Music, Lyrics and Book by Anaïs Mitchell
Developed for the stage and Directed by Rachel Chavkin
Set Design by Rachel Hauck
Costume Design by Michael Krass
Lighting Design by Bradley King
Sound Design by Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz
Choreography by David Neumann
Musical Direction by Liam Robinson
London Premiere:
Olivier Theatre, National Theatre (November 2 2018 – January 26 2019)
West-End Run
Lyric Theatre, (10 February 2024 – )
Broadway Premiere
Water Kerr Theatre (previews from March 22 2019, opening night April 17 2019)
Paused due to the Coronavirus pandemic in March 2020.
Lighting
There are 540 lighting cues, running on an Eos Ti desk
The lighting operator has to run through 100 preset cues to check the rig before the start of each show, including individual checks on each of the 69 moving LED lights, and the 40 incandescent moving lights.
In total, there are 15 different fixtures in use, 5 of which are moving lights with 10 conventional types of lantern.
The practicals, including the Swinging lamps are also checked.
London West End Company 2024
Photography by Marc Brenner, from 2024 website
