James Stokes
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2023 |
Head of Lighting and Video
Theatre |
The Book Thief Lotte Wakeham / DEM Productions |
Coventry Belgrade and Leicester Curve |
2023 |
Head of Lighting and Video
Theatre |
The SpongeBob Musical Tara Overfield Wilkinson / Selladoor Worldwide & Path Entertainment |
UK Premiere and UK & Ireland Tour |
2023 |
LX1 / Relighter
Theatre |
Death Drop: Back In The Habit Trafalgar Theatre Productions / Tuck Shop |
UK & Ireland Tour |
2022 |
Relighter
Theatre |
The Importance of Being Earnest Denzel Westley-Sanderson / English Touring Theatre |
UK Tour |
2022 |
LX1 / Relighter
Theatre |
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World Amy Hodge / Kenny Wax Ltd |
UK Tour |
2022 |
Lighting Programmer & Relighter
Theatre |
Mugabe, My Dad & Me John R Wilkinson / English Touring Theatre |
UK Tour |
2022 |
LX1
Theatre |
Sleeping Beauty Ed Curtis / Crossroads Pantomimes |
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford |
2022 |
Assistant Lighting Designer
Theatre |
Grease The Musical Nikolai Foster / InTheatre Productions/Curve Theatre |
UK Tour |
2021 |
Cover LX1 / Relighter
Theatre |
Magic Goes Wrong Mischief Theatre |
UK Tour |
2021 |
Lighting Programmer
Performing Arts |
Backyard Cinema's Christmas Movie Spectacular Backyard Cinema |
Troxy |
2021 |
Lighting Programmer
Theatre |
Into Battle Ellie Jones / In Soft Wings Ltd |
Greenwich Theatre |
2021 |
Touring Stage Electrician
Music & Singing |
Madam Butterfly & The Barber of Seville Wno / Welsh National Opera |
Wales Millennium Centre |
2021 |
LX Programmer and Production LX/Relighter
Theatre |
By The Waters of Liverpool Gareth Tudor Price / Pulse Stage Productions |
UK Tour |
2021 |
Acting Deputy Chief Electrician
Theatre |
In-House Technician Cambridge Arts Theatre |
|
2020 |
Lighting Technician
Theatre |
Various [Full Time Contract] Curve |
Leicester Curve |
2019 |
Lighting Designer
Theatre |
Loop Kathryn King / Theatre In Black |
Touring |
2019 |
Lighting Designer
Theatre |
Pepper and Honey Mathilda Branson / NotNow Collective |
Derby Theatre (R&D) and tour |
2019 |
Technical Director
Theatre |
It Is Now Mathilda Branson / Anonymous Is A Woman Theatre Company |
Rural Tour |
2019 |
Lighting Designer
Theatre |
Greyscale Anonymous Is A Woman Theatre Company |
Vault Festival |
2018 |
Production Technician
Theatre |
Alternative Armistice Anonymous Is A Woman Theatre Company |
Streatham Space Project |
2018 |
LX3
Theatre |
Legally Blonde the Musical UK Productions |
UK and Ireland Tour |
2018 |
Production Technician
Theatre |
50/50 Scratch Night Anonymous Is A Woman Theatre Company |
Vaults Festival |
2018 |
Venue Technician
Theatre |
Various Productions Hounslow Arts Centre |
Hounslow Arts Centre |
2018 |
Technical Director
Theatre |
Think Of England Mathilda Branson / Anonymous Is A Woman Theatre Company |
Rural Tour and London Vault Festival |
2017 |
Lighting Designer
Theatre |
Dick Whittington Jonathan Ashby-Rock / Ashby Ryder Creative Management |
Hounslow Arts Centre |
2017 |
Technical Operator
Theatre |
Santa Claus and the Magical Christmas Journey Paul Holman Associates |
The Myers Studio, Epsom Playhouse |
2017 |
Production Technician
Theatre |
50/50 Scratch Night Anonymous Is A Woman |
Southwark Playhouse |
2017 |
LX2
Theatre |
All Or Nothing: The Mod Musical Carol Harrison / All Or Nothing Ltd |
|
2017 |
Dayman Electrician
Theatre |
Nimax Theatres |
The Palace Theatre |
2017 |
Lighting Designer
Theatre |
America's Number One Detective Agency Anna Marshal / Fatale Femme |
The Drayton Arms |
2017 |
Lighting Designer
Theatre |
La Bohéme Fred Broom / The Black Cat Opera Company |
