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BIO

Jon is an Olivier Award winning and double Tony Award nominated lighting designer, based in the UK.



Theatre includes
NATIONAL THEATRE: The Lehman Trilogy (also Park Avenue Armory, New York and Piccadilly Theatre, West End), Manor, I’m Not Running, Absolute Hell, Amadeus, As You Like It, The Beaux Stratagem, Hamlet, Othello, The Effect, Collaborators, A Woman Killed With Kindness, Greenland, Pains of Youth, Our Class, Damned by Despair, Women of Troy, The Cat in the Hat, Beauty and the Beast, Hansel and Gretel.

ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY (RSC): Hamlet, The Tempest, The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice, The Winter’s Tale, King Lear, The Homecoming and Silence.

BROADWAY: The Lehman Trilogy (Nederlander, Tony nomination), Betrayal (Jacobs),
The Inheritance (Barrymore, Tony nomination), King Charles III (Music Box Theater)

WEST END PLAYS: Cyrano De Bergerac (Harold Pinter Theatre, Playhouse Theatre); The Shark Is Broken (Ambassadors); The Inheritance (Noel Coward, Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design), Betrayal (Harold Pinter Theatre), Pinter at the Pinter (Harold Pinter), The Jungle (Playhouse), Frozen (Haymarket), Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (Apollo), Doctor Faustus (Duke of York's); King Charles III (Wyndham's, Olivier Award nomination); Apologia, The Maids, The Ruling Class, The Pride (Trafalgar); Three Days of Rain (Apollo, Olivier Award nomination and Knight of Illumination Award); The Little Dog Laughed (Garrick), The Lover and The Collection, Dicken's Unplugged (Harold Pinter); Pinter's People (Haymarket).

Productions

 
[Broadway, 2025]
Lighting Design
 
[West End, 2025]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2024]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2023]
Lighting designer
 
[West End, 2023]
Lighting design
 
[West End, 2023]
Lighting designer
 
[Broadway, 2023]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2023]
Lighting Design
 
[West End, 2023]
Lighting Design
 
[West End, 2022]
Lighting designer
 
[West End, 2022]
LIGHTING DESIGNER
 
[West End, 2022]
Lighting
 
[Off-Broadway, 2022]
Lighting Design
 
[West End, 2021]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2021]
Lighting Design
 
[West End, 2019]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2017]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2017]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2017]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2016] Cancelled
Lighting
 
[Off-Broadway, 2016]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2016]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2014]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2012]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2012]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2011]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, ]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, ]
Lighting Designer

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jon Clark, A Doll's House

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical)

Jon Clark, The Lehman Trilogy


winner
Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jon Clark, The Lehman Trilogy

Tony Awards - 2020 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jon Clark, The Inheritance

Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play

Jon Clark, The Jungle


winner
Obie Awards - 2019 - Special Citations

Jon Clark, The Jungle

News


Gwilym Lee Joins Cast of DEAR ENGLAND

The National Theatre has announced that Gwilym Lee will play former England manager Gareth Southgate in the return of James Graham’s production of Dear England at the Olivier Theatre.
Video: Sharon D Clarke Discusses THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST on London Theatre Review Podcast

Three-time Olivier Award winner Sharon D Clarke discusses playing Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest at the National Theatre and what audiences can expect on The London Theatre Review in the video here.
T.R. Knight, Gabrielle Nevaeh & More Join STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW on Broadway

Additional cast members will join the Broadway production of the Olivier Award-winning,  STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Photos: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at the National Theatre

Ahead of opening night this evening, the National Theatre has released all new production images for Oscar Wilde’s comedy The Importance of Being Earnest. Check out the photos here!
Cast Set For THE SHARK IS BROKEN UK and Ireland Tour

Casting has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of The Shark Is Broken, the behind- the-scenes West End and Broadway hit comedy about the making of the movie Jaws.
Photos: New Cast Joins STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW as Booking Extends

