Over the past 50 years Durham Marenghi has created Award winning lighting designs for a wide variety of theatre, opera, dance, trade, fashion, visitor experience, architectural, concert, live event and television productions worldwide. Durham is an Honorary member of the Association of Lighting Production and Design, the Society of British Theatre Designers, the Society of Television Lighting and Design and an Honorary Fellow of Rose Bruford College. Durham and his wife Jennie are the co-founders of The Profile Awards for Theatre and TV in the UK.
LIVE EVENTS
The Disney Resort launch at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi in 2025
The Opening of the Natural History Museum in Abu Dhabi 2025
teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi Grand Opening 2025
The 2022 Qatar World Cup Opening Ceremony
The 2022 Jeddah FORMULA ONE RACE Opening and Closing Ceremony
The LONDON 2021 and 2022 NEW YEAR'S City wide events
THE ASIAN PARALYMPIC GAMES Ceremonies in Jakarta, Indonesia 2018
THE ASIAN INDOOR AND MARTIAL ARTS GAMES Ceremonies in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 2017
The RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS Opening and Closing Ceremonies 2016
ABU DHABI 45th NATIONAL DAY 2016
The SOCHI WINTER PARALYMPIC Ceremonies 2014
The critically acclaimed DIAMOND JUBILEE CONCERT in June 2012
The LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC HANDOVER at the Beijing Olympic Games 2008
The ROYAL OPENING of ST PANCRAS RAILWAY STATION in November 2007
The WINTER OLYMPICS OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES and the PARALYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY in Turin 2006
The 2005 DUBAI WORLD CUP Opening Ceremony on the occasion of the famous horse race’s 10th anniversary
The creative direction of a multimedia event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the TAJ HOTEL Mumbai, India
The QUEEN’S GOLDEN JUBILEE LIGHT AND FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA at Buckingham Palace in June 2002
OMAN NATIONAL DAY `94 AND `95, stadium spectaculars featuring 25,000 Omani children
RED SQUARE INVITES, an Arts festival from Moscow featuring Jose Carreras and the Mosseiyev Ballet 1992
THE WORLD STUDENT GAMES opening ceremony from Sheffield Stadium 1991.
TELEVISION BROADCASTS
The NEW YEAR’S EVE light and fireworks show at the LONDON EYE from 2004 to 2020
‘MANGILIK EL’ 550th ANNIVERSARY OF KAZAHKSTAN in Astana 2015
The Inauguration of the DONBASS ARENA and the 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF SHAKHTAR FC in Donetsk, Ukraine
THE CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARDS from the Symphony Hall, Birmingham and the Royal Albert Hall, London
SHIRLEY BASSEY IN AUSTRIA for Andrew Bridge
CODEX, a Television game show for Channel 4 filmed at the BRITISH MUSEUM
SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME broadcast from the QEII in Cherbourg Harbour on the 50th anniversary of D-Day with Bob Hope and Dame Vera Lynn
THE CLASSICAL BRIT AWARDS 2000 from the Royal Albert Hall
The BBC CHILDREN’S GARDEN PARTY at Buckingham Palace in honour of Her Majesty the Queen’s 80th Birthday in 2006
The OPENING CEREMONY of the headquarters of the OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF ASIA in Kuwait
HDTV lighting consultant on the BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS OF MEXICO from Zocalo Square
The TOUR DE FRANCE ‘LE GRAND DEPART’ in Leeds 2014
A CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS from Vienna with Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Natalie Cole
MY SECRET PASSION for Michael Bolton at the Bellini Opera House in Catania, Sicily
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’s 50TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION at the Royal Albert Hall
STANDING STONE and WORKING CLASSICAL for Sir Paul McCartney
Channel Four GOSPEL SINGER OF THE YEAR 2002
The HONG KONG HANDOVER CEREMONY on June 30th, 1997
A GOSPEL SPECIAL from the London City Temple, broadcast on Christmas Day
The event lighting of THE WALL for Roger Waters in Berlin 1990, arguably the biggest rock show of that decade.
THEATRE
DANCING ON ICE – THE TOUR 2008 – 2014
The world tour of DIAMONDS for Holiday on Ice
STILL GAME at the Glasgow Hydro Arena 2014
ROMEO AND JULIET at the Piccadilly Theatre
PETER PAN at the Royal Festival Hall
DASH and THE HOT SHOE SHOW for Wayne Sleep
BACK WITH A VENGEANCE for Barry Humphries at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
THE WOMEN at The Old Vic
THE ANCIENT MARINER for Michael Bogdanov at The Young Vic
DAPHNE and TAMBURLAINE for Philip Prowse at Opera North
ICE ADVENTURES for Torvill and Dean
ICE MAJESTY and ELECTRIC ICE for Robin Cousins
ICECAPADES tour of Canada
LE ICE SHOW at the Luxor Hotel, Las Vegas.
LENNON, THE MUSICAL at the Astoria Theatre
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE for Michael Attenborough at the Young Vic
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO and IL SERAGLIO for Giles Havergal at Welsh National Opera
THE REPRESENTATIVE and JOAN OF ARC at the Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow
PRISONER OF CELL BLOCK H with Lily Savage at the Queen’s Theatre
The UK tour and German production of SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER for Arlene Philips
European tour of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
European tour of THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
European tour of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR.
ARCHITECTURAL
1Rebel NOVA Gym Studio in Victoria, London
AIN DUBAI OBSERVATION WHEEL schematic lighting design.
FASHION
THE CLOTHES SHOW LIVE at the NEC, Birmingham
THE BRITISH FASHION WEEKEND for the DTI in Warsaw
PHILIP TREACY at the London, Paris and New York Fashion Weeks
Exhibitions at the DESIGN MUSEUM in London for Philip Treacy, Manolo Blahnik and Peter Saville.
EXPERIENCES
Bodmin Jail Visitor's Experience for Sarner International
The interior specialist lighting for THE SPACE CENTRE in Bremen Germany, at the time of opening the largest indoor theme park in Europe for which Durham won an International Illumination Design Award
KING HENRY’S KEEP at Dover Castle
THE GLASS HOUSE in St Helens
The NUERBURGRING VISITORS CENTRE at Germany’s famous motor racing course
Consultancy work for architect Mark Fisher on the ‘HAN SHOW’ THEATRE in Wuhan and the WUHAN MOVIE THEME PARK in China
S.P.A.C.E. a charity project in Durham’s home town of Preston providing an environment for handicapped children utilising lighting for sensory therapy
TRADE EVENTS
THE VOLKSWAGEN ‘BIG BOX’ MULTIMEDIA THEATRE at the Frankfurt Motor Show 20011999
JORDAN FORMULA 1 car reveal at the London Palladium
BRITISH AIRWAYS IMPACT DAY, a multi-media event on the River Thames
Orascom Telecom Celebration at the PYRAMIDS in GIZA for which Durham was nominated for a MIDDLE EASTERN LIGHTING DESIGN AWARD
A major civic and television launch of the FIAT 500 in TURIN, 2007
The 70th birthday party celebration of the CINECITTA FILM STUDIOS in Rome
And over two hundred product launches, conferences and exhibition designs for a wide variety of business clients worldwide.
Durham and Jennie founded The Profile Awards