Simisola is a Lighting Designer based in the UK. She graduated from Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) with a specialised degree in Lighting Design.
Awards and Nominations
2026 Profile Awards Nomination for Theatre Lighting Design
2024 Black British Theatre Awards Nomination for Lighting Design
2023 Black British Theatre Awards Nomination for Lighting Design
2022 Black British Theatre Awards Nomination for Lighting Design
List of Productions
2026
RELICS | Director: Michael Longhurst | Lyric Hammersmith
THE ASSASINATION OF MARGARET THATCHER | Director: John Young | Liverpool Everyman
HEARTWALL | Director: Katie Greenall | Bush Theatre
JA JA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING | Director: Monique Touko | Lyric Hammersmith
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND | Director: Annabel Mutale | Theatre Royal Drury Lane
2025
DRACAPELLA | Director: Jez Bond | Park Theatre
THE RED ROGUE OF BALA | Director: Dan Jones | Theatre Clwyd
LOST ATOMS | Director: Scott Graham | Leicester Curve
A SINGLE MAN | Director: Jonathan Watkins | Royal Ballet and Opera/AVIVA Studios
TRAPLORD | Director: Ivan Michael Blackstock | Sadler's Wells
CARNIVAL | Director: Scott Graham and Jane Mitchell | Leicester Curve
THE SECRET LIVES OF BABA SEGI'S WIVES | Director: Femi Elufowoju | Arcola Theatre
GHOSTS | Director: Rachel O'Riordan | Lyric Hammersmith
THE 39 STEPS | Director: Ryan Mcbride | Octagon Theatre, Bolton
2024
SLEEPING BEAUTY | Director: Susie Mckenna | Broadway Theatre, Catford
ODD AND THE FROST GIANT | Director: Rachel Bagshaw | Unicorn Theatre
PONTYPOOL | Director: Dan Phillips | Wales Millenium Centre
PIRATENKONING | Director: Daniel Van Klaveren | Reisopera, Enschede
ROMEO AND JULIET | Director: Jenny Sealey | Shakespeare North
HOUNDS OF BASKERVILLES | Director: John Nicholson | Theatre by the Lake
BEFORE I GO | Director: Oziame Ihesiene | Brixton House
MY FATHER'S FABLE | Director: Rebekah Murrell | The Bush Theatre
HOUSE OF IFE | Director: Beru Tessema | Gielgud Theatre, RADA
THE BALLAD OF HATTIE AND JAMES | Director: Richard Twyman | Kiln Theatre
A TASTE OF HONEY | Director: Emma Baggott | The Royal Exchange, Manchester
DARK WITH EXCESSIVE BRIGHT | Director: Robert Binet | Linbury Theatre, Royal Ballet and Opera
2023
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK | Director: Susie Mckenna | Broadway Theatre, Catford
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK | Director: Denzel Westley-Sanderson | Stratford East Theatre
CHOIRBOY | Director: Nancy Medina
METAMORPHOSIS | Director: Scott Graham | Frantic Assembly Tour
RBO YOUTH PROJECT | Linbury Theatre, Royal Ballet and Opera
ES AND FLO | Director: Susie Mckenna | Kiln Theatre
FAMILY TREE | Director: Matthew Xia | Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
