Tim Lutkin

Tim Lutkin
Born	Beverley, England, U.K.
Education	Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Occupation(s)	Creative Director and Lighting designer
Website	timlutkin.co.uk

Tim Lutkin is an English Creative Director and lighting designer for theatre and live events.

Early life and education

Tim Lutkin was born in Beverley, England. He moved to London in 2005. He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. ^[1]

Career

Lutkin is a Creative Director and lighting designer for theatre, theme parks and live events. ^[2]

Lutkin has designed for production companies, including the Royal National Theatre, The Walt Disney Company, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Chichester Festival Theatre, the Almeida Theatre, and the Menier Chocolate Factory.^{[ citation needed ]}

Selected productions

• Life of PI (Wyndham's Theatre)
• Back to the Future: The Musical (Adelphi Theatre)
• Fiddler on the Roof (Playhouse Theatre)
• Big (musical) (Dominion Theatre and National Tour)
• Noises Off (Garrick Theatre)
• Chimerica (Harold Pinter Theatre and Almeida Theatre)
• Strangers on a Train (Gielgud Theatre)

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Notes
2023	Life of Pi	Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play	Won	[3]
2022	Back to the Future: The Musical	WhatsOnStage Awards for Best Lighting Design	Won	[4]
		Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design	Nominated	[5]
	Life of Pi	Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design	Won
2021		BroadwayWorld UK Award for Best Lighting Design	Nominated	[6]
2020	Present Laughter	WhatsOnStage Awards for Best Lighting Design	Nominated	[7]
2019	Life of Pi	UK Theatre Awards for Best Design	Won	[8]
2016	The Life of the Party	Theater Bay Area award for Outstanding Lighting Design	Won	[9]
2014	Chimerica	Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design	Won	[10]
	Strangers on a Train	WhatsOnStage Awards for Best Lighting Design	Nominated	[11]
	The Crucible	Knight of Illumination Award for Best Lighting Design	Nominated	[12]

See also

• Biography portal
• London portal
• Theatre portal
• Visual arts portal
• Yorkshire portal

• List of lighting designers

References

1. "Staff biographies". gsmd.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
2. Lutkin, Tim (22 May 2019). "Exclusive Interview: Tim Lutkin, Light Designer at Disneyland Paris". Disneyland Paris (Interview). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
3. "Tony Awards 2023 Nominations: All the Nominees for Broadway's Big Night". New York Post . 2 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
4. "22nd Annual WhatsOnStage Awards: The Winners in Full". whatsonstage.com. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
5. "Cabaret Leads in Nominations for the 2022 Olivier Awards". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
6. "See the Current Standings in the 2021 BroadwayWorld UK Awards; Cast Your Vote!". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
7. "WhatsOnStage Awards 2020 – The Nominations". westendtheatre.com. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
8. "Winners & Nominees". uktheatre.org. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
9. "The Life of the Party". awards.theatrebayarea.org. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
10. "Olivier Winners 2014". officiallondontheatre.com. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
11. "22nd Annual WhatsOnStage Awards: The Winners in Full". whatsonstage.com. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
12. "KOI 2014 Is on Track for a Sparkling Celebration of Lighting and Video Design". lightingandsoundamerica.com. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

External links

• Official website