Rene Topolev

(video designer)

Rene Topolev is a multidisciplinary theatre artist whose work spans lighting, video, photography, and sound design. He has collaborated with several Estonian theatres, including the Estonian Drama Theatre, the Estonian National Opera, Piip and Tuut, Kellerteater, 1Teater, as well as various festivals and independent projects.

Estonian National Opera
Tõnis Kaumann’s children’s opera “Three Jolly Fellows” (2022)
Summer Night Ballet Gala (2025)
Guest performance at the Lithuanian National Opera with Debussy’s opera “Pelléas et Mélisande” (2026)
Kivirähk/Kaumann’s opera “Charon” (2026)

Estonian Drama Theatre
Co-production of the Finnish National Theatre and the Estonian Drama Theatre “Varumees” (2023)

Kellerteater
Oster’s “School of Horrors” (2019)
Keller/Kubo’s “The Alchemist in Love” (2019)
Heinloo/Aadla’s “Emilie Sagée” (2019)
Fellini’s “Tricks on a Razor’s Edge” (2019)
Poe/Keller’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (2019–2020)
Rosberg/Keller’s “The Cellar” (2020)
Shaffer’s “Sleuth” (2020)
Mäkela’s “Madame Brigitte” (2021)
Poe/Keller’s “The Mystery of Marie Rogêt” (2021)
Hargla’s “Hour of Souls” (2021)
Hargla’s “Restless Spirits” (2022)
Foley’s “Affair” (2022)
Keller’s “Schizo” (2022)
Borodina’s “Forest” (2023)
Fowles’s “The Collector” (2023)
Christie’s “And Then There Were None” (2023)
King’s “Misery” (2024)
Holmes’s “Accomplice” (2024)
Loewe’s “Scent of Prey” (2025)
Paul Piik’s “The Last Move” (2025)
Holcroft’s “Mirror” (2025)
Paškevičius’s “Mary Downloaded Tinder” (2026)

1Teater
Nash’s “The Rainmaker” (2022)
Appelgren’s “The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughters” (2023)
Bartlett’s “The Contract” (2023)
Foster’s “The Love List” (2024)
Foster’s “Old Love” (2025)
Rekkaro’s “Band Rehearsal” (2026)