About
Kevin Murphy is an award-winning lighting designer from Ireland based between London and Dublin and working in theatre, dance, music and circus arts.
Recent design credits include SATURATION (Dublin Modular), Malignant Humour (Hannah Gumbrielle), Double Act (Honey & Lemon), Bent (The Lir), Eurydice (The Lir), Red Lines (Monika Palova & Sean McIlraith), Dog Shit (Bellaray Bertrand-Webb), Ruining The Act (Emily Kilkenny Roddy), MAY DAY (Holly Furey), AKEDAH (Hampstead Downstairs), The Naughty Fox (Toucan Theatre), Anatomy of a Night (Nick Nikolaou), The Blue House (Helikon Theatre), Cross Street (Fregoli), Machinal (The Lir).
Kevin holds an MFA in Stage Design from The Lir Academy and an MA in Arts Policy & Practice from NUI Galway.
In 2021 he was a participant of the inaugural Fred Foster International Mentorship Programme with ETC.
Awards
2023 Dublin Fringe Festival, Best Lighting Design ‘Red Lines’ (Monika Palova & Sean McIlraith).
2018 Irish Student Drama Association, Best Lighting Design ‘Alone It Stands’ (NUIG Dramsoc).
