, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Anything Goes, Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, It Never Happened, Arts Ed

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Little Red Riding Hood, Birmingham Rep, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, The Door

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Catch Me, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Sweet Charity, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Red the Wolf Slayer!, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, The Country Wife, Southwark Playhouse

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Birthday Suit, The Old Red Lion Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Red the Wolf Slayer!, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Seesaw, Unicorn Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Wallis, Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Richard III, Swan Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, RSC

Sam Waddington Lighting Design, Red the Wolf Slayer!, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RCSSD

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