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...

Meri Blazevski

Meri Blazevski

Worked with on Truth

Annie Bourke

Annie Bourke

Worked with on Truth

Jing-Xuan Chan

Jing-Xuan Chan

Worked with on Anna K

Callan Colley

Callan Colley

Worked with on Anna K

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

Brigid Gallacher

Brigid Gallacher

Worked with on Anna K

Justin Gardam

Justin Gardam

Worked with on Truth

Lyndall Grant

Lyndall Grant

Worked with on Truth

Emily Havea

Emily Havea

Worked with on Truth

Spencer Herd

Spencer Herd

Worked with on Truth

Patrick Jones

Worked with on Truth

Tomáš Kantor

Tomáš Kantor

Worked with on Truth

Carissa Licciardello

Carissa Licciardello

Worked with on Anna K

Joe Paradise Lui

Joe Paradise Lui

Worked with on Anna K

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

Rosemary Osmond

Rosemary Osmond

Worked with on Truth

Lyndie  Li Wan Po

Lyndie Li Wan Po

Worked with on Anna K

Eva Rees

Eva Rees

Worked with on Truth

Kelly Ryall

Kelly Ryall

Worked with on Truth

Eva Seymour

Eva Seymour

Worked with on Truth

Amy Todd

Worked with on Truth

Bayley Turner

Bayley Turner

Worked with on Truth

Rhys Velasquez

Rhys Velasquez

Worked with on Truth

Cointha Walkeden

Cointha Walkeden

Worked with on Anna K

Ashleigh Walwyn

Ashleigh Walwyn

Worked with on Truth

Karina White

Worked with on Truth

Matilda Woodroofe

Matilda Woodroofe

Worked with on Truth