Jon Clark
Latest News on Jon Clark:
WAITING FOR GODOT Enters Final Week of Performances on Broadway (Dec 30, 2025)
STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW Breaks Marquis Theatre Box Office Record (Dec 30, 2025)
DEAR ENGLAND Comes to Milton Keynes Theatre in January (Dec 29, 2025)
WAITING FOR GODOT Enters Final Week of Performances on Broadway (Dec 30, 2025)
STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW Breaks Marquis Theatre Box Office Record (Dec 30, 2025)
DEAR ENGLAND Comes to Milton Keynes Theatre in January (Dec 29, 2025)
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).
Photos
Productions
Awards and Nominations
winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2025 - Outstanding Lighting Design of a Pl
Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2025 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
winner
Tony Awards - 2025 - Best Lighting Design of a Play
Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
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
Videos
Video: STRANGER THINGS Star Jamie Campbell Bower Makes Cameo in Broadway Play
by Michael Major - 2025-12-20 12:14:26
Video: Watch New Footage of Rachel Zegler-Led EVITA in London
by Michael Major - 2025-07-17 16:15:25
Videos: Watch Celia Keenan-Bolger, Paul Tazewell & More Accept Their Tony Awards
by Michael Major - 2025-06-13 13:30:02
Video: Jon Clark Talks Tony Win for Best Lighting Design of a Play
by Joey Mervis - 2025-06-08 21:00:04
Video: Sharon D Clarke Discusses THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST on London Theatre Review Podcast
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-12-15 14:56:14
Video: First Look at Clips From STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW
by Stephi Wild - 2024-05-22 08:54:42
Video: Watch an All-New Trailer For DEAR ENGLAND at the National Theatre
by Stephi Wild - 2023-09-26 05:40:52
Video: The Company of THE SHARK IS BROKEN Hits The Red Carpet On Opening Night
by A.A. Cristi - 2023-08-11 17:12:42
Video: First Look at THE SHARK IS BROKEN, Opening Tonight on Broadway
by Show Highlights - 2023-08-10 08:20:34
Video: Meet the 2023 Tony Nominees for Lighting and Sound Design
by Richard Ridge - 2023-06-09 23:01:33
VIDEO/PHOTO: First Look at THE SHARK IS BROKEN at the Ambassadors Theatre
by Stephi Wild - 2021-09-27 09:10:20
Breaking: Olivier-Winning THE INHERITANCE Will Come to Broadway This Fall
by Nicole Rosky - 2019-06-06 12:01:00
TV: Watch Sienna Miller and Jack O'Connell in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Trailer
by Marianka Swain - 2017-11-17 08:48:44
Manchester International Festival Announces Cast for FATHERLAND
by BWW News Desk - 2017-05-17 08:48:11
TV: There's a New King in Town- Company of the Olivier-Winning KING CHARLES III Meets the Press!
by Nicole Rosky - 2015-10-06 15:18:27
News
DEAR ENGLAND Comes to Milton Keynes Theatre in January
by Stephi Wild - Dec 29, 2025
Following a record-breaking run in the West End in 2023, James Graham's Olivier Award-winning play Dear England is now on tour, visiting 16 venues across England. Learn more here!
by Stephi Wild - Dec 29, 2025
Following a record-breaking run in the West End in 2023, James Graham's Olivier Award-winning play Dear England is now on tour, visiting 16 venues across England. Learn more here!
PADDINGTON THE MUSICAL and More Nominated For WhatsOnStage Awards
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025
Nominations have been announced for the 26th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards. The announcement of the nominations marks the opening of the final voting stage. Learn more and check out the full list here!
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025
Nominations have been announced for the 26th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards. The announcement of the nominations marks the opening of the final voting stage. Learn more and check out the full list here!
Photos: Louis McCartney and More at Netflix's STRANGER THINGS Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2025
The stars STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW attended the LA premiere for the final series of the Netflix global phenomenon. See photos of Louis McCartney and more.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2025
The stars STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW attended the LA premiere for the final series of the Netflix global phenomenon. See photos of Louis McCartney and more.
The Almeida Theatre Reveals Cast And Creative Team For World Premiere Of Sam Grabiner’s CHRISTMAS DAY
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 15, 2025
The Almeida Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Olivier Award-winning playwright Sam Grabiner’s Christmas Day, directed by James Macdonald (Infinite Life, The Children).
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 15, 2025
The Almeida Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Olivier Award-winning playwright Sam Grabiner’s Christmas Day, directed by James Macdonald (Infinite Life, The Children).
WAITING FOR GODOT On Broadway To Welcome 500 NYC Public School Students
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 25, 2025
The new Broadway production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, has announced a special initiative with the New York City Department of Education.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 25, 2025
The new Broadway production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, has announced a special initiative with the New York City Department of Education.
Photos: First Look At DEAR ENGLAND UK National Tour
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 18, 2025
The National Theatre’s Dear England, James Graham’s Olivier Award-winning play about Gareth Southgate and the England men’s football team, has begun its first national tour. Check out photos of the production!
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 18, 2025
The National Theatre’s Dear England, James Graham’s Olivier Award-winning play about Gareth Southgate and the England men’s football team, has begun its first national tour. Check out photos of the production!
Cast Set For West End Transfer of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
by Stephi Wild - Aug 19, 2025
The National Theatre has announced full casting for the West End transfer of its production of The Importance of Being Earnest as rehearsals get underway. Learn more here!
by Stephi Wild - Aug 19, 2025
The National Theatre has announced full casting for the West End transfer of its production of The Importance of Being Earnest as rehearsals get underway. Learn more here!
Full Cast Set For National Tour of James Graham's DEAR ENGLAND
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 4, 2025
The National Theatre has revealed further casting for its national tour of Dear England. As previously announced, heading the cast will be David Sturzaker. Learn more here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 4, 2025
The National Theatre has revealed further casting for its national tour of Dear England. As previously announced, heading the cast will be David Sturzaker. Learn more here!
Stephen Fry and Others Join THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST West End Transfer
by Stephi Wild - Jul 31, 2025
The National Theatre has announced further casting for the West End transfer of its critically acclaimed production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Learn more here!
by Stephi Wild - Jul 31, 2025
The National Theatre has announced further casting for the West End transfer of its critically acclaimed production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Learn more here!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What awards has Jon Clark been nominated for?
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Pl (Drama Desk Awards) for Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Stranger Things: The First Shadow, 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 several prestigious awards for his lighting design. He received the Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play award from the Drama Desk Awards for Stranger Things: The First Shadow. He also won the Outstanding Lighting Design award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same production. Additionally, Jon Clark earned the Best Lighting Design of a Play award at the Tony Awards for Stranger Things: The First Shadow, as well as for The Lehman Trilogy. Furthermore, he was honored with a Special Citation from the Obie Awards for his work on The Jungle.
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