Frankie Clarke is a lighting designer based on Gadigal land, working across theatre, dance and experimental practise. They take a keen interest in how light and aesthetics enhance and encourage the dramaturgy of a work, and how these forms alter sensory experience in space.
Nominations:
2024 Sydney Theatre Awards, Best Lighting Design of an Independent Production - Ruins, Clockfire Theatre Co, Belvoir 25a
2023 Sydney Theatre Awards, Best Lighting Design of an Independent Production - All His Beloved Children, Dir. Amelia Burke
2022 Sydney Theatre Awards, Best Lighting Design of an Independent Production - Mother May We, Mel Ree, Griffin Theatre
Selected Theatre Works:
Ecstasy, Marcus Whale, Liveworks 2024, Rising Festival (2025)
Werkaholics, Vivian Nguyen and Nicole Pingon, Belvoir 25a (2025)
Ruins أطلال, Clockfire Theatre Company, Belvoir 25a (2024) Nominated Sydney Theatre Awards
Karim, James Elazzi, National Theatre of Parramatta (2024)
Dog, Shayne De Groot, KXT (2024)
The Changelings, Charlotte Salusinszky, PACT (2024)
All His Beloved Children, Amelia Burke, KXT (2023) Nominated Sydney Theatre Awards
Beyond The Break, Challito Browne, Belvior 25a (2023)
Feminazi, Laneikka Denne, Belvoir 25a (2022)
They Took Me To A Queer Bar, Tommy Misa, Old Fitz (2022 and 2023)
Mother May We, Mel Ree, Griffin (2022) Nominated Sydney Theatre Awards
Selected Dance Works:
Common Place, Omer Backley- Astrachan and Jana Castillo (2025)
Origines, Daniel Navarro Lorenzo (SPAIN) (2025)
Anam Cara, Lorcan Power (2024)
Revival, Martin del Amo and Vicki Van Hout (2024)
Bat Lake, Eliza Cooper (2022)
Fall!! Falter!! Dance!!, Ryuichi Fujimura (2022)
Infusion, Lucky Lartey (2021)
Reclaim, BlackBirds (2019),
Mea Culpa, Cloe Fournier's (2019)
Plenty Serious Talk Talk, Vicki Van Hout (2018)
Wildebeest, Omer Backley-Astrachan (2018)
Other:
Designer in Residence- PACT Centre for Emerging Artists - 2024, 2025
Co-Founder PACT Underground
Touring Production Manager: Trans Theatre Festival, Overflow Australian Tour- Green Door Theatre Company 2024 + 2019
Production Manager, Tekno Train, Paul Mac, VIVID 2024
Resources - Trans and Mental Wellbeing Services:
TransHub: @transhub_acon
Trans Justice Project: @transjusticeau
Transcend Australia: @transcend_australia
HERE (Online hub of support services, resources,
and information about experiences of distress and
suicide for LGBTQ+ people.): www.here.org.au/support/
QLife (1800 184 527) or Lifeline (13 11 14)
Frankie Clarke
frankieclarke920@outlook.com
@frankib_
pronouns: they/them