Gavin developed an interest in the lighting industry whilst
studying at school. He first started working in theatre in
1989 as a trainee electrician at the Churchill Theatre in
Bromley. After training for a year, Gavin toured around the
UK and USA for one year before returning to the Churchill
Theatre firstly as Assistant Electrician, and then moving
up to Deputy Chief Electrician. Within that time Gavin worked
on over 100 new productions. Gavin left in 1995 and now works
as a freelance Lighting Designer/ Production Manager. Gavin's
lighting design credits include: Dance 123, Dance Crazy,
Half a Sixpence, Oliver, Brigadoon (Churchill Theatre), Inside
the Firm (Edinburgh Festival), Hot Shoe Shuffle (UK tour),
Tap Dogs (UK, European and Asian tours), Tap Dogs (USA tour),
Kat and the Kings (Associate Lighting Designer - UK tour)
Kat and the Kings (Frankfurt), Circus Days, Circus Nights
(Channel 4 , ICA, London) Jack and the Beanstalk (Richmond
Theatre), Gumboots (Grahamstown Festival, South Africa, Edinburgh
Festival, UK tour, West End season and USA tour) Kat and
the Kings (Vienna), Kat and the Kings (European tour). Gavin
lives with his wife Joanna and their two children Abigail
and Jessica.
