Hello! I’m Robbie. I'm a designer originally from Ireland working mainly in the UK and throughout Europe.

Since graduating from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and working as a technician with companies such as Cirque du Soleil and Disney, I have been fortunate enough to design productions with organisations including Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera, The Young Vic, Edinburgh Lyceum, The English Theatre Frankfurt, Bristol Old Vic, Theatre by the Lake, Nottingham Playhouse, The Marlowe Theatre, and Greek National Opera.

I’ve also worked in the West End and on Broadway with Punch opening productions in both London and New York simultaneously.

​​I am always interested in collaborating on exciting and engaging new productions in circus, theatre, music and opera.

BA Production Technology and Management - The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Olivier Award - 2026 nomination - Best Lighting Design - for “Punch” at the Young Vic and Apollo Theatres.

Profile Award - 2024 winner - Outstanding Achievement in Opera - for the lighting design of “Death In Venice” at Welsh National Opera

Off West End Award - 2022 winner - Best Lighting Design - for “Wolves are Coming for You” at The Brockley Jack.

I was also the winner of the 2015 ETC Award from the ALPD, and have received two further Off West End Award nominations for Best Lighting Design.

I am one of only a handful of people to have been made a life member of the Association for Lighting Production and Design and have previously sat as the chair of Equity’s Directors and Designers Committee.

In 2018, I was a leading figure in the #SaveStageLighting campaign: an international drive which sought to safeguard the accessibility to the lighting instruments and equipment that are most commonly used in theatres across Europe from proposed changes to EU law.

I am a member of Ecologi and help to fund carbon avoidance and reforestation projects around the world. Sign up at ecologi.com.