Andy Rushton

Andy was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and trained at North Tyneside College for Performing Arts. After completing his training he designed for a variety of productions whilst continuing to work as an electrician.

In 1993 he moved to Opera North to re-light several of their operas including ‘La Boheme’ & ‘Orpheus in the Underworld’. Following Opera North he moved to Leeds Grand Theatre where he was involved in a varied programme of ballet, opera, musicals and drama.

Since joining Northern Ballet Theatre in 1998 he has been responsible for re-lighting the companies repertoire including, Dracula, A Christmas Carol, Madame Butterfly and Wuthering Heights.

Andy has already designed I Got Rhythm and Requiem for the company.

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