We are delighted to announce Kevin Murphy as Assistant Lighting Designer for the upcoming production of Emma at the Abbey Theatre!
Kevin Murphy is a lighting designer from Ireland based between London and Dublin and working in theatre, dance, and music. He graduated from The Lir Academy’s MFA Stage Design in 2021.
Recent design credits include Saturation (Dublin Modular), Malignant Humour (Hannah Gumbrielle), Double Act (Honey & Lemon), Bent (The Lir), Eurydice (The Lir), Red Lines (Monika Palova & Sean McIlraith), Dog Shit (Bellaray Bertrand-Webb), Ruining The Act (Emily Kilkenny Roddy), AKEDAH (Hampstead Downstairs), The Naughty Fox (Toucan Theatre), Anatomy of a Night (Nick Nikolaou), The Blue House (Helikon Theatre), Cross Street (Fregoli).
In 2023 he was awarded ‘Best Lighting Design’ at Dublin Fringe Festival for his work on Red Lines (Monika Palova & Sean McIlraith).
Kevin will be working under the mentorship of Sinéad McKenna as part of our Assistant Designer mentorship programme, presented by ISPD in partnership with the Abbey Theatre and funded by The Arts Council Arts Grant Funding 2024.
