Press.

"Indeed, everything about The Pleasure Garden is a feast for the eye. The costumes are glorious and the stage is full of colour and movement."
Shyama Perera - My Theatre Mates
The Pleasure Garden - AboveTheStag

"It’s all framed beautifully by the perfectly balanced visuals. David Shield’s design for the fantastic set and costumes, Joseph Ed Thomas’ lighting and George Reeve’s video made a small stage feel cavernous, reflective of the gentle expanse of the Pleasure Gardens themselves."
Karl O'Doherty - The Reviews Hub
The Pleasure Garden - AboveTheStag

"It works brilliantly with Joseph Ed Thomas’ lighting design, the flickering of lights not only signifying the dodgy electrics in the flat, but also rapid scene changes. At the back of the stage, beautiful gradients shine through the blinds, and when in Australia, Kate performs under a hot, orange glow. With flashes and colour, the lighting is urgent, intense and creative."
Liam O'Dell - LiamODell.com
39 Degrees - The Vaults, Waterloo

"Combined with the impressive production design; this makes for a visually stunning piece."
Grace Bouchard - Upper Circle
39 Degrees - The Vaults, Waterloo

“The lighting is excellent”
Chris Omaweng - LondonTheatre1
39 Degrees - The Vaults, Waterloo

“A clever lighting design by Joseph Ed Thomas ramps up the heat – an orange glow burns the faces of Goodfellow and Newbury-Payton... the window conveys Australia’s blazing skies.”
Olivia Rook - The Stage
39 Degrees - The Vaults, Waterloo

"Joseph Ed Thomas managed the lighting well, creating some memorable and appropriately epic effects, as well as highlighting the small-scale, intimate story at the heart of the piece.."
Julian Eaves - BritishTheatre.com
Fight Like A Girl - Mountview

"Joseph Ed Thomas’ atmospheric lighting design compliments the simple yet effective set beautifully"
"An outstanding piece of theatre which deserves to be seen by many. PROM! is a slick, stylish production, magical fun from start to finish."
Nikki Cotter - Opening Night
PROM! the Musical - Oldham Coliseum

"The lighting... was also better than I have seen in most provincial theatres and I was really impressed by the impact of this on the production quality as a whole. One of my favourite moments using elements of design was the dramatic arrival of the students from the magical world of Defixus Academy, into the real world of Delawick. The choreography and lighting of this sequence was wonderful."
Johanna Hassouna-Smith - North West End
PROM! the Musical - Oldham Coliseum

"...drawn largely from the original score that starts with an overture to which Joseph Ed Thomas matches a lively lighting display round the multiple doorways of Andrew Beckett’s simple set."
Howard Loxton - BritishTheatreGuide
BOY TOY - AboveTheStag

"...but it is Spencer’s choreography and direction along with Joseph Ed Tomas’s lighting design and Andrew Beckett’s set and costume design that really brought out the humour, love and power in equal measure in that climactic moment."
Christopher Kelsey - Broadway Baby
BOY TOY - AboveTheStag

"The staging of the show is extremely impressive with four neon lit red doors echoing the more salubrious and salacious aspects of Soho; very clever indeed."
Stephen Vowles - Boyz Magazine
BOY TOY - AboveTheStag

"The joy of Sister Act was a godsend (sorry) during the recession when it came to London a decade ago, and it’s a godsend now with the world being what it is. Overall, this is a slick and well-paced production with a palpable feel-good factor. Rejoice!"
Chris Omaweng - LondonTheatre1
Sister Act the Musical - The Vaults, Waterloo

"Wilkinson heightens the exchanges between the main character's internal monologue and what happens around him, creating an atmosphere that turns increasingly bitter and personal with Joseph Ed Thomas' lighting design."
Cindy Marcolina - BroadwayWorld.com
Digging Deep - The Vaults, Waterloo

“Natalie Johnson’s set and costume design of varying shades of blue are lit to subtle yet dramatic effect by Joseph Thomas, a hint of what’s to come with a flash of colour lighting up the freestanding bath between scenes”
Nikki Cotter - OpeningNightReviews
MYDIDAE - Hope Mill Theatre

"And from that story we are able to feel a number of emotions, helped by innovative lighting design by Joseph Thomas."
Amalia Felicijan - TheatreWeekly
Of Our Own Making - Tara Arts

"Foreboding whispers and droning crescendos accompany blinding lights and the surprisingly haunting presence of mathematical equations occasionally projected onto the house.

The light and sound used to cut between flashback and the present near the beginning of the second act is flawlessly executed, and highly impressive to watch."
Sam France - MancunianMatters
Proof - Hope Mill Theatre

"Joseph Ed Thomas and Dan Pyke’s sound and light subtlety and beautifully enhance the emotional arc of the piece, allowing the narrative timeline to be clearly depicted."
Ben Hipkiss - Pocket Size Theatre
Proof - Hope Mill Theatre

"Joseph Ed Thomas’ lighting design veers from the naturalistic, bringing changing seasons and even some delicate snow in moonlight to the stage, to the harshly dramatic, assaulting the audience’s retinas with blazing back-lighting that has no mercy."
Thalia Terpsichore - Reviewer Number 9
Proof - Hope Mill Theatre

"The “technicolour” lighting, as designed by Joseph Thomas, is another production element that stands out. It makes Henry’s dream of wanting to be onstage dynamic and alive, and the darker moments of the musical rather poignant."
Sam Lowe - TheReviewsHub
Closets the Musical - Hope Mill Theatre

"While Joseph Thomas perfectly lights William Whelton’s punchy choreography."
Nikki Cotter - Opening Night
Closets the Musical - Hope Mill Theatre

"The audience is taken on a big, bold, catchy and beautifully realised journey... Joseph Thomas deserving his own special shout out for his impressive lighting design"
Jack The Lad Mag
Closets the Musical - Hope Mill Theatre

“With some startling lighting... as the cast of twelve miss-matched jurors appeared.”
Barbara Sherlock - Reviewer Number 9
The Jury, A New Musical - The Brindley Theatre

“Joseph Thomas’s lighting design is simple but stunning. Working with the mood of each musical number emulating the characters emotion and the turmoil one must feel when deliberating a man’s fate.”
Abbie Rippon - The Reviews Hub
The Jury, A New Musical - The Brindley Theatre

"Lighting (Joseph Ed Thomas) is used well to transition between busy scenes and more intimate conversations."
Ella McCarron - SpyInTheStalls
Miracle on 34th Street - BridgeHouse SE20

"Heartwarming and slickly produced radio broadcast version of an American Christmas classic"
Dave Hollander - The Stage
Miracle on 34th Street - BridgeHouse SE20