Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Stage Lighting Summer Course
London, United Kingdom
Summer Course
DURATION
5 days
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 615
STUDY FORMAT
* course 1 & 2 is now full | please join our waiting list and we will contact you if a place becomes available
Key Summary
About: This five-day course at Guildhall School of Music & Drama introduces the electrics department of theater production. You’ll learn about lamps, lenses, lanterns and luminaires, rigging and focusing lanterns, and interpreting a lighting plan. Hands-on sessions cover recording and playing back cues and a collaborative exercise where you’ll light a show. You’ll cover stage lighting, technical theater, lighting design, rigging, focusing and playback.
Career Outcomes: This course can prepare you for roles such as lighting technician, stage electrician, production lighting assistant, or electrics crew member in theater, events, or touring productions. It can support further study in lighting design.
About Stage Lighting
This five-day course will introduce you to the work of an electrics department in the theatre industry and its accessories, including lamps, lenses, lanterns, and luminaires. You will get hands-on experience rigging and focusing lanterns, as well as guidance on how to interpret a lighting plan. You will gain an appreciation of how to record and play back the lighting for a small show in a collaborative exercise at the end of the course.
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What can I expect?
The course covers:
- Safe working and electrical theory, including a practical plug wiring exercise
- Basic fault finding
- Use of DMX to control dimmers, moving lights, scrollers, etc.
- Advice on how to prepare for a show
- Advice on how to control lights using manual and memory desks
There will also be a tour of the backstage areas of Guildhall's performance spaces to demonstrate how to resource a producing venue.
Who is the course for?
Anyone aged 16 and over with an interest in lighting, either beginners or those with developing levels of experience in using light in a theatrical or narrative context.
Course Dates & Times
- Course 1: Monday 20 – Friday 24 July 2026
10am–5pm - Course 2: Monday 27 – Friday 31 July 2026
10am–5pm