The Lights, Andover and The Electric Theatre, Guildford |
2017 |
Casual Technician
Theatre |
Casual NIMAX Theatres |
The Garrick Theatre |
2017 |
Casual Technician
Theatre |
Various Productions Theatre Royal Stratford East |
Theatre Royal Stratford East |
2017 |
Casual Technician
Theatre |
Various Productions Pleasance Theatre Trust |
The Pleasance Theatre, Islington |
2017 |
Casual Crew
Theatre |
Various Productions Ambassador Theatre Group |
New Theatre Oxford // Richmond Theatre // New Wimbledon Theatre |
2017 |
Production Technician
Theatre |
Briefs XVI Shaun Kitchener / West Avenue Theatre Company |
Waterloo East Theatre |
2016 |
Lighting Designer and Stage Manager
Theatre |
Cinderella Jonathan Ashby-Rock / London Contemporary Theatre |
Hounslow Arts Centre |
2016 |
Production Technician
Theatre |
50/50 Scratch Night Fergal Phillips / Anonymous Is A Woman Theatre Company |
The Pleasance Theatre, Islington |
2016 |
Lighting Designer
Event |
Queer Cabaret Night Oxford University LGBTQ Society |
|
2016 |
Lighting Designer
Theatre |
Teddy Bear's Picnic London Contemporary Theatre |
|
2016 |
Venue Crew
Theatre |
Edinburgh Fringe 2016 Pleasance Theatre Trust |
Pleasance Beyond |
2016 |
Arts Centre Manager
Theatre |
Buxton Fringe 2016 Yaz Al-Shaater / Underground Venues |
|
2016 |
Casual Technician
Theatre |
Various Productions Hounslow Arts Centre |
Paul Robeson Theatre |
2016 |
Lighting Designer and Technician
Theatre |
Last Orders Lucy Laing / Albert Productions |
The Lion and Unicorn Theatre |
2016 |
Lighting Designer
Event |
The Oxford Revue and Friends Georgia Bruce / The Oxford Revue |
Oxford Playhouse |
2016 |
Lighting Designer
Theatre |
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Mischa Andreski / The Armchair Theatre Company |
O'Reilly Theatre |
2016 |
Lighting Designer
Theatre |
Noose Josh Dolphin / Koma Kino |
Burton Taylor Studio |
2015 |
Lighting Designer
Theatre |
Spring Awakening Amelia Brown / Somewhere Outside The City |
O'Reilly Theatre |
2015 |
Lighting Designer
Theatre |
Titus Andronicus Charlotte Ferguson / Owlets |
Corpus Christi College Auditorium |
2015 |
Lighting Designer
Music & Singing |
Tune-iversity Challenge In the Pink A Capella |
The Space @ Surgeon's Hall |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2016 | BA Archaeology and Anthropology | University of Oxford |
2015 | ABTT Bronze Award | Association of British Theatre Technicians |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit: ETC Nomad, QLab
I can use: QLab, ETC Ion, ETC Element, ETC Nomad, Zero88 Jester, ETC Smartfade
About me
Lighting designer, technician and programmer with experience ranging from fringe theatre around the UK to the West End and Number 1 scale touring. Interested in design, programming, and relighting jobs anywhere in the UK.Additional skills:
Followspot operation and calling,
Score reading,
Qlab programming and operation,
IPAF PAL 3a/b License
Referees:
Available on request.
License & Passport
Passport: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Lighting Programmer |
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Job Titles | Stage Manager, Production Support, Lighting Tech / Operator, Lighting Designer, Electrician, Theatre Technician |
Years in industry | 6+ years |
Organisations / Memberships | ABTT (UK), ALD (UK), BECTU (UK) |
Work Permits | EU |
Musical Skills | Oboe |
Highlights
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Rebecca Slack (Production Manager)
James is an extremely professional and wonderful person to work with. He goes above and beyond in every situation and always happy to help. James is someone who I definitely enjoyed working with and will work with again.