Chris Clegg

Senior Associate

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Chris is the principal designer at Clegg Designs, based in Sydney Australia. With a wide range of experience in the theatre and entertainment industry, he specialises in the design and integration of machinery and the mechanical product design of equipment with a key focus on risk mitigation and safety in design.

Chris has an extensive background in hoists, winches and lifting equipment, rigging systems and bespoke access and material handling solutions that are operating in a high-risk environment. With a background in lighting production and over 20 years working in the design industry with a focus on stage machinery and equipment for the theatre and entertainment sector.

Chris’ background in fitting and turning, toolmaking, sheet-metal fabrication, small to medium structural steelwork and machine assembly, gives him the hands-on experience on not only how a product is designed but also how it is manufactured, assembled, used and maintained.

Prior to starting Clegg Designs, Chris worked for Jands as a lead designer and design manager of many large projects around Australia including Sydney Opera House, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, and Victorian Arts Centre to name just a few.

Chris’ skills and services range from Design Consulting, Mechanical Product Design to Design Management and is happy to work at any stage throughout the project. Chris likes to fully understand the requirements of the customer, client and end user and develop results that meet their needs.

About Us

Theatreplan is a specialist technical design consultancy, helping to create amazing spaces for performance, around the world.

What We Do

What We Do
We provide the complete range of venue and auditorium planning, and technical design services, including lighting, sound, stage engineering,
AV, digital and communications. We cover all stages of a project, from feasibility and concept design, right through to construction and opening night.

We help design new spaces for performance, wherever live or digital content is shown and created, from concert halls and school theatres, to cinemas and motion capture studios. We also help refurbish historic theatres, and work with some of the world’s largest and most complex performance venues to upgrade their technical facilities.

Our Approach
Your vision, for your performance space, provides the focus for our work. We will closely collaborate with you, and other specialists when working as part of a design team, so we understand what you really need from your space. We will be honest with you about what we think is achievable and the best ways to go about delivering your vision. We will suggest new ideas that may not have been considered before and discuss these ideas with you to ensure they meet your requirements.

Why Choose Theatreplan?
For over 35 years we have designed award winning performing arts venues, and re-imagined existing spaces, for clients around the world. Our specialist venue planners and auditorium designers help create beautiful, bespoke performance spaces, while our stage engineers, lighting, sound, AV and communications consultants, can provide cutting edge technical infrastructure design, having gained their knowledge and expertise through years of experience working in theatres.

We understand practitioners, and what creatives, directors, performers, and technicians need to make their performances thrill, excite and move audiences, with dynamic, flexible spaces that cater for the many and varied requirements for performance today.

We know what audiences want from a venue and how to make that a reality

We always factor in the needs of operators to ensure venues are sustainable for the future.

And we prioritise environmental sustainability throughout every stage of a project, to bring innovative solutions that support sustainable development.

We have an absolute commitment to ensuring client satisfaction and an engaging, fun, and genuinely collaborative approach to the creative process.

We can’t wait to hear about your project. Call us on +44 (0) 20 7841 0440 or get in touch via email: info@theatreplan.com

Our Team

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Directors
Consultants
Architects/Technical
Operations
Associates
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Michael Atkinson
Michael Atkinson
Executive Director
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Dave Ludlam
Dave Ludlam
Executive Director
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Mathew Smethurst-Evans
Mathew Smethurst-Evans
Executive Director
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Matt Kingslake
Matt Kingslake
Consultant
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Chris Needle
Chris Needle
Consultant and BIM Manager
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Chris Pye
Chris Pye
Senior Associate
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John Whitaker
John Whitaker
Founder Consultant
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Roger Fox
Roger Fox
Founder Consultant
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Kit Lerman
Kit Lerman
Consultant and Head of Audio, Video, Broadcast
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Jibril Muhammad
Jibril Muhammad
Junior Consultant
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Bosco Tan
Bosco Tan
Senior Associate
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Christopher James
Chris James
Consultant
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Chris Clegg
Senior Associate
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Shmem
Shmem Geddes
Consultant
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Peter Crockett
Peter Crockett
Stage Engineer
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Lara Kerrison
Lara Kerrison
Architect and Theatre Planner
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Barry Pritchard
Barry Pritchard
Senior Associate
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Paolo Ribichescu
Paolo Ribichesu
BIM Architect
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Andrea Sinigaglia
Andrea Sinigaglia
BIM Architect
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Anniek Wassser
Anniek Wasser
Senior Associate
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Amy Hickson
Amy Hickson
Practice Manager
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Helen Walker
Helen Walker MBE
Director of Operations

Our Partnerships

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