Disabled Lighting Designer

CRIPtic Arts


  • Job Title: Disabled Lighting Designer
  • Salary: Under £10K
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Artform: Theatre
  • Role: Creative
  • Contract: Contract
  • Closing date: Fri, 05 Jun 2026

  • Location:

    London
    South West

Job Summary

CRIPtic is looking to hire a lighting designer for their upcoming show The Acts. The Acts 2026 comprises 4x 20-minute mono/dialogues by disabled performers with integrated access elements. Please note this role is reserved for a disabled person.

Job Description

Fee: £3841.00 (£3211.50 prep & design fee + £629.50 for tech week)
Contract: Freelance/self-employed
Location: Pre-show meetings virtual/hybrid; rehearsals, London/Bristol

Key Dates

Preshow meetings, design: July/August 2026.

Rehearsals/design time: 5 days, London (Theatre Peckham)
Monday 24th – Friday 28th August, 10am-6pm
(Lighting designer welcome to see show development, but we will not have access to a lighting rig).

Tech week/Show days: 5 days, Bristol (Tobacco Factory Theatres)
Monday 31st August – Weds 2 September, 10am-6pm
Thursday 3 September, 10am-10pm
Friday 4 September, 2pm-10pm (optional)

Number of shows: 2 (Thursday 3 / Friday 4 September)

The Role
We are looking for a Lighting Designer to work alongside the Director and creative team to create an integrated set design for our 2026 show The Acts.

Essential qualities:
You must be disabled (to see what that means to CRIPtic, click here)
Experience of Lighting Design on at least one professional show
Able to work closely with the director, creative teams and artists to come up with creative ideas
Willingness to learn about creating accessible lighting design, if you do not have pre-existing knowledge

Job Requirements

The Production

The Acts 2026 comprises 4x 20-minute mono/dialogues by disabled performers with integrated access elements. The show includes:

Some key information we know at this stage:
The show will contain projections throughout
The show will be performed at Tobacco Factory Theatres
Install / deinstall will need to be quick and easy
There will be a BSL performance interpreter as well as performers to light

Performances include:
Fran Bushe: HOT COLD
Hannah Finn: The Double Draw
Jordan Charles: Ride the Wind
Kathryn Bond: The Making of the Eye Show

How to Apply

Send the below to [email protected], including the name of the job you are applying for in the subject line:
A CV / portfolio (up to a 4 min video in BSL or spoken English, or up to one page in written English)
A very short cover letter (up to a 4 min video in BSL or spoken English, or up to one page in written English)

We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who are from the global majority (a collective term for people of Indigenous, African, Asian, or Latin American descent), as well as applicants who cannot work without wheelchair access, BSL interpreters (when working with non-signers), or 1:1 support, as part of our commitment to ensuring we are creating opportunities for those whose needs may not be met elsewhere.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 5 June 2026.

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