Wayne Dowdeswell

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Mr Wayne Dowdeswell (Male)

Nationality: English

Born: Unknown

Designer. Primarily a lighting designer for the stage, Dowdeswell's early work was in Manchester before he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1978 where he worked initially as an assistant electrician. He spent over 20 years lighting many productions for The Other Place (where he became chief electrician in 1984), The Pit and Barbican Theatres. He was Lighting Supervisor for the Swan Theatre from 1986 until 2007. Since then he has worked freelance lighting both plays and operas.

Training and Education

Drama school

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School   (Training & Education | Est. 1946)

1-2 Downside Rd, Clifton, Bristol, South West BS8 2XF, England

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Productions

The Birthday Party (Bristol Old Vic) (2006)

Creative | Lighting Designer

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Sources

Simon Trowbridge's The Company

Simon Trowbridge, The Company: a Biographical Dictionary of the Royal Shakespeare Company, 3rd ed. (Oxford: Editions Albert Creed, 2013)

Biography

This source provides a comprehensive index and brief biographies for key actors, directors, designers and writers who have worked regularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Wayne Dowdeswell's entry can be found on pp. 285-286 (under 'Lighting'). An entry for Harold Pinter can be found on pp. 375-377.

The Association of Lighting Designers

https://www.ald.org.uk/waynedowdeswell

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Includes brief biography, specialisms and contact details for Dowdeswell [accessed 16 February 2018].

Wayne Dowdeswell Official Website

http://www.wdlighting.com/Credits.html

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Accessed 16 February 2018.