Paul Jackson

Paul Jackson

Set Designer, Lighting Designer, Dramaturg

Paul Jackson (he/him) is an award-winning lighting designer who works across Australia and internationally.

Malthouse Theatre: Lighting Designer for This Is Living, Nosferatu, Anna K, The Return, Cloudstreet, Blasted, Melancholia, Bliss, The Testament of Mary, Black Rider, Away, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Meow Meow’s The Little Mermaid and Solaris (with Lyric Hammersmith London / Royal Lyceum Edinburgh); and Set & Lighting Designer for Monsters.  Other Theatre: Lighting Designer for Sunday, Oil, Do Not Go Gentle, Lifespan of a Fact, Death of a Salesman and No Pay? No Way! (Sydney Theatre Company); Otto, Stop Girl, Escaped Alone and Galileo (Belvoir); Escaped Alone and What If If Only, Sunday and Cyrano (Melbourne Theatre Company).

Paul has won a Helpmann Award, two Sydney Theatre Awards, seven Green Room Awards, a Critics’ Award for Theatre in Scotland, and five Australian Production Design Guild Awards. In addition, he has also received a further four Helpmann Award nominations, thirty-two Green Room Award nominations, five APDG nominations and four Sydney Theatre nominations. He is a Churchill Fellow and an Australia Council Fellow.

Paul is accredited with the Australian Production Design Guild.

Shows worked on

Truth

Truth

Lighting Designer 2025

Anna K

Anna K

Lighting Designer 2022

Current as of January 2025.

Paul Jackson has worked with...

Matthew Lutton

Matthew Lutton

Worked with on This is Living and 2 others

Joe Paradise Lui

Joe Paradise Lui

Worked with on This is Living and 1 other

Lyndie  Li Wan Po

Lyndie Li Wan Po

Worked with on Anna K and 1 other

Mark Pritchard

Mark Pritchard

Worked with on Nosferatu and 1 other

Cecily Rabey

Cecily Rabey

Worked with on This is Living and 1 other

Kelly Ryall

Kelly Ryall

Worked with on Truth and 1 other

Cointha Walkeden

Cointha Walkeden

Worked with on Anna K and 1 other

Matilda Woodroofe

Matilda Woodroofe

Worked with on Truth and 1 other

Marline Zaibak

Marline Zaibak

Worked with on This is Living and 1 other

Zoe Atkinson

Zoe Atkinson

Worked with on The Return

Bridget Balodis

Bridget Balodis

Worked with on Nosferatu

Jimi Bani

Jimi Bani

Worked with on The Return

Meri Blazevski

Meri Blazevski

Worked with on Truth

Annie Bourke

Annie Bourke

Worked with on Truth

Max Brown

Max Brown

Worked with on Nosferatu

Jing-Xuan Chan

Jing-Xuan Chan

Worked with on Anna K

Kat Chan

Kat Chan

Worked with on Monsters

Marco Cher-Gibard

Marco Cher-Gibard

Worked with on Monsters

Callan Colley

Callan Colley

Worked with on Anna K

Jacob Collins-Levy

Jacob Collins-Levy

Worked with on Nosferatu

Anna Cordingley

Anna Cordingley

Worked with on Anna K

Patricia Cornelius

Patricia Cornelius

Worked with on Truth

Caroline Craig

Caroline Craig

Worked with on Anna K

Susie Dee

Susie Dee

Worked with on Truth

Harry Dowling

Harry Dowling

Worked with on Nosferatu

Culture Evolves

Culture Evolves

Worked with on The Return

Bernadette Fam

Bernadette Fam

Worked with on Nosferatu

Ash Flanders

Ash Flanders

Worked with on This is Living

Brigid Gallacher

Brigid Gallacher

Worked with on Anna K

Justin Gardam

Justin Gardam

Worked with on Truth

Ghenoa Gela

Ghenoa Gela

Worked with on The Return

Lyndall Grant

Lyndall Grant

Worked with on Truth

Rosalind Hall

Rosalind Hall

Worked with on Monsters

Romanie Harper

Romanie Harper

Worked with on Nosferatu

John Harvey

John Harvey

Worked with on The Return

Emily Havea

Emily Havea

Worked with on Truth

Spencer Herd

Spencer Herd

Worked with on Truth

Samantha Hines

Samantha Hines

Worked with on Monsters

Emme Hoy

Emme Hoy

Worked with on Monsters

Damion Hunter

Damion Hunter

Worked with on The Return

Patrick Jones

Worked with on Truth

Keegan Joyce

Keegan Joyce

Worked with on Nosferatu

Tomáš Kantor

Tomáš Kantor

Worked with on Truth

Kristel Kickett

Kristel Kickett

Worked with on The Return

Wil King

Wil King

Worked with on This is Living

Stephanie Lake

Stephanie Lake

Worked with on Monsters

Carissa Licciardello

Carissa Licciardello

Worked with on Anna K

Angelica Lockyer

Angelica Lockyer

Worked with on The Return

Ari Maza Long

Ari Maza Long

Worked with on The Return

Belinda McClory

Belinda McClory

Worked with on This is Living

Marcus McKenzie

Marcus McKenzie

Worked with on This is Living

Louisa Mignone

Louisa Mignone

Worked with on Anna K

Suzie Miller

Suzie Miller

Worked with on Anna K

James O'Connell

James O'Connell

Worked with on Truth

Chloe Ogilvie

Chloe Ogilvie

Worked with on The Return

Lisa Osborn

Lisa Osborn

Worked with on Monsters

Rosemary Osmond

Rosemary Osmond

Worked with on Truth

Michelle Perera

Michelle Perera

Worked with on This is Living

Eva Rees

Eva Rees

Worked with on Truth

Sophie Ross

Sophie Ross

Worked with on Nosferatu

Zoë Rouse

Zoë Rouse

Worked with on The Return

Sean Ryan

Sean Ryan

Worked with on The Return

Georgia Sealey

Georgia Sealey

Worked with on This is Living

Eva Seymour

Eva Seymour

Worked with on Truth

Guy Simon

Guy Simon

Worked with on The Return

Shamita Siva

Shamita Siva

Worked with on Nosferatu

Cessalee Stovall

Cessalee Stovall

Worked with on Nosferatu

Jason Tamiru

Jason Tamiru

Worked with on The Return

Laila Thaker

Laila Thaker

Worked with on The Return

Maria Theodorakis

Maria Theodorakis

Worked with on This is Living

Amy Todd

Worked with on Truth

Bayley Turner

Bayley Turner

Worked with on Truth

Rhys Velasquez

Rhys Velasquez

Worked with on Truth

Ashleigh Walwyn

Ashleigh Walwyn

Worked with on Truth

Keziah Warner

Keziah Warner

Worked with on Nosferatu

Josie Weise

Josie Weise

Worked with on Monsters

Karina White

Worked with on Truth

Alison Whyte

Alison Whyte

Worked with on Monsters

Kimball Wong

Kimball Wong

Worked with on Monsters

Jethro Woodward

Jethro Woodward

Worked with on The Return