What shows or projects have you done with ETT?
The Funeral Director – Tour
Finish the sentence: Touring is important because…
It constantly challenges the technical and creative minds of designers and other creatives.
Where is home for you?
Leighton Buzzard
Where is your home away from home?
Amsterdam
Which city was your favourite to visit on tour with ETT?
Edinburgh
What gem did you discover on tour with ETT (could be a landmark/park/cafe/pub etc)?
The bar at the Edinburgh Playhouse
What are your touring essentials?
iPad, iPhone, Mac – & all the chargers!
Touring is important because it constantly challenges the technical and creative minds of designers and other creatives.
All music inspires me. The images it creates in my head very often informs design choices and suggestions.
What’s your go-to recipe whilst on tour?
The Weatherspoons App
Which artist(s) do you most admire and why?
I love the work of Katie Mitchell, particularly her production of Cleansed at The National Theatre.
What music inspires you?
All music inspires me. The images it creates in my head very often informs design choices and suggestions.
What piece of writing or quote inspires you?
“Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you’re probably right”
What, for you, makes a good piece of art?
Something that stays with it’s audience long after it’s finished.
What have been your career highlights so far?
An immersive production called The Sound Affect, which was launching a new product from Ikea and Sonos.
If you were cast away on a desert island, which 5 plays would you take with you and why?
Well, assuming I wasn’t alone on the island I would create new work! I’d read Angels in America and The Inheritance, because they both offer hope and escape.
Please can you tell us what you would say to emerging artists to encourage them to take their work on the road or join an ETT tour?
Touring is essential. It brings theatre to different spaces, different cultures and most importantly, new audiences.
Window or aisle seat?
Window.
Favourite way to travel?
Train.
If you could have any superpower, which would you choose?
I’d love to be able to freeze things! I bit like Elsa from Frozen.
Touring is essential. It brings theatre to different spaces, different cultures and most importantly, new audiences.
Jack Weir’s biog:
Jack is a five time Off West End nominee for best lighting design and a What’sOnStage Award nominated lighting designer who works across a broad range of theatre and opera, including productions with Trafalgar Studios, Arcola Theatre, and Leicester Curve.He has also won the LIT award for his design on Judy! at the Arts Theatre and the ETC Award in 2014.
He frequently designs a broad range of work including; plays and musicals around the UK, on the London fringe, in the West End and UK tours.
Further reading:
Website: www.weirdlighting.co.uk
