Paul Jackson

Paul Jackson APDG is a multi-award-winning lighting and set designer, dramaturg and theatre maker whose practice encompasses theatre, opera, dance, music theatre, and live events. He is a graduate of the University of Melbourne and RMIT. Paul is one of Australia’s most awarded designers. He received a Helpmann Award for LITTLE MATCH GIRL (lighting design 2012); Sydney Theatre Awards for LOVE AND INFORMATION (lighting design 2015) and BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE (lighting design 2019); a Critics' Award for Theatre in Scotland for SOLARIS (lighting design 2019); Australian Production Design Guild Awards for LOVE AND INFORMATION (lighting design 2015), AWAY (lighting design 2017), TESTAMENT OF MARY (lighting design 2017), SOLARIS (lighting design 2019) MONSTERS (set and lighting design 2022), ESCAPED ALONE/WHAT IF IF ONLY (lighting design 2023), RUSALKA (lighting design 2024) and TROY (lighting 2026); Green Room Awards for RECITAL and for COSMONAUT (lighting design 2004) GOTHARAMA (lighting design 2005), IT JUST STOPPED (lighting design 2006), Body of Work 2014 (lighting design), I AM A MIRACLE (set design 2015), TESTAMENT OF MARY and AWAY (lighting design 2017), MELANCHOLIA (lighting design 2018) and Body of Work 2025 (lighting design). He has also received over fifty further nominations for design work from State and National awards. Paul is accredited with the Australian Production Design Guild.