Scenic Work

I trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, graduating in 2009 with a BA(Hons) in Theatre Practice: Scenic Art.

After graduating, I joined the team of the beautiful Pitlochry Festival Theatre in the Scottish Highlands. I spent four fantastic years there as a scenic artist before moving down to the Midlands to work as a freelancer. Here I worked for various venues including Set up Scenery, the Royal and Derngate Theatre and Belgrade Production Services to name a few.

In 2017 I became a full time scenic artist at Belgrade Production Services and stepped up to cover the Deputy Head of Scenic Art role as maternity cover. In late 2019 I moved to Bristol and have returned to being freelance.

In 2020 I was offered the opportunity to work on Series 13 of Doctor Who titled Flux. I have been a fan of Doctor Who for years and was honoured to be one of the scenic painters on Series 13.

If you would like to see more about my career history as a scenic artist, please take a look at my LinkedIn profile or get in touch with me.

Cloth Work

I have increasingly found myself specialising in cloth work over the last few years. Here are a few of my favourites:

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Panto

The reason I work in theatre now is that I caught the theatrical bug at a very young age when I was taken to see the annual Perth Theatre pantomime. Even now I still love painting pantomime sets. Seeing the audience of all ages enjoying it is the best feeling. Below is a small selection of my work on panto from the last 10 years.

Gauze for Peter Pan 7m x 14m (Little Wolf Entertainment) at Belgrade Production Services. Painted with Katy Skeys. Designer: Morgan Brind
Flattage for Beauty and the Beast (Belgrade Theatre) at Belgrade Produciton Services with Rachel Day. Designer: Mark Walters
Seascape Cloth 14 x 7m (Little Wolf Entertainment) at Belgrade Production Services. Painted with Katy Skeys. Designer: Morgan Brind
Neverland Beach Cloth 12 x 7m (Little Wolf Entertainment) at Belgrade Production Services. Painted with Katy Skeys. Designer: Morgan Brind
Giant’s Castle Cloth 12 x 6m (Glitter Pantomimes) at Belgrade Production Services. Painted with Judith Martin. Designer: Mark Walters
River Flattage for Puss in Boots (Belgrade Theatre) at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Mark Walters
Sleeping Beauty Show Cloth 12 x 6m (Belgrade Theatre) at Belgrade Production Services, painted with Rachel Day. Designer: Terry Parsons
Palace Garden Cloth 12 x 6m for Sleeping Beauty (Belgrade Theatre) at Belgrade Production Services, painted with Rachel Day. Designer: Terry Parsons
Tropical Island Cloth 12 x 6m for Dick Whittington (Belgrade Theatre) at Belgrade Production Services, painted with Rachel Day. Designer: Mark Walters
Giant’s Castle cloth 12 x 6m (Imagine Theatre co) at Belgrade Production Services, painted with Rachel Day. Designer unknown.
Kitchen flattage for Cinderella (York Theatre Royal) at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Mark Walters
Show Gauze for Mother Goose 12 x 7m (Little Wolf Entertainment) at Belgrade Production Services. Painted with Rachel Day. Designer: Morgan Brind
Transformation Scene Cut Cloth 12 x 6m for Cinderella (Belgrade Theatre) at Belgrade Production Services. Painted with Rachel Day. Designer: Mark Walters
Show Gauze 14 x 7m for Beauty & the Beast (Little Wolf Entertainment) at Belgrade Production Services. Painted with Rachel Day. Designer: Morgan Brind
Show Gauze 14 x 7m for Peter Pan (Little Wolf Entertainment) at Belgrade Production Services. Painted with Judith Martin. Designer: Morgan Brind
Fold out Royal Palace truck for Cinderella (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) Painted with Ashleigh Blair. Designer: Adrain Rees
Cinderella’s House Cloth 12 x 6m (Belgrade Theatre) at Belgrade Production Services. Painted with Rachel Day. Designer: Mark Walters
Royal Palace cloth 12 x 6m for Cinderella (York Theatre Royal) at Belgrade Production Services. Painted with Rachel Day. Designer: Mark Walters
Palace Gauze 12 x 6m for Beauty and the Beast (Belgrade Theatre) at Belgrade Production Services. Painted with Rachel Day. Designer: Mark Walters

Productions

These are a few of the many productions that I have worked on over the years.

And Then There Were None (UK Tour) Painted as part of the team at Set Up Scenery. Designer: Simon Scullion
Titanic the Musical (UK Tour) Painted as part of the team at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: David Woodhead
Example of stylised clouds effect on the walls for Titanic the Musical (UK Tour) Painted as part of the team at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: David Woodhead
Fake concrete for The Tempest (Royal & Derngate Theatre) Painted with Rachel Day. Designer: Lucy Sierra
Outdoor Wasteland close up for The Tempest (Royal & Derngate Theatre) Painted with Rachel Day. Designer: Lucy Sierra
Revolving set piece for Lady Windamere’s Fan (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) Designer: Adrian Rees
Revolving set piece on stage for Lady Windamere’s Fan (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) Designer: Adrian Rees
Revolve of set piece for Lady Windamere’s Fan (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) Designer: Adrian Rees
Floor for Lady Windamere’s Fan (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) Painted with Marianne Pritchard and Suzi Potts. Designer: Adrian Rees
The Last Ship (UK Tour) Painted as part of the team at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Jenny Melville. Photograph by Rachel Day
Back walls of The Last Ship (UK Tour) Painted as part of the team at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Jenny Melville
Back walls of The Last Ship (UK Tour) Painted as part of the team at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Jenny Melville
Close up of the back walls of The Last Ship (UK Tour) at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Jenny Melville
The Hook (Royal & Derngate Theatre) Painted alongside Jennifer Hallas Riddick. Designer: Patrick Conellan
Side view of The Hook (Royal & Derngate Theatre) Painted alongside Jennifer Hallas Riddick. Designer: Patrick Conellan
Wood