Lucas Neal
Lucas Neal is a theatre designer based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Lucas (he/him) first began designing sets in Wellington in 2015, since then he has worked across New Zealand and Australia as a set designer, spatial designer, lighting designer, graphic designer, costume designer, operator, production manager and technical manager. In 2023, Lucas joined Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington as a lecturer of scenography.
Lucas is the recipient of two Wellington Theatre Awards, Set Designer of the Year in 2022 and Most Promising Newcomer Award in 2017, he also received nominations for set design in 2019, 2021 and 2023. Lucas has a Masters in Fine Arts from Victoria University of Wellington.
Lucas is also a baker and appeared on TVNZ’s The Great Kiwi Bake Off in 2022.
Accolades
Won
Set Designer of the Year Skin Tight, The Wellington Theatre Awards, 2022
Production of the Year The Glitter Garden, The Wellington Theatre Awards, 2021
The Willem Wassenaar Most Promising Newcomer Award Marine Snow, Yellow Face and Gallathea, The Wellington Theatre Awards, 2017
Most Colourful Show Stoge Chollonge 2006, NZ Fringe Awards, 2017
The Dronke Prize for Drama Victoria University, 2016
Nominated
Set Designer of the Year The Coven on Grey Street, The Wellington Theatre Awards, 2023
Set Designer of the Year Hir, White Men, The Glitter Garden (with Sean Coyle), The Wellington Theatre Awards, 2021
The Grand Design Award The Best Show in Town is at Your Place Every Night, The New Zealand Fringe Festival Awards, 2020
Set Designer of the Year Hamlet, The Wellington Theatre Awards, 2019
Most Innovative Work Slow AntiHeroes, NZ Fringe Awards, 2019
Best Marketing Slow AntiHeroes, NZ Fringe Awards, 2019
Best Poster Design Stoge Chollonge 2006, NZ Fringe Awards, 2017
Long Ago Long Ago 2015