All new production images have been released featuring the new cast of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. The show has also announced an extension. Check out the photos here!
Discount Tickets For THE TEMPEST Available For Under 30s, Key Workers, and Those Receiving Government Benefits

The Jamie Lloyd Company has announced the on sale details for the previously announced £25 tickets for under 30s, key workers and those receiving government benefits for William Shakespeare's The Tempest, starring Sigourney Weaver.
Photos: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST At National Theatre In Rehearsal

The National Theatre has shared photos from inside the rehearsal room for the upcoming production of Oscar Wilde’s joyful and flamboyant comedy The Importance of Being Earnest.
Full Cast Set For THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at the National Theatre

The National Theatre has announced the full cast for its upcoming production of Oscar Wilde's joyful and flamboyant comedy The Importance of Being Earnest as rehearsals begin.
Photos: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY Returns to London at the Gillian Lynne Theatre

The National Theatre and Neal Street Productions’ critically acclaimed, five-time Tony Award® winning production of The Lehman Trilogy has returned to London. Check out all new photos here!
New Cast Set For STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW at the Phoenix Theatre

With the production about to celebrate its first year in the West End, the new cast has been announced for the critically acclaimed, Olivier Award winning, world première production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, currently running at Phoenix Theatre.
Cast Set For the West End Return of THE LEHMAN TRILOGY

Full casting has been announced for the five-time Tony Award winning production of The Lehman Trilogy which returns to London's West End following highly acclaimed international performances. 
New Cast Will Join STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW in London

New casting has been announced for the Olivier Award winning, world première production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, currently running at Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End. Learn more about the cast here!
Nana Mensah to Star Opposite Adrien Brody in THE FEAR OF 13 World Premiere

The Donmar Warehouse has revealed the full cast for the world premiere of Lindsey Ferrentino’s The Fear of 13. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW Will Arrive on Broadway in 2025

the critically acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning, play STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW will begin performances Friday, March 28, 2025. We have all the details about the upcoming production!
Rialto Chatter: Could THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE Transfer to Broadway This Spring?

Sam Mendes' The Motive and the Cue, which ran at The National Theatre and then in the West End, is hoping to transfer to 'a Shubert theater this spring,' says Baz Bamigboye for Deadline.
THE LEHMAN TRILOGY Will Return to the West End in September

The National Theatre's critically acclaimed, five-time Tony Award® winning production of The Lehman Trilogy will return to London’s West End following highly acclaimed international performances. 
Review: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY at American Conservatory Theatre

A fresh off the boat Jewish immigrant from Bavaria stands in awe of the musical box that in New York City in 1884. All he can repeat is Baruch Hashem (Blessed be God) and is amused when an immigration officer changes his name so easily from Chaim to Henry. This man is Henry Lehman who, along with his two brothers will create a financial firm that figured prominently in American history prior to its spectacular collapse triggering the largest financial crisis in history.
Photos: First Look at Tom Holland and Francesca Amewudah-Rivers in ROMEO & JULIET

All new photos have been released of Tom Holland as Romeo, Francesca Amewudah-Rivers as Juliet, and the cast in Jamie Lloyd’s new vision of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, now open at the Duke of York's Theatre.
Review Roundup: ROMEO & JULIET Starring Tom Holland & Francesca Amewudah-Rivers

Tom Holland is Romeo and Francesca Amewudah-Rivers is Juliet in Jamie Lloyd’s new vision of Shakespeare’s immortal tale of wordsmiths, rhymers, lovers and fighters. Read the reviews to see what the top critics had to say about the new production!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Jon Clark been nominated for?

Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for A Doll's House, Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Lehman Trilogy, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Lehman Trilogy, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Inheritance, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Jungle and Special Citations (Obie Awards) for The Jungle.

What awards has Jon Clark won?

Jon Clark has won the Best Lighting Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for The Lehman Trilogy and Special Citations at the Obie Awards for The Jungle.

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