Young Frankenstein - 2026

In Spring 2026, I was in charge of the lighting department for Young Frankenstein in Central's Embassy Theatre in London.

After the death of Victor von Frankenstein, celebrations in town are disrupted by news of an heir to the castle - a New York science lecturer, Frederick Frankenstein. To complete the will, Frederick must travel to his grandfather's castle and sort through his papers - papers that show Frederick that his grandfather's work was much more possible than expected. 

Overcome by excitement, Frederick gets to work on completing his grandfather's famous experiment.

Please scroll down for the full credits :)

LOCATION

The Embassy Theatre - London

PRODUCER

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

YEAR

2026

SETTING

Proscenium & Counterweight

Young Frankenstein

  • Director: Bryan Hodgson (he/him)
  • Musical Director: Samuel Wilson
  • Choreographer: Lynne Thomas (she/her)
  • Set Designer: Stirling Beatson (he/him)
  • Costume Designer: Lilly Maher (she/they)
  • Lighting Designer: Luis Callender (he/him)
  • Sound Designer: Sam Vincent
  • Video Designer: Ryan Watson
  • Assistant Video Designer & Video Production: Vee Nagah (they/them)
  • Movement Assistant: Maya Dagan
  • Voice and Dialect Coach: Sam Malone
  • Intimacy Director: Rebecca Reaney
  • Fight Director: Jonathan Leverett
  • Costume Supervisor: Alison Cartledge (she/her)
  • Assistant Costume Supervisor: Ashleigh Ridding (she/her)
  • Costume Maker: Sebastian Cory, Anabelle Warrington, Laura Smith & Ren Romada
  • Costume Maker & Dresser: Ellie Roberts, Adina Rosenstein, Talia Jensen, Louise Carton deWiart & Marcolino Barboza-Neto
  • Associate Lighting Designer: Jack O'Neill (he/him)
  • Company Manager: Arden Grant-Davie (she/her)
  • Stage Manager: Olive Gillespie (she/her)
  • Deputy Stage Manager: Jacob Hirschkorn (he/him)
  • Assistant Stage Manager: Abby Davidson (she/they) & Orr Hacohen (she/her)
  • Head LX: Felix Weis
  • Deputy LX & Video: Production Greg Essex
  • Production Electrician & Set LX: James Milne (he/him)
  • Lighting Programmer: Isaac Roitt (he/him)
  • Stage LX: Charlotte Page (she/her)
  • Followspot: Izzy Sinclair (she/her), Aminah Lone (she/her), Vaishali Bhavesh (she/her) & Grace Whiting (she/her)
  • Production Manager: James Thompson
  • Head of Props: Mae Savill
  • Prop Maker: Yannie Wong (she/her), Coco Goddard & Brooklyn Barton (she/her)
  • Head of Scenic Art: Hazan Uzun (he/him)
  • Deputy Head of Scenic Art: Olivia Snoxell
  • Scenic Artists: Diya Bagha, Sarah Clifford, Theseus Scrutton & Hatty Coppard
  • Head of Construction: Izzy Fay (she/her)
  • Head of Metalwork: Chahira Zemirli (she/her)
  • Scenic Constructors: Anaam Nur (she/her), Harry Mainstone & Ben Redman (he/him)
  • Sound No 1: Coda Renken (they/them) & Evie Robinson (she/her)
  • Sound No 2: Aisling Stuart (she/her)
  • Sound No 3: Vivi Kosanovich & Yüji Kimura Tibbutt (he/him)
  • Production Sound Engineer: Mark Cunningham
  • Assistant Production Sound Engineer: Steven Tovell (he/him)
  • Head of Flys: Roman Terrazas (he/him)
  • Stage Crew: Veer Vekaria, Lorna Harmer & Seyi Majekodunmi (she/her)
  • Flyperson: Robbie Stones (he/they) & Matthew Smith
  • Set Design Mentor: Nicolai Hart Hansen
  • Costume Design Mentor: E.M. Parry
  • Lighting Design Mentor: Ros Sobotnicki & Rob Halliday
  • Vocal Captain: Savannah Pinto (she/her)
  • Dance Captain: Taylor Ramejkis (she/they) & Samuel J Young (he/him)
  • Second Year Dance Captains: Geoffrey Ansu (he/him), Ruby Jae-Stokes (she/her) & Oliver Nicolin
  • Fight Captain: Iman Jimbah (she/her) & William G. Pearmund (he/him)Iman Jimbah (she/her) & William G. Pearmund (he/him)
  • Front of House Manager: Martin Juul Sorensen

Pictures by - © Cam Harle