Paule Constable
Latest News on Paule Constable:
LES MISERABLES On Sale At The North Charleston PAC This Week (Nov 11, 2024)
MATTHEW BOURNE'S SWAN LAKE Sets Full UK and Ireland Tour Dates (Nov 6, 2024)
CARMEN Comes to San Francisco Opera Next Month (Oct 29, 2024)
LES MISERABLES On Sale At The North Charleston PAC This Week (Nov 11, 2024)
MATTHEW BOURNE'S SWAN LAKE Sets Full UK and Ireland Tour Dates (Nov 6, 2024)
CARMEN Comes to San Francisco Opera Next Month (Oct 29, 2024)
BIO
National Theatre credits include Pinocchio, Follies, Mosquitoes, Common, Angels in America, The Red Barn, The Suicide, Wonder.land, Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Table, This House (also West End and Chichester), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (also West End and Broadway, Olivier Award for Best Lighting 2013, Tony Award for Best Lighting), The Comedy of Errors, Danton, The Power of Yes, Phedre, Death and the King's Horseman, War Horse (also West End and Broadway, 2011 Tony Award for Best Lighting), Some Trace of Her, Women of Troy, Triple Bill, Saint Joan, Attempts on Her Life, The Caucasian Chalk Circle (tour and Cottesloe), Waves, Southwark Fair, Paul, Coram Boy, Translations, The House of Bernarda Alba, His Dark Materials (2005 Olivier Award, Best Lighting), Play Without Words, Three Sisters, Jumpers and Ivanov. For the RSC: Wolf Hall (also West End and Broadway), As You Like It, The Prince of Homburg, The Seagull, Tales From Ovid, The Dispute, Uncle Vanya, Beckett's Shorts and The Mysteries. Other credits include Heisenberg for Elliott Harper at the Wyndhams, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Cripple of Inishmaan (also Broadway), Peter and Alice and Privates on Parade for the Michael Grandage Company at the Coward Theatre; Elegy, Luise Miller, (Royal Court Theatre), Ivanov (Donmar at the Wyndham's), The Chalk Garden (2009 Olivier Award for Best Lighting), The Man Who Had All the Luck, Othello, Absurdia, The Cut, Proof and Little Foxes (Donmar Warehouse); How to Hold Your Breath, Clybourne Park, Posh, The City, Krapp's Last Tape, Forty Winks, Boy Gets Girl, Nightsongs, The Country, Dublin Carol and The Weir (also West End and Broadway) for The Royal Court; Happy Days, Feast, The Good Soul of Szechuan, Generations and Vernon God Little (Young Vic), 17, Herons, Blasted, Three Sisters, The Servant and Oliver Twist (Lyric Hammersmith), Don Carlos (Sheffield Crucible and West End. Olivier Award for Best Lighting), Love Never Dies, Half A Sixpence (also Chichester), Oliver!, Evita (West End) and Les Miserables 25th anniversary concert at the O2, together with designing the lighting for the new 25th anniversary production of Les Miserables (worldwide and on Broadway) and the new production of The Phantom of the Opera; Moon for the Misbegotten and Dancing at Lughnasa (The Old Vic) and five productions for Theatre de Complicite. Opera includes Carmen, Faust, Rigoletto, The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute and Macbeth (Royal Opera House), The Marriage of Figaro, The Cunning Little Vixen, Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, Billy Budd, Rusalka, St Matthew Passion, Cosi fan tutte, Giulio Cesare, Carmen, the Double Bill and La boheme (Glyndebourne), Benvenuto Cellini, Cosi fan Tutte, Medea, Idomeneo, Satyagraha, La clemenza di Tito, Gotterdammerung, The Rape of Lucretia and Manon (ENO), Peter Grimes (Opera North), Pelleas and Melisande (Scottish Opera), Norma, Cav and Pag, Roberto Devereux, The Merry Widow, The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and Anna Bolena (Metropolitan Opera New York), The Tales of Hoffman (Salzburg Festival), Poppea (Theatre des Champs Elysees), Agrippina and A Midsummer Night's Dream (La Monnaie), Cosi fan tutte and The Ring Cycle (Opera National du Rhin), Tristan und Isolde (New National Opera Tokyo), and productions throughout Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. Dance includes The Goldberg Variations (Kim Brandstrup), Seven Deadly Sins (Royal Ballet), Naked (BalletBoyz), and The Red Shoes, Sleeping Beauty, Dorian Gray, Play Without Words (Matthew Bourne). Paule is an Associate Director of the National Theatre and an Associate of the Lyric Hammersmith and for Matthew Bourne's New Adventures. She has been nominated for a further six Olivier Awards and for the 2007 Tony Award for Coram Boy and a 2013 Tony Award for The Cripple of Inishmaan. She has received three Critics Circle Awards in LA and two in New York along with two Drama Desk Awards. She received the Hospital Award for contribution to theatre and was the first recipient of the Opera Award for Lighting in 2013. She has also received the Knight of Illumination Award twice. She is a Fellow of Goldsmiths College and an honorary fellow of Rose Bruford College and Central School of Speech and Drama.
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Awards and Nominations
Olivier Awards - 2018 - White Light Award For Best Lighting Design
Paule Constable, Follies
Olivier Awards - 2018 - White Light Award For Best Lighting Design
Paule Constable, Angels In America
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Paule Constable, Angels in America
Tony Awards - 2018 - Best Lighting Design of a Play
Paule Constable, Angels in America
winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Paule Constable, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Paule Constable, Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two
Olivier Awards - 2015 - Best Lighting Design
Paule ConstableWolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies
winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Paule Constable, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
winner
Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Lighting Design of a Play
Paule Constable, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Lighting Design of a Play
Paule Constable, Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two
winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2014 - Best Lighting Design
Paule Constable, Les Miserables
Olivier Awards - 2014 - Best Lighting Design
Paule ConstableThe Light Princess
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical)
Paule Constable, Les Miserables
Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Lighting Design of a Play
Paule Constable, The Cripple of Inishmaan
Olivier Awards - 2013 - Best Lighting Design
Paule ConstableThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Special Award
Paule Constable, War Horse
Olivier Awards - 2011 - Best Lighting Design
Paule Constable, Love Never Dies
winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Paule Constable, War Horse
winner
Tony Awards - 2011 - Best Lighting Design of a Play
Paule Constable, War Horse
winner
Olivier Awards - 2009 - Best Lighting Design
Paule ConstableThe Chalk Garden
Olivier Awards - 2009 - Best Lighting Design
Paule ConstableIvanov
Olivier Awards - 2008 - Best Lighting Design
Paule Constable, War Horse
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Paule Constable, Coram Boy
Tony Awards - 2007 - Best Lighting Design of a Play
Paule Constable, Coram Boy
winner
Olivier Awards - 2006 - Best Lighting Design
Paule ConstableDon Carlos
winner
Olivier Awards - 2005 - Best Lighting Design
Paule ConstableHis Dark Materials
Olivier Awards - 2003 - Best Lighting Design
Paule ConstablePlay Without Words
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Paule Constable, Amadeus
Olivier Awards - 1999 - Best Lighting Designer
Paule ConstableAmadeus
Olivier Awards - 1993 - Best Lighting Designer
Paule ConstableThe Street Of Crocodiles
Videos
Video: Soprano Janai Brugger on Cherubini's MEDEA at Canadian Opera Company
by Joshua Wright - Apr 17, 2024
Video: Learn How The Royal Opera Created A 'Green' Production of RUSALKA
by Joshua Wright - Feb 1, 2024
Video: Center Theatre Group Presents MATTHEW BOURNE'S ROMEO AND JULIET
by Joshua Wright - Jan 31, 2024
Video: Get a First Look at Immersive GUYS AND DOLLS at the Bridge Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 5, 2023
VIDEO: Go Inside Opening Night Of Broadway-Bound THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA In Chicago
by Alan Henry - Aug 7, 2022
Photo/Video: Get A First Listen To The Songs Of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA; Cast Meets The Press In Chicgo
by Alan Henry - Jul 13, 2022
VIDEO: Watch Sneak Peek of West End Premiere of THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 20, 2021
VIDEO: First Look at Matthew Bourne's SWAN LAKE at the Ahmanson Theater
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2019
VIDEO: Watch LES MIS Tour's Fantine, Melissa Mitchell, Sing I Dreamed a Dream
by Rebecca Russo - Oct 18, 2017
VIDEO: Behind the Scenes with FOLLIES - What Is Sondheim's Classic Musical About?
by BWW News Desk - Sep 18, 2017
VIDEO: See Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane and More in the Trailer for National Theatre Live's ANGELS IN AMERICA Broadcast
by BWW News Desk - Jun 21, 2017
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at Simon Keenlyside and More in DON GIOVANNI on Great Performances at the Met
by Christina Mancuso - Feb 16, 2017
News
LES MISERABLES On Sale At The North Charleston PAC This Week
Tickets for the acclaimed musical LES MISÉRABLES at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center will be available starting Monday, November 18.
Tickets for the acclaimed musical LES MISÉRABLES at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center will be available starting Monday, November 18.
MATTHEW BOURNE'S SWAN LAKE Sets Full UK and Ireland Tour Dates
Full UK and Ireland tour dates have been announced for Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, as it returns for its 30th anniversary with a 2024-25 tour, visiting 19 venues across 29 weeks.
Full UK and Ireland tour dates have been announced for Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, as it returns for its 30th anniversary with a 2024-25 tour, visiting 19 venues across 29 weeks.
CARMEN Comes to San Francisco Opera Next Month
San Francisco Opera’s 2024 Fall Season will conclude with the return of Georges Bizet’s Carmen from November 13–December 1 at the War Memorial Opera House.
San Francisco Opera’s 2024 Fall Season will conclude with the return of Georges Bizet’s Carmen from November 13–December 1 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Photos: Rehearsals for BALLET SHOES at the National Theatre
The National Theatre is presenting the first major stage adaptation of Noel Streatfeild’s best-selling book Ballet Shoes. Get a first look inside rehearsals!
The National Theatre is presenting the first major stage adaptation of Noel Streatfeild’s best-selling book Ballet Shoes. Get a first look inside rehearsals!
Matthew Bourne's THE MIDNIGHT BELL Will Return For a 2025 UK Tour
Matthew Bourne's award-winning THE MIDNIGHT BELL will be returning in 2025, opening at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham on Thursday 15 May. It will then embark on a 17-week countrywide tour including many venues for the first time with this production. Full tour schedule below.
Matthew Bourne's award-winning THE MIDNIGHT BELL will be returning in 2025, opening at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham on Thursday 15 May. It will then embark on a 17-week countrywide tour including many venues for the first time with this production. Full tour schedule below.
LES MISERABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR Confirms Australian Tour Dates
LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR has set its full Australian Tour schedule. The show is coming to the ICC Theatre Sydney on 30 April 2025, to be followed by Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne from 14 May 2025 and then Brisbane Entertainment Centre from 28 May 2025 for strictly limited performances.
LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR has set its full Australian Tour schedule. The show is coming to the ICC Theatre Sydney on 30 April 2025, to be followed by Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne from 14 May 2025 and then Brisbane Entertainment Centre from 28 May 2025 for strictly limited performances.
Tickets to LES MISERABLES at Bass Concert Hall On Sale Tomorrow
LES MISÉRABLES will return to Austin this winter. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, offering theatergoers the chance to experience the production live at the Bass Concert Hall. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!
LES MISÉRABLES will return to Austin this winter. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, offering theatergoers the chance to experience the production live at the Bass Concert Hall. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!
Photos/Video: OLIVER! at the Gielgud Theatre
All new video footage and photos have been released of Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Lionel Bart’s iconic musical, Oliver!, which will begin performances at Gielgud Theatre in London on Saturday 14 December 2024 and has today extended bookings through to 28 September 2025.
All new video footage and photos have been released of Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Lionel Bart’s iconic musical, Oliver!, which will begin performances at Gielgud Theatre in London on Saturday 14 December 2024 and has today extended bookings through to 28 September 2025.
Photos: Killian Donnelly, Jac Yarrow, and More in LES MISERABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR
Further photos have been released for Boublil and Schönberg’s LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR, currently at the Utilita Arena, Sheffield (10 – 13 October 2024). The production will also visit Aberdeen, Manchester and Newcastle as part of its world tour. Check out the photos here!
Further photos have been released for Boublil and Schönberg’s LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR, currently at the Utilita Arena, Sheffield (10 – 13 October 2024). The production will also visit Aberdeen, Manchester and Newcastle as part of its world tour. Check out the photos here!
Tickets for LES MISERABLES at Popejoy Hall Now on Sale
Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES, are now on sale for its engagement at Albuquerque's Popejoy Hall.
Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES, are now on sale for its engagement at Albuquerque's Popejoy Hall.
Photos: LES MISERABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR Kicks Off World Tour
All new photos have been released for the World Tour of Boublil and Schönberg’s LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR, with upcoming UK performances in Glasgow, Sheffield, Aberdeen, Manchester and Newcastle. Check out the photos here!
All new photos have been released for the World Tour of Boublil and Schönberg’s LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR, with upcoming UK performances in Glasgow, Sheffield, Aberdeen, Manchester and Newcastle. Check out the photos here!
Tickets to LES MISERABLES in Chicago On Sale Tomorrow
Tickets for LES MISÉRABLES at Broadway In Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre go on sale tomorrow. This epic and uplifting story has become one of the most celebrated musicals in theatrical history. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
Tickets for LES MISÉRABLES at Broadway In Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre go on sale tomorrow. This epic and uplifting story has become one of the most celebrated musicals in theatrical history. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
LES MISERABLES National Tour Welcomes Lindsay Heather Pearce and More for Third Year
The LES MISÉRABLES National Tour announced its year 3 casting, featuring Lindsay Pearce as Fantine. The tour continues to bring the beloved musical to audiences across the country.
The LES MISÉRABLES National Tour announced its year 3 casting, featuring Lindsay Pearce as Fantine. The tour continues to bring the beloved musical to audiences across the country.
Single Tickets On Sale This Week for LES MISERABLES At The Buddy Holly Hall
Single tickets for the national tour of LES MISÉRABLES at The Buddy Holly Hall will be available starting September 13. The production is part of the American Theatre Guild's Broadway series.
Single tickets for the national tour of LES MISÉRABLES at The Buddy Holly Hall will be available starting September 13. The production is part of the American Theatre Guild's Broadway series.
Presale Tickets Available for OLIVER! at the Gielgud Theatre
Presale tickets are available today for Oliver! at the Gielgud Theatre. The presale will begin on 9 September 2024 at 12pm and run through 10 September 2024 at 11:59pm. Tickets are available for performances from 14 December 2024 - 6 April 2025.
Presale tickets are available today for Oliver! at the Gielgud Theatre. The presale will begin on 9 September 2024 at 12pm and run through 10 September 2024 at 11:59pm. Tickets are available for performances from 14 December 2024 - 6 April 2025.
LES MISERABLES at The Sondheim Theatre Extends Booking
Boublil and Schönberg's LES MISÉRABLES at the Sondheim Theatre has extended its booking until Saturday 6 September 2025.
Boublil and Schönberg's LES MISÉRABLES at the Sondheim Theatre has extended its booking until Saturday 6 September 2025.
Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Royal Ballet and Opera
Mozart, music and mayhem in a tale of an outfoxed aristocrat brought down to earth
Mozart, music and mayhem in a tale of an outfoxed aristocrat brought down to earth
Guest Blog: CEO of Ammonite Studios, Rob Casey, on The Sustainable Makeover of WAR HORSE
Ammonite is a leading creative studio renowned for designing experiences across theatre, live events, and installations. Merging video and lighting expertise, Ammonite has been responsible for creating some of the most innovative and successful West End and Broadway shows in history.
Ammonite is a leading creative studio renowned for designing experiences across theatre, live events, and installations. Merging video and lighting expertise, Ammonite has been responsible for creating some of the most innovative and successful West End and Broadway shows in history.
Emily Bautista Joins LES MISERABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR UK Tour Dates; Full Cast!
Full casting has been announced for the forthcoming UK performances of the World Tour of Boublil and Schönberg’s LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR, which will open at the SSE Arena Belfast on 19 September 2024, with a cast and orchestra of over 65.
Full casting has been announced for the forthcoming UK performances of the World Tour of Boublil and Schönberg’s LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR, which will open at the SSE Arena Belfast on 19 September 2024, with a cast and orchestra of over 65.
LES MISERABLES Now On Sale At Aronoff Center
Tickets for the global phenomenon LES MISÉRABLES will be available starting July 26. Don't miss your chance to experience this iconic musical live on stage.
Tickets for the global phenomenon LES MISÉRABLES will be available starting July 26. Don't miss your chance to experience this iconic musical live on stage.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What awards has Paule Constable been nominated for?
White Light Award For Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for Follies, White Light Award For Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for Angels In America, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Angels in America, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Angels in America, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two, Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two, Best Lighting Design (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Les Miserables, Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for The Light Princess, Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Les Miserables, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Cripple of Inishmaan, Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Special Award (Drama Desk Awards) for War Horse, Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for Love Never Dies, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for War Horse, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for War Horse, Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for The Chalk Garden, Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for Ivanov, Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for War Horse, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Coram Boy, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Coram Boy, Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for Don Carlos, Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for His Dark Materials, Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for Play Without Words, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Amadeus , Best Lighting Designer (Olivier Awards) for Amadeus and Best Lighting Designer (Olivier Awards) for The Street Of Crocodiles .
What awards has Paule Constable won?
Paule Constable has received several prestigious awards for her work in lighting design. She won Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. She also received the same honor at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same production. Constable was awarded Best Lighting Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Additionally, she won Best Lighting Design at the BroadwayWorld Awards for Les Miserables. Her accolades include a Special Award from the Drama Desk Awards for War Horse, as well as Outstanding Lighting Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards and Best Lighting Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for War Horse. Furthermore, she has received three Best Lighting Design awards at the Olivier Awards for her work on The Chalk Garden, Don Carlos, and His Dark Materials.
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