Jon Clark

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Jon Clark 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).

Jon Clark Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2024]
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[West End, 2023]
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[West End, 2023]
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[Broadway, 2023]
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[West End, 2023]
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[West End, 2022]
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[West End, 2022]
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[West End, 2022]
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[Off-Broadway, 2022]
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[West End, 2021]
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[Broadway, 2021]
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[West End, 2019]
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[Broadway, 2019]
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[West End, 2019]
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[West End, 2019]
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[Off-Broadway, 2019]
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[Off-Broadway, 2018]
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[West End, 2018]
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[West End, 2017]
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[West End, 2017]
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[West End, 2017]
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[West End, 2016] Cancelled
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[Off-Broadway, 2016]
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[West End, 2016]
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[Broadway, 2015]
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[West End, 2014]
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[West End, 2012]
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[West End, 2012]
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[West End, 2011]
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Jon Clark 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


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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


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Obie Awards - 2019 - Special Citations

Jon Clark, The Jungle

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STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW Extends in the West End

Due to popular demand, the critically acclaimed hit, STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW, extends its run. Experience the thrilling adventure that has captivated audiences worldwide.

Review Roundup: THE EFFECT Opens At The Shed

The exclusive U.S. presentation of a new production of The Effect, the acclaimed play examining love and ethics by Lucy Prebble and directed by Jamie Lloyd opens tonight! Read the reviews!

SUNSET BOULEVARD, PLAZA SUITE, and More Nominated For Olivier Awards; Full List!

The nominations are in for this year's Olivier Awards! Among those nominated are Sunset Boulevard, Plaza Suite, The National Theatre, and many more. Check out the full list of nominations here!

What We Know so Far About STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW

Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the West End stage show based on the popular Netflix series, is heading to Broadway in 2025. What do we know so far about the show?

STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW Broadway Transfer Confirmed

Broadway is about to get turned Upside Down according to a new Equity casting notice seeking actors and stage managers for a Broadway transfer of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the West End stage show based on the popular Netflix series.

REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On THE LEHMAN TRILOGY

The National Theatre and Neal Street Productions bring THE LEHMAN TRILOGY to The Theatre Royal, following successful runs in London and New York. Written by Stefano Massini, adapted by Ben Power, and directed by multi-award-winning director Sam Mendes with five Tony Award wins, including Best Play, 2022.

STRANGER THINGS' Louis McCartney Comments on Rumored Broadway Transfer

Louis McCartney, the actor who plays Henry Creel in the stage production, recently talked about the possiblity of Stranger Things: The First Shadow coming to Broadway in 2025.

THE EFFECT to Begin Previews This Weekend at The Shed

Previews begin on Sunday, March 3 for the exclusive U.S. presentation of a new production of The Effect. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsal for THE LEHMAN TRILOGY Australian Premiere

Rehearsals for the critically acclaimed, five-time Tony Award® winning production of The Lehman Trilogy have started in London ahead of the production receiving its Australian premiere at the Theatre Royal Sydney from 21 February 2024.  See photos featuring the cast in rehearsals for this new production, produced by the National Theatre and Neal Street Productions’, in association with Trafalgar Entertainment.

Review: THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE, Noël Coward Theatre

Jack Thorne gives his audience a backstage pass in his new play, which has now transferred to the West End after a stellar run at the National Theatre. Helmed by Sam Mendes and starring all the original cast: Johnny Flynn as Burton, Mark Gatiss as Gielgud, and Tuppence Middleton as Elizabeth Taylor. Their roaring, gripping success continues.

STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW to Launch Trilogy; Eying Broadway

Stranger Things: The First Shadow will be the first instalment in a trilogy. Stranger Things: The First Shadow is currently playing in London at The Phoenix Theatre. 

Lucy Prebble's THE EFFECT Will Open at The Shed in 2024

An exclusive U.S. presentation of a new production of Lucy Prebble's The  Effect is coming to The Shed next year! Learn more about the play and find out how to get tickets here!

Cast Set for THE LEHMAN TRILOGY At American Conservatory Theater

The cast has been set for 'The Lehman Trilogy' at American Conservatory Theater. Get the latest news on the upcoming production and find out who will be starring in this highly anticipated show.

Cast Announced For The Australian Premiere Of THE LEHMAN TRILOGY

The producers, the National Theatre and Neal Street Productions, in association with Trafalgar  Entertainment, announced today that Aaron Krohn, Howard W. Overshown and Adrian Schiller will play the Lehman brothers, and a cast of characters including their sons and grandsons, when the  critically acclaimed, five-time Tony Award winning production of The Lehman Trilogy premieres at the  Theatre Royal Sydney from 21 February 2024.  

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For the West End Transfer of THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE

Rehearsal photos have been released for the National Theatre and Neal Street Productions critically acclaimed West End transfer, The Motive and the Cue.  Check out the photos here!

Photo: First Look at STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW; First Act Title Revealed

Netflix has revealed the first official look at Stranger Things: The First Shadow, along with the first act title: “Chapter One: The Girl From Nowhere.” Stranger Things: The First Shadow by Kate Trefry is an original stage play that brings the world of Stranger Things to life in a new way – live on stage. Check out the photo now!

THE SHARK IS BROKEN Celebrates 100 Performances on Broadway

This weekend, THE SHARK IS BROKEN celebrated 100 performances at the Golden Theatre! Learn how to purchase tickets to the show!

THE SHARK IS BROKEN Enters Final 3 Weeks of Performances on Broadway

Only three more weeks to see the strictly limited engagement of THE SHARK IS BROKEN, the laugh-out-loud comedy that has been making a splash on Broadway.

Review: DEAR ENGLAND, Prince Edward Theatre

Relocating James Graham’s exhilarating Dear England after a successful run at its home at the National Theatre to the West End’s Prince Edward Theatre was a wise decision.

THE LEHMAN TRILOGY to Have Australian Premiere Next Year

THE LEHMAN TRILOGY, winner of five 2022 Tony Awards including Best Play, is set to have its Australian premiere in Sydney in February 2024. This critically acclaimed production tells the story of a family and a company that changed the world, directed by Sam Mendes.

Jon Clark FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Jon Clark been nominated for?

Jon Clark has been nominated for several awards for his lighting design work in various Broadway shows. These nominations include Best Lighting Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for "A Doll's House" and "The Lehman Trilogy," Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Lehman Trilogy," Best Lighting Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Inheritance," Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Jungle," and Special Citations at the 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 received Special Citations at the Obie Awards for The Jungle.

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