Almost anyone could do a lot better, I’m still trying though.
Trained actress, self taught lighting designer, Esther Warren is a founding member of Black Dog Productions and has lit all of their work since 2016. Following the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 she started ‘…taking this shit seriously.’ and is presently available to just about anyone who asks. Her passion (and proficiency) lies in personal work and intimate performance spaces — anything queer is personally exciting too. Please get in touch ❤
Four Plays for Misplaced @ The Alma (2022-2024)
Decadence — Dir. Joanna Butler
A Life In the Theatre — Dir. Amy Tanner
Tender Napalm — Dir. Ben Jenkins
Doubt — Joanna Butler
Macbeth (2022)
My first time designing for Shakespeare, and what a blessing to work on such an enervating one. Wise & Wayward — Dir. Kate Raw
Hell (2022)
In German and English, two surviors tell fairytales in an attempt to understand each other. Dumb Blonde — Dir. Emily Molloy
The White Heart Inn (2021-2022)
A Halloween-y type play. Coproduction of Apricity Theatre, Black Dog Productions & Dumb Blonde — Dir. Emily Malloy
DING! (2021)
Five monologues (and a duologue) about the internet and how it has shaped our lives. Flipside Productions — Dirs. Pippa Thornton, Lex Kaby & Emily Malloy
Submission (2021)
Psychological thriller, scrappy, very Saw. Black Dog Productions — Dir. Tiffany Rhodes
Curse of the Sapphire Blade (2021)
Pratchett-esque fantasy comedy, a lot of fun. Black Dog Productions — Dir. Lex Kaby
Full Credits
As Actor
- Witch/Sargent/Malcolm/Murderer/Servant – Macbeth (Now touring 2024-2025, Nottingham Shakespeare Company, Dir. Michelle Louise Wright)
- Exeter/Alice – Henry V (2024, Nottingham Shakespeare Company, Dir. Michelle Louise Wright)
- Chorus – Apricity Turns 10 – Segment: Comets (2024, Apricity Theatre, Dir. C J Turner-McMullan)
- Ariel – Shakespeare Within (2022, Misplaced, Dirs. Ben Jenkins, Amy Tanner, Ciaran Corsar)
- Bagot/Price Edward/Rutland – Queen Margaret (2021, Downpour Theatre, Dir, Andrew Cullyer)
- Mark – The Constant Drone (2018, Darkplace Productions, Dir. Nick Fogarty)
- Bigboy – Howl (2016-2017, Black Dog Productions, Dir. Russell Eccleston)
As Director
- A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain (2025, Lace Market Theatre)
- Apricity Turns 10 – Segment: In a World After a World on Fire (2024 Apricity Theatre)
- They Said My Masculinity Was Toxic, But What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger – Rehearsed Reading (2023, Carrion Crow)
As Writer
- They Said My Masculinity Was Toxic, But What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger – Rehearsed Reading (2023, Carrion Crow)
Technical Credits
- Mumsy (2024, Lace Market Theatre): Lighting Design & Operation
- Romeo & Juliet (2024, Lace Market Theatre): Lighting Design & Operation
- Apricity Turns 10 (2024, Apricity Theatre): Lighting Design & Operation
- Drag n Drop! (2023-2024, Baroche Voices): Lighting Design & Operation
- Doubt (2023, Misplaced): Lighting/Sound Design & Operation
- Second Chancers (2023, Sacred Scarab): Lighting Design & Operation
- Peacock (2023, Greedy Pig Theatre): Technical Assistant
- Tender Napalm (2023, Misplaced): Lighting (Design & Operation)
- A Life in the Theatre (2022, Misplaced): Lighting/Sound Design & Operation
- Sweet Science of Bruising (2022, Next Stage): Lighting Design & Operation
- Shakespeare Within (2022, Misplaced): Lighting Design
- Macbeth (2022, Wise & Wayward): Lighting Design
- Hell (2022, Dumb Blonde Productions): Lighting Design & Operation
- The Yellow Wallpaper (2022, Dumb Blonde Productions): Lighting Design & Operation
- In An Endless Garden (2022, Black Dog Productions): Lighting Design & Operation
- Decadence (2022, Misplaced Theatre): Lighting/Sound Design & Operation
- I’m Fucking My Agent (2022, Taboo Theatre): Lighting Design & Operation
- The White Heart Inn (2021, Dumb Blonde Productions) : Lighting Design & Operation
- DING! (2021, Flipside Productions): Lighting/Sound Design & Operation
- Submission (2021, Black Dog Productions): Lighting/Sound Design & Operation
- The Hothouse (2021, Next Stage): Lighting & Sound Operation
- Frankenstein (2021, Next Stage): Lighting Assistant & Operator
- Curse of the Sapphire Blade (2021, Black Dog Productions): Lighting/Sound Design & Operation
- Savage (2020, Black Dog Productions): Lighting/Sound Design & Operation
- Orphan (2018-2019, Black Dog Productions): Lighting/Sound Design & Operation
- Films About Ghosts (2017, Black Dog Productions): Lighting Design & Operation
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