Nick Moran is Senior Lecturer in Lighting Design at Central School of Speech and Drama, London. He is a lighting designer as well as an academic, and his work as lighting designer on English National Opera's production of The Masked Ball formed part of the Collaborators exhibit at the Victoria & Albert Museum in 2007/2008. He is the author of Performance Lighting Design.

• 1. Active Practice2. Instinct as Inspiration3. Tech: A Cauldron of Potential4. Collaborations5. Dramaturgy: Light Telling Stories6. Dance and Abstraction7. In Search of the Right LightGlossaryA Brief Bibliography.

'A detailed and inspirational work. This book gives the opportunity to glimpse the inner workings of lighting designers' minds, methods and best practice on an intimate level.' - Allen Hahn, Indiana University Bloomington, USA 'A fascinating insight into the thinking of today's top British lighting designers. I can attest to there being no thrill like being behind the production desk in a darkened theatre: out of darkness creating light-light that kindles the very air that reveals and enfolds the actor, sparking to life lively theatre. Nick Moran's interviews capture this magic and skilfully meld diverse opinions that illustrate the richness of today's talented artists in light.' - Richard Pilbrow, Lighting Designer