Neil Austin

Neil Austin is an English lighting designer. He has been nominated for nine and won two Olivier Awards, and won three Tony Awards from six nominations for his work on plays and musicals in London and New York. Neil is the lighting designer for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child for which he has received global acclaim, including the Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Helpmann, Outer Critics Circle, Dora Mavor, and WhatsOnStage Awards for best lighting design.

Neil studied Technical Theatre at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and was made a Fellow in 2008. Variety named him a Pacesetter on the London Arts Scene in 2007, and an Artisan Elite in 2019.

Awards

Paddington: The Musical WhatsOnStage Award for Best Lighting Design Born with Teeth WhatsOnStage Award for Best Lighting Design

Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Lighting Design

WhatsOnStage Award for Best Lighting Design

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design The 47th BroadwayWorld Award for Best Lighting Design Company Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design WhatsOnStage Award for Best Lighting Design 2020 Rosmersholm Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design

Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play Knight of Illumination Award (USA) for Best Lighting Design (Play - Large Venue)

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design WhatsOnStage Award for Best Lighting Design Knight of Illumination Award for Best Lighting Design (Musical Theatre) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Helpmann Award for Best Lighting Design Rosmersholm BroadwayWorld Award for Best Lighting Design

Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Lighting Design Translations BroadwayWorld Award for Best Lighting Design

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design WhatsOnStage Award for Best Lighting Design

The Winter's Tale Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design Hughie Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play

Assassins Knight of Illumination Award for Best Lighting Design (Musical Theatre) The Winter's Tale Falstaff Award for Best Lighting Design

Manchester Theatre Award for Best Design Falstaff Award for Best Lighting Design

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Lighting Design Company Knight of Illumination Award for Best Lighting Design (Musical Theatre) Betty Blue Eyes WhatsOnStage Award for Best Lighting Design

The White Guard Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design Passion Knight of Illumination Award for Best Lighting Design (Musical Theatre) The Prince of Homburg WhatsOnStage Award for Best Lighting Design Women Beware Women WhatsOnStage Award for Best Lighting Design

Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play LDI Award for Excellence in Lighting Design

Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play LDI Award for Excellence in Lighting Design Judgement Day Knight of Illumination Award for Best Lighting Design (Play) Madame de Sade WhatsOnStage Award for Best Lighting Design Life is a Dream WhatsOnStage Award for Best Lighting Design

LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards Backstage Garland Award for Lighting Design

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design WhatsOnStage Award for Best Lighting Design Knight of Illumination Award for Best Lighting Design (Musical Theatre)

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Lighting Designer Oedipus WhatsOnStage Award for Best Lighting Design Life is a Dream WhatsOnStage Award for Best Lighting Design Twelfth Night Knight of Illumination Award for Best Lighting Design (Play) 2008 Parade Knight of Illumination Award for Best Lighting Design (Musical Theatre)

Therese Raquin Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design Frost/Nixon Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Lighting Design