Biography

Jai Morjaria is an award-winning Lighting Designer working across the West End, international touring, open-air, and immersive spectacles. His designs include West End productions of Why Am I So Single? (Garrick Theatre), Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Theatre Royal Haymarket - Olivier Award Nominated), and Barcelona (Duke of York’s Theatre), as well as Emma Rice’s Wuthering Heights (National Theatre / St. Ann’s Warehouse NYC / World Tour) and Macbeth (US/UK Tour - Helen Hayes Award Nominee).  

 

Jai is the recipient of the ALD ETC Award, a Helen Hayes Award Nominee, Profile Award Nominee, and BroadwayWorld Award Nominee. He holds a BA (Hons) in Technical Theatre & Stage Management from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)

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As is commonly known, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic representation in creative teams are lacking. As a Lighting Designer and Creative with roots from Asia (specifically India) and Africa (specifically Kenya and Uganda), Jai prides himself on the work he does with multiple organisations to help increase diversity and inclusion in theatre from leading workshops to speaking at events. ​