As we come towards the end of this series I posed my guests a number of questions around the theme of ‘the first time’ and ‘the last time’ — some serious, some nostalgic, and some that hopefully made them think a little differently about their careers.

In this episode, we’re starting with ‘the first time’.

We hear about the first shows they ever worked on, the first time they stood in a theatre and thought, “I’m actually a lighting designer,” and the first lesson they had to learn the hard way.

So, let’s go back to the beginning.