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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).

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[Broadway, 2008]
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Peter Mumford Awards and Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Peter Mumford, King Kong

Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Peter Mumford, King Kong

Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Peter Mumford, The Ferryman

Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Peter Mumford, King Lear

Olivier Awards - 2014 - Best Lighting Design

Peter MumfordGhosts

Evening Standard Awards - 2013 - Best Design

Peter MumfordGhosts

The Lortels - 2008 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Peter Mumford, Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?


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Drama Desk Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Peter Mumford, Vincent in Brixton


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Olivier Awards - 2003 - Best Lighting Design

Peter MumfordThe Bacchai

Olivier Awards - 2002 - Best Lighting Designer

Peter MumfordHamlet

Olivier Awards - 2000 - Best Lighting Designer

Peter MumfordCollected Stories

Olivier Awards - 1996 - Best Lighting Designer

Peter MumfordRichard II


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Olivier Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Achievement in Dance

Peter MumfordThe Royal Ballet's Fearful Symmetries

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Soho Theatre Presents BOYS ON THE VERGE OF TEARS


Get the latest updates on the world premiere of BOYS ON THE VERGE OF TEARS at Soho Theatre, featuring a cast and creative team of stage and screen stars.

VIDEO: Get A First Look at Met Opera's MADAMA BUTTERFLY for the 2023/24 Season


Get a first look at Puccini’s Madama Butterfly which returns to the Met stage for 16 performances, starting January 11.

Puccini's MADAMA BUTTERFLY to Return to the Metropolitan Opera This Month


Puccini’s Madama Butterfly will return to the Met stage for 16 performances, starting January 11.

The Met: Live in HD 2023-24 Season to Feature DEAD MAN WALKING, X: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOM X & More


Get ready for an incredible lineup! The Met: Live in HD has revealed its 2023-24 season, featuring nine must-see performances. Find out when and where you can catch these amazing shows in this article.

DROP THE DEAD DONKEY Cast Reunites For Stage Adaptation, Touring in 2024


30 years since the launch of the trailblazing, smash-hit TV series, Drop The Dead Donkey, the Globelink News team are back, and now live on stage for the very first time.

Royal Ballet Premieres A Summer Mixed Programme of One-Act Ballets


This June, The Royal Ballet presents a dazzling summer programme of one-act ballets featuring works by the Company’s associated choreographers past and present, Kenneth MacMillan, Wayne McGregor and Christopher Wheeldon. 

THE PEARL FISHERS and REQUIEM Lead Opera North's Spring Season


Opera North's season for Spring 2023 includes two new productions exploring loss, memory and renewal: Bizet's The Pearl Fishers and a contemporary dance staging of Mozart's Requiem paired with After Tears, a new commission by South African composer Neo Muyanga. 

REQUIEM: JOURNEYS OF THE SOUL Will be Performed as part of LEEDS 2023


Opera North and Phoenix Dance Theatre join forces with South African partners Jazzart Dance Theatre and Cape Town Opera to present a powerful, staged re-imagining of Mozart’s iconic Requiem, taking place as part of LEEDS 2023 Year of Culture.

Greek National Opera to Present FALSTAFF by Stephen Langridge in January


The Greek National Opera will present the premiere of a new production of Verdi’s Falstaff, staged by acclaimed opera director and Artistic Director of the Glyndebourne Festival Stephen Langridge, conducted by Pier Giorgio Morandi.

Greek National Opera Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring World Premiere of New GNO Production of Verdi's FALSTAFF


The Greek National Opera’s 2022-23 season curated by GNO Artistic Director Giorgos Koumendakis will feature ten new opera and ballet productions, one newly commissioned opera, five revivals of past productions, music concerts, major co-productions with some of the world’s foremost opera houses, collaborations with leading conductors and more.

BWW Feature: ONLINE VIRTUAL OPERA TOUR at Home Computer Screens


For her Los Angeles Opera Signature Recital, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, accompanied by Jeremy Frank, sings a collection of her favorite songs. They perform works  by 20th-century composer Kurt Weill, including 'Lonely House,' 'I'm a Stranger Here Myself,” and 'September Song.” LAO will stream the recital until July 1, 2021

BWW Feature: ONLINE VIRTUAL OPERA TOUR No.43 at Home Computer Screens


The unforgettable world of Ellen Reid’s      p  r  i  s  m returns to LA Opera for two weeks. This time, the Pulitzer Prize-winning piece is streaming on your home screen.  Composer Reid and librettist Roxie Perkins' sobering story follows a mother and daughter as they explore the trauma of sexual abuse and the elasticity of memory that follows.

BWW Feature: ONLINE VIRTUAL OPERA TOUR No. 40 at Home Computer Screens


Los Angeles Opera’s Modulation, presented in collaboration with the Prototype Festival, adapts opera and theater to a new interactive format. The voices of extraordinary artists show us the irrepressible power of music to provide comfort and instigate contemplation of ourselves, our art, our world. Access to Modulation, available January 8–16, 2021, costs $25 per viewing household. Access will enable you to enjoy Modulation for one week.

BWW Feature: ONLINE OPERA VIRTUAL TOUR OCT. 31-NOV 7 at Home Computer Screens


This weekend, tenor Frederick Ballentine returns to the L A Opera virtual stage for a spooky Halloween-themed “Living Room Recital.” He partners with mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron and pianist Kunal Lahiry to perform some of opera's most mysterious and scary songs—including the murder scene from Carmen.

BWW Feature: ONLINE OPERA VIRTUAL TOUR AUG 29-SEPT 5 at Home Computer Screens


This week on the Los Angeles Opera website soprano Ana María Martínez performs the famous 'Song to the Moon' from Antonín Dvořák's Rusalka, along with a selection of captivating Spanish songs. They include a?oeLa Peteneraa?? by Federico Moreno-Torroba, the a?oePoema en Forma de Cancionesa?? by Joaquín Turina, and a?oeMuñequita Lindaa?? by María Grever.

Photo Flash: First Look at Caryl Churchill's A NUMBER at Bridge Theatre


Polly Findlay directs Roger Allam and Colin Morgan in Caryl Churchill's play A Number at the Bridge Theatre running to 14 March 2020. Designs are by Lizzie Clachan with lighting by Peter Mumford, sound by Carolyn Downing, music by Marc Tritschler and casting by Robert Sterne.

BWW Review: FAR AWAY, Donmar Warehouse


In just 45 minutes, Caryl Churchill's Far Away walks a tightrope between tricksy surrealism and dystopian warning but stays upright due to its sheer theatricality.

Anthony Minghella's Staging of MADAM BUTTERFLY Will Return to the London Coliseum


Anthony Minghella's production of Madam Butterfly returns to the Coliseum. Premiered 15 years ago at English National Opera (ENO) and now onto its seventh revival, this popular production is back to entrance audiences with its mix of stunning cinematic imagery, traditional Japanese theatre and Puccini's powerful music.

Wake Up With BWW 1/15: MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON Opens on Broadway, and More!


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Up On The Marquee: Laura Linney Brings MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON to Broadway


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Peter Mumford FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Peter Mumford been nominated for?

Peter Mumford has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Lighting Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "King Kong," Best Lighting Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "King Kong," Best Lighting Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Ferryman," Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards for "King Lear," Best Lighting Design at the Olivier Awards for "Ghosts," Best Design at the Evening Standard Awards for "Ghosts," Outstanding Lighting Design at The Lortels for "Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?," Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards for "Vincent in Brixton," Best Lighting Design at the Olivier Awards for "The Bacchai," Best Lighting Designer at the Olivier Awards for "Hamlet," Best Lighting Designer at the Olivier Awards for "Collected Stories," Best Lighting Designer at the Olivier Awards for "Richard II," and Outstanding Achievement in Dance at the Olivier Awards for The Royal Ballet's "Fearful Symmetries."

What awards has Peter Mumford won?

Peter Mumford has won the following awards: Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards for Vincent in Brixton, Best Lighting Design at the Olivier Awards for The Bacchai, and Outstanding Achievement in Dance at the Olivier Awards for The Royal Ballet's Fearful Symmetries.

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