Doug Cairns is a Set and Lighting Designer working across a range of theatre, music, live events, and creative roles. Having studied Theatre and Performance at Warwick University, he has worked extensively in touring and production roles alongside his design and creative work. He particularly enjoys the challenge of projects that combine theatricality with live music and dance in fast moving productions.
Awards and Nominations
List of Productions
2026
JANETTE AND ALJAŽ: LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE! | Set & Lighting Design | Director: Gareth Walker | UK Tour
AL MCKAY'S EARTH WIND AND FIRE EXPERIENCE | Lighting Design | UK Tour
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE: IN CONCERT | Lighting Design | Musical Director: Elliot Davis | UK Tour
TWILIGHT: IN CONCERT | Lighting Design | Musical Director: Elliot Davis | UK Tour
HOLLY JOHNSON | Lighting Design | Lucerne Retro Festival
2025
THE AMY WINEHOUSE BAND | Lighting Design | Musical Director: Gareth Walker | UK Tour
CHRISTMAS AT NATIONAL TRUST TYNTESFIELD | Scenic Design | Courtyard Installation
RETURN OF THE LEGENDS | Set & Lighting Design | Director: Scott Coldwell | UK Tour
HOLLY JOHNSON | Lighting Design | Rewind Festival & Let's Rock Festival
HOLLY JOHNSON WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME: 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR | Lighting Design | Musical Director: Vinzenz Benjamin | UK and Europe Tour
DIONNE WARWICK: DON'T MAKE ME OVER, ONE NIGHT ONLY | Lighting Design | Musical Director: Andre 'Chez' Lewis | The Apollo Theatre, New York
JANETTE AND ALJAŽ: LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE! | Set & Lighting Design | Director: Gareth Walker | UK Tour
DIONNE WARWICK: DON'T MAKE ME OVER | Lighting Design | Musical Director: Andre 'Chez' Lewis | UK & Europe Tour
2024
LEGENDS OF THE DANCE FLOOR | Set & Lighting Design | Director: Scott Coldwell | UK Tour
GREATEST HITS RADIO AT REWIND FESTIVAL | Prop & Scenic Design | VESTA Productions
NADIYA AND KAI: BEHIND THE MAGIC | Set & Lighting Design | Director: Scott Coldwell | UK Tour
HOUSE OF FLAMENKA | Lighting Design | Director: Arlene Phillips & James Cousins | Sporting Monte Carlo, Monaco
DIONNE WARWICK: DON'T MAKE ME OVER | Lighting Design | Musical Director: Andre 'Chez' Lewis | UK Tour
JULIAN CLARY: A FISTFUL OF CLARY | Prop & Lighting Design | Director: David McGillivray | UK Tour
PIONEER DJ: EUPHONIA | Art Director | DOP: Paul King | Product Video
2023
JANETTE AND ALJAŽ: DANCING IN A WINTER WONDERLAND | Set & Lighting Design | Director: Gareth Walker | UK Tour
PIONEER DJ DDJ REV5 & WAVE-EIGHT | Assistant Art Director | DOP: Paul King | Product Videos
HOUSE OF FLAMENKA | Lighting Design | Director: Arlene Phillips & James Cousins | Peacock Theatre
PIONEER DJ: PLX-CRSS12 | Video Design | DOP: Paul King | Product Video
REWIND FESTIVAL | Prop Design | VESTA Productions
THE UNDERDOG: JOSH MUST WIN | Assistant Art Director | Art Director: Sophie Robinson | STV
NADIYA AND KAI: ONCE UPON A TIME | Set & Lighting Design | Director: Scott Coldwell | UK Tour
PIONEER DJ: FLX10 | Lighting & Video Design | DOP: Paul King | Product Video & Key Visuals
2022
JANETTE AND ALJAŽ: A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER | Prop Design | Director: Gareth Walker | UK Tour
PIONEER DJ: DJM-S5 | Assistant Art Director | DOP: Paul King | Product Videos
HOUSE OF FLAMENKA | Lighting Design | Director: Arlene Phillips & James Cousins | Peacock Theatre
RUNESICAL | Prop Design | Director: Sam Cochrane | Edinburgh Fringe
WESSEX DANCE ACADEMY, FINAL SHOWCASE | Lighting Design | Theatre Royal Winchester
JULIAN CLARY: BORN TO MINCE | Lighting Design | Director: David McGillivray | Bloomsbury Theatre
BARRY HUMPHRIES: THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK | Set Design | Director: Nikki Woollaston | UK Tour & Garrick Theatre
2021
PIONEER DJ: DDJ-REV7/REV1 | Assistant Art Director | DOP: Paul King | Product Videos
WESSEX DANCE ACADEMY, FINAL SHOWCASE | Work in Progress | Lighting Design | St John's House, Winchester
PIONEER DJ: DM-50D | Assistant Art Director | DOP: Paul King | Product Videos
CHELSEA IN BLOOM | Welcome Board Scenic Installation | Polar Black
JIMMY SOMERVILLE AT REWIND FESTIVAL | Prop Design | VESTA Productions
GORDON RAMSAY'S FUTURE FOOD STARS | Season 1 | Assistant Art Director | Studio Ramsay/Objective Media Group
2020 AND EARLIER
TIMPSON: THE MUSICAL | Set Design | Director: Sam Cochrane | King's Head Theatre
WESSEX DANCE ACADEMY, FINAL SHOWCASE | Lighting Design | Theatre Royal Winchester
TIMPSON: THE MUSICAL | Set Design | Director: Sam Cochrane | Edinburgh Fringe
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS | Set Design | Director: Rob Madge | Warwick Arts Centre Studio
TRAINSPOTTING | Set Design | Director: Josh Stride | Warwick Arts Centre Studio
FOLLIES | Set Design | Director: Rebekah Hesmondhalgh | Warwick Arts Centre Theatre
ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR | Set Design | Warwick Arts Centre Studio
GUYS AND DOLLS | Set Design | Director: Alex Lonsdale | Theatre Royal Winchester
CABARET | Set Design | Directors: Freya Jefferies & Patrick Hill | Warwick Arts Centre Studio
ANYTHING GOES | Set Design | Director: Jack Plummer | Warwick Arts Centre Studio
