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BIO

Natasha is a London-based lighting designer with over 20 years of experience.



Her extensive work in theatre includes Enemy of People (The Armoury, New York); Kan Ya Ma Kan (Riyadh); Message in a Bottle, Electric Hotel, Dystopian Dream and Gravity Fatigue (Sadler’s Wells); Drive and Live: La Boheme (ENO); Ivanov (Staatstheater Stuttgart); Blood Wedding (Young Vic); The Doctor, Hamlet and Oresteia (Almeida); Oedipus (Toneelgroep Amsterdam); The American Clock and SYLVIA (The Old Vic); The Antipodes, Sunset at the Villa Thalia and Statement of Regret (National Theatre); The Deep Blue Sea, The Chalk Garden and The House They Grew Up In (Chichester Festival Theatre); We Are Here at La Mama New York; Allelujah! (The Bridge Theatre); The Duchess of Malfi (Royal Shakespeare Company); Belleville (Donmar Warehouse); Shoe Lady, White Pearl, The Cane, Bad Roads, Mistress Contract and Fireworks (Royal Court); 1984 (West End/Broadway); Draft Works, Electric Counterpoint, Strapless (Royal Ballet); Happy Days (Sheffield Crucible); Green Snake (National Theatre of China); Praxis Makes Perfect and The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning (National Theatre Wales); Macbeth (Broadway); 27, The Wolves in the Walls and Home (National Theatre of Scotland); Sunday in the Park with George (West End).

She has won both Olivier and UK Theatre awards and received a drama desk nomination in 2018 for 1984 on Broadway

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Productions

 
[Broadway, 2024]
Lighting Design
 
[West End, 2024]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2023]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2023]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2023]
Lighting
 
[Off-Broadway, 2022]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2022]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2017]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2017]
Lighting Design
 
[West End, 2017] [Replacement]
Lighting[Replacement]
 
[West End, 2017]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2016]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2015]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2013]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2006]
Lighting Designer
 
[London Fringe, 2005]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, ]
Lighting Design

Awards and Nominations


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2023 - Best Lighting Design

Natasha Chivers, Prima Facie


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play

Natasha Chivers, Prima Facie

Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Natasha Chivers, Prima Facie

Drama Desk Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play

Natasha Chivers, 1984

Olivier Awards - 2016 - Best Lighting Design

Natasha ChiversOresteia


winner
Olivier Awards - 2007 - Best Lighting Design

Natasha Chivers, Sunday In The Park With George

News


DISCOSHOW, A Celebration Of The Beginnings Of Disco In Early 70s NYC, Opens On Las Vegas Strip

DISCOSHOW, celebrating the early 70s NYC disco scene, has opened on the Las Vegas Strip. The show highlights the origins of disco music and culture, bringing the vibrant era to life. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Photos: THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA Broadway Cast in Rehearsals

Get a first look at photos of the Broadway cast of The Hills of California in rehearsals here! Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
Full Cast Set For OEDIPUS Starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville

The full cast has been announced for the West End run of Oedipus, a new adaptation created by Robert Icke after Sophocles.
Manhattan Theatre Club Joins Production Team of THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA on Broadway

Manhattan Theatre Club has joined the producing team of the Broadway premiere of The Hills of California, a new play by Jez Butterworth and directed by Sam Mendes.
Jez Butterworth's THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA Reveals Full Broadway Cast

The complete Broadway cast has been announced for the New York premiere of Jez Butterworth’s new play The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendes. Learn more about who will star in the production here!
Video: Cast of THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA Explains the Story Behind the Play

Watch as the cast of Jez Butterworth Butterworth’s new play The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendes, talks about the story of the play. The production will open on Broadway for a limited engagement at the Broadhurst Theatre this fall.
THE MAD HATTER'S TEA PARTY Returns to the Linbury This Autumn

The Mad Hatter's Tea Party, a playful and surprising take on Lewis Carroll's classic tale Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, will return to the Royal Opera House's Linbury theatre from 4-24 September 2024.  
London Cast Will Reprise Roles in THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA on Broadway

Initial casting has been announced for the Broadway premiere of Jez Butterworth’s new play The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendes. Find out who is starring in the show here!
Tickets Go On Sale Next Week For Jez Butterworth's THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA on Broadway

Tickets will go on sale next week for the Broadway premiere of Jez Butterworth’s new play The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendes. The general public will have access beginning Wednesday, June 26 at 10am EST. 
THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA, Directed by Sam Mendes, Will Open on Broadway

Jez Butterworth’s new play The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendes, will open on Broadway this fall! The play will perform a limited engagement at the Broadhurst Theatre with previews beginning in September.
Review: MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE at Kennedy Center Opera House

Message in a Bottle, a narrative dance work set to music by Sting, with choreography by Kate Prince ranging from hip hop to break dancing to contemporary, is sometimes maddening but often exhilarating.
Tickets On Sale This Week For OEDIPUS at Wyndham's Theatre

New artwork has been released, and the ticket on-sale date has been announced for the strictly limited West End run of Oedipus, a new adaptation created by Robert Icke after Sophocles.
Photos: First Look at THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA at the Harold Pinter Theatre

All new production photos have been released for Jez Butterworth’s new play, The Hills of California. Check out the photos here!
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For Jez Butterworth's THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA

All new rehearsal photos have been released for Jez Butterworth’s new play, The Hills of California. Check out the photos here!
Laura Donnelly, Leanne Best, Ophelia Lovibond, and Helena Wilson Will Lead THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA

Laura Donnelly (The Ferryman, The Nevers, Outlander), Leanne Best (Sweat, Ripper Street, Line of Duty), Ophelia Lovibond (Minx, W1A, The Effect) and Helena Wilson (Vogue World, Jack Absolute Flies Again, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern) lead the cast as the Webb family in Jez Butterworth's new play, The Hills of California.
Sam Mendes to Direct New Play by Jez Butterworth

Following their multi-award-winning triumph, The Ferryman, Jez Butterworth, writer of Jerusalem, and Sam Mendes, director of The Lehman Trilogy, return to the West End to bring you The Hills of California. The latest play from the acclaimed playwright will run at Harold Pinter Theatre, for a limited season, from 27 January to 15 June 2024.
Review: MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, Peacock Theatre

If using the relaxing music of dinner party favourite Sting as the basis for a wild and inventive hip hop dance show isn’t an act of iconoclastic bravado, then what is?
Cast Set For MATES IN CHELSEA at the Royal Court

The Royal Court Theatre has announced that Amy Booth-Steel, Natalie Dew, Karina Fernandez, George Fouracres, Laurie Kynaston, Philipp Mogilnitskiy and Fenella Woolgar have been cast in Mates in Chelsea. Learn more about the production and find out how to get tickets here!
Milton Keynes Theatre Welcomes THE CROWN JEWELS To The Stage This October

The Crown Jewels is a riotous new comedy based on the most unbelievable royal caper in British history. Don't miss it when it comes to Milton Keynes Theatre in October!
Kate Prince's MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE Set to the Music of Sting to Embark on North American Tour in 2024

Sadler’s Wells' production of Message In A Bottle, the acclaimed dance theatre show by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, set to the music of 17-time Grammy Award-winning icon Sting, will embark on a major 10-stop North American tour in 2024. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Natasha Chivers been nominated for?

Best Lighting Design (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Prima Facie, Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Prima Facie, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Prima Facie, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for 1984, Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for Oresteia, and Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for Sunday In The Park With George.

What awards has Natasha Chivers won?

Best Lighting Design (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Prima Facie; Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Prima Facie; and Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for Sunday In The Park With George.

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