“The Pig Iron People" - Sydney Theatre Company. By John Doyle. Directed by Craig Ilott, Set & costumes designed by Stephen Curtis. Opened on 31st October 2008 at the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House to critical acclaim.  “The Vertical Hour" - Sydney Theatre Company. By David Hare. Directed by Dr Julian Meyrick, Set & costumes designed by Stephen Curtis. Opened on 14th February 2008 at the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House to critical acclaim. Photos by Tracey Schramm  Rotary International Convention in Copenhagen, Denmark June 2006 Produced & creative direction by Paul Haines of Inspiring Events International
A major international event celebrating the great work of Rotary International with 15,000 delegates attending from 170 countries. There were 9 performances of 5 separate shows in 4 days. 

Production and lighting design (go to Previz Australia for more)         "Hamlet" - The Bell Shakespeare Company Directed by John Bell. Opened at the Sydney Opera House, Playhouse Theatre on 4th March 2003 to critical acclaim. Lighting co designed with set designer Laurence Eastwood. (Green Room Award nomination for lighting) Click here to see lighting reviews.         "Influence" - Sydney Theatre Company. By David Williamson. Directed by Bruce Myles, set designed by Larry Eastwood Opened in March 2005 at the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House. Sold out season. Performance and rehearsal shots shown. Extensive national tour followed.        Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006. Lighting design by Mark Hammer. Lighting plans devised using VectorWorks Spotlight by Peter Neufeld as well as Keystone correction for the large format projection by The Electric Canvas. Thumbs of a 6 page case study by Nemetschek North America (NNA Case Studies)          IBM Focus 2002 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, 2002 for Designtroupe.  "Trying" by Joanna McClelland Glass - Ensemble Theatre. Directed by Sandra Bates, designed by Nicholas Dare. Starring Michael Craig and Catherine McGraffin. It opened on 11th May 2007 at the Ensemble Theatre.  "Measure for Measure" - The Bell Shakespeare Company Directed by John Bell, set & costumes designed by Robert Kemp. Opened at the Playhouse, Melbourne Arts Centre in July 2005 to great critical acclaim. National tour followed.      Rotary International Centennial Convention, McCormick Place, Chicago, June 2005. Produced by Paul Haines at Inspiring Events International. A prestigeous international event celebrating the hundredth anniversary of Rotary International with 44,000 delegates attending from 170 countries. There were 9 performances of 5 separate shows in 4 days.    An article on this prestigious show in Australia's CX Magazine (4 page PDF):   The Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony - Sydney 10th October 2003. Director of ceremonies, Andrew Walsh; designed by Brian Thomson (associate designer Robert Dein) and lit by lighting designer Mark Hammer. The biggest sporting event in the world for 2003. Responsibilities included all the Computer Aided Design using VectorWorks and calling the followspots. Click to read credit.       "The Wars of The Roses" - The Bell Shakespeare Company Directed by John Bell, set & costumes designed by Stephen Curtis. Shakepeares epic Henry VIth trilogy adapted by John Bell. Opened at the Playhouse, Sydney Opera House in March 2005 to great critical acclaim. National tour followed.       "The Club" - Sydney Theatre Company By David Williamson, directed by Bruce Myles and designed by Larry Eastwood. Opened at the Drama Theatre, The Sydney Opera House on 28th August 2003. (Rehearsal shots shown)     "The Servant of Two Masters" -The Bell Shakespeare Company Directed by John Bell, set & costumes designed by Stephen Curtis. Opened at the Playhouse, Queensland Performing Arts Centre on the 30th May 2003 dubbed by one reviewer as "Commedia dell Oz".      Remounted and the lighting redesigned for the 2004 mainstay season- opening to an extraordinary reception with a standing ovation Sydney Opera House on 20th March 2004- before a highly successful tour.  Club Sun One "Stars Down Under" - Kenwood Group A recognition event for American and European delegates, encompassing several different venues around Sydney Harbour. Local producer and technical director Adam Charles.         The guests had just finished watching a dance piece by the Bangarra Dance Theatre inside a big tent at Fleet Steps in the Royal Botanic Gardens opposite the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge.   The beautiful Sydney Town Hall transformed by lighting for the gala dinner     "I'm not Rappaport" - Ensemble Theatre. By Herb Garner. Starring Warren Mitchell and George Henare, at Sydney's Theatre Royal. Opened 17th February 2004. Directed by Andrew Doyle and designed by Judith Hoddinott.     94th Rotary International Congress- at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 1-4th June 2003. With 16,000 delegates it was one of the biggest international conferences of the year in Australia. Creative director and executive producer, Paul Haines for Designtroupe. Pigi artistry provided by The Electric Canvas. (3rd image is non Pigi- just lighting)      "Aunty and Me" by Morris Panych, directed by Michael Karaolis, designed by Judith Hoddinott. Opened at the beautiful Ensemble Theatre, Kirribilli on Sydney Harbour, 20th June, 2003, to rave reviews.      The Australian Construction Achievement Awards, Sydney.   "The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead" by Robert Hewitt, starring Jacki Weaver. Opening play for the 2005 season for the Melbourne Theatre Company. A one woman show opened to great critical acclaim at the Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne in January and immediately sold out the extended 8 week season. It continued to tour to full houses.   "The Merchant of Venice" for the Bell Shakespeare Company, at the Playhouse, Sydney Opera House and national tour, 1999. Directed by Richard Wherrett, designed by Michael Scott Mitchell.       "Spinning into Butter" Ensemble Theatre, Sydney, 2002 (Image on right is a rendered gobo test using VectorWorks Spotlight) Director Adam Cook, set Wendy Osmond.   On of the several international IBM Recognition events I have lit for Audience Motivation. This one in Pattaya in Thailand .   One of the several Toyota car launches I have lit. For Show and Tell Special Events. This one in 1999.    The musical "Reunion" by John Waters and Stewart D'Arrietta, National tour 1995 (with Jacki Weaver)   "The Caribbean Tempest" in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, 2000. Director: Toby Gough, Set and lighting with Ken Flower of Dreamscapes     One of the well produced shows created at the intimate venue Kinselas in Sydney that went on to tour the country to great success. This is one of Glenn Shorrocks trilogy of "caberock/rockeret" shows. c 1986+    "Looking though a Glass Onion" Theatre Royal, Sydney.    A gala dinner at the Sydney Town Hall transformed by lighting     A few pictures of some of the beautifully designed shows by Ken Flower of Dreamscapes that I have had the privilege to take charge of the lighting under his guidance. 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Kinselas 'Space" Discotheque.  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