Claire Yorston
Claire Yorston
Lighting Designer, Actor
Claire is a performer, writer, lighting technician/designer and has a special interest to musical theatre. She enjoys working in anything creative and is excited to test all waters.
Biography
Claire is currently a 3rd year student studying a Bachelor of Drama at UC, however when she’s not studying, she’s signing up to various roles in shows, the most common being lighting or acting.
She separately trains in singing and dancing, and in her free time writes plays to put on. She’s always on the go and would eventually like to say she’s tried her hand at everything in the arts world.
Reviews
"Lighting design by Claire Yorston was unobtrusive and complemented the action on stage. Her use of hanging bulbs to connote the feeling of an office was well thought out.”
Yasmin Elahi - Queensland Stage Critics | Read Full Review
Ad Astra Plays
Upcoming Plays
Past Plays
Other Theatre
2023 – Nineteen (Theatre), Underground Theatre – Lighting Design
2023 – Trial to Oregon (Theatre) – Left of Right Theatre Company - Lighting Design/Programmer
2022 – The Invitation (Theatre) – University of Canberra – Co-writer/actor
2022 – Back to the 60s (Theatre) – BAMS Theatre – Lighting Operator
2022 – Reagan Kelly (Theatre) – Underground Theatre – Lighting Design/Operator
Training
University of Canberra/TAFE QLD, Bachelor of Creative Industries (Drama and Performance), 2021-
Representation
Freelance
Reviews
Lighting by Claire Yorston was evocative and extremely effective. The usage of downlights and colour helped to convey the story extraordinarily well, especially during the ending scene. When the blaze began, we slowly saw the stage turn yellow, orange and then burnt red, one of the lighting highlights.
Jake Goodall - Theatre Haus | Read full review
Lighting designed by Claire Yorston was simple except extremely effective. Yorston utilised four main concepts for their design. First was the apartment, this was a general wash across the stage reminiscent of an apartment light. Second was the memory scenes, Blue low light was used to bring the audience out of the story and note the scene occurring was out of the timeline. Thirdly was the ensemble scenes with 3 downlights highlighting each of the actors and finally the single spotlight for George when he told his stories. Using these four basics, Yorston created a heart-felt lighting design that brought emotion into this story.
Jake Goodall - Theatre Haus | Read full review