25 years an Equity member; Field Day tour manager and Gate Theatre production manager -Derek has been everywhere from scout hut to Broadway. He specialises in lighting small venues on a budget. An experienced teacher with Child Protection clearance he may be just the person to add sparkle to your production. 07773057320
In 2003 Michael designed, constructed and lit Macnaghten Productions' version of Mark Sa Franco's "The Promise" at the Millennium Forum in Londonderry.
Starring New York actor Nick Hardin as sleazy theatrical agent Harvey Gilman...
...Claire Connor as Wendy La Brava who knows that c-a-s-t-i-n-g spells couch .
...Sheelagh O'Kane as Sharon Striker: an ingenue who is, to put it kindly, a little past her prime and...
A simple timeless tale in which boy meets broad...
...meets bottle meets fate… meets gurl...
...and they don't all live happily ever after… but "hey them's the breaks kid"...
Derek has an old fashioned fondness for classic Black & White front of house shots. As time is always pressing in theatre work he recommends shooting digital for quick directorial approval and processing--digital is excellent for colour accuracy and if necessary glossy high contrast black and white stills can be produced from the same files.