Peter Mumford
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BIO
Work in the US includes King Kong, The Children, The Seagull, Private Lives (Broadway); King Lear, Long Day’s Journey into Night, Escaped Alone, Ghosts (BAM); Love and Information (NYTW); Cock (Duke on 42nd), Drunk Enough to Say I Love You? (Public Theater); Manon Lescaut, Madama Butterfly, Werther, Carmen (The Met). Current West End: 42nd Street. Awards include two Olivier Awards, South Bank Award for Opera which he directed and designed (Ring Cycle), Helpmann and Green Room Award for Lighting (King Kong in Australia).
Productions
Awards and Nominations
Peter Mumford, King Kong
Peter Mumford, King Kong
Peter Mumford, The Ferryman
Peter Mumford, King Lear
Peter MumfordGhosts
Peter MumfordGhosts
Peter Mumford, Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?
winner
Peter Mumford, Vincent in Brixton
winner
Peter MumfordThe Bacchai
Peter MumfordHamlet
Peter MumfordCollected Stories
Peter MumfordRichard II
winner
Peter MumfordThe Royal Ballet's Fearful Symmetries
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for King Kong, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for King Kong, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Ferryman, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for King Lear, Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for Ghosts, Best Design (Evening Standard Awards) for Ghosts, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Vincent in Brixton, Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for The Bacchai, Best Lighting Designer (Olivier Awards) for Hamlet , Best Lighting Designer (Olivier Awards) for Collected Stories, Best Lighting Designer (Olivier Awards) for Richard II and Outstanding Achievement in Dance (Olivier Awards) for The Royal Ballet's Fearful Symmetries.
Peter Mumford has won several prestigious awards, including Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards for Vincent in Brixton. He received the Best Lighting Design award at the Olivier Awards for The Bacchae. Additionally, he was recognized with the award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance at the Olivier Awards for The Royal Ballet's Fearful Symmetries.
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