Lara Gabor (she/her) is a lighting and digital media designer and technician based in Naarm/Melbourne. Her upbringing in Singapore fostered a passion for multidisciplinary work which has flourished upon relocating back to Australia. In 2023, Lara completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Production at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). She is currently employed as a lighting technician at Arts Centre Melbourne, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company and Museums Victoria in addition to managing Lara Gabor Designs, her lighting and video design business.

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Most notably, in 2025, Lara worked in collaboration with Museums Victoria and Additive Lighting as a lighting technician on ‘Our Wondrous Planet’, a permanent and immersive exhibition at Melbourne Museum.

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Lara’s lighting design credits include; ‘Genius’ 2025 (Dir. Nicky Fearn) at Bulmba-Jaa Arts Centre in Cairns, Associate for ‘Resonance’ 2025 (Chor. James Batchelor, Original Design by Katie Sfetkidis) performed at The Substation and Canberra Theatre Centre as well as ‘Three-Phase’ 2025 (chor. Emily White) at The Meat Market.

 

Additionally Lara has worked as Projection Designer on ‘STORKED’ 2025 (Dir. Maude Davey), 'Elegies; A Song Cycle' 2024 (Dir. Tyran Parke) and 'I Hope this Means Something' 2024 (Dir. Benjamin Nichol) as well as the high-school editions of Mamma Mia and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at Haileybury’s Keysborough campus.

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Lara completed professional lighting secondments on ‘Mary Poppins’ (Michael Cassel Group), ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ (Global Creatures), and ‘Mamma Mia!’ (Michael Coppel, Louise Withers & Linda Bewick) in 2023.

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Lara hopes to continue her practice in Australia and beyond, sharing her enthusiasm for theatrical storytelling.