Nao Nagai is a London based lighting designer, technical collaborator and performer from Japan. After immigrating to the UK at the age of 15, she trained at Rose Bruford College in Lighting Design and has been lighting and collaborating on multigenre performances inter/nationally. Credit includes, Last Gasp WFH (Split Britches, Nominated for Outstanding Digital Theatre by the Drama League), Dan Daw Show (Dan Daw Creative Project), Scenes with Girls (Royal Court), Yellowman (Young Vic), Ceremonial Blue (Midori Takada and Lafawndah), Philaharmonia Sessions (Philaharmonia Orchestra), Copyright Christmas (Duckie), Madama Butterfly, Tosca (Arcola Theatre), Gaping Hole Story #3 (Rachael Mars & Greg Wohead), OUT, Night Clubbing (Rachel Young), The Moment I saw You I knew I could Love you (curious international), Fake it Till You Make it (Bryony Kimmings), Putting Words in your Mouth (Scottee), Dr.Carnesky’s Bleeding Woman (Marisa Carnesky) and many more. Nao also performs regularly with the cult pop performance group Frank Chickens (winner of Foster's Comedy God Awards). She is a tutor in Lighting Design at Goldsmiths, University of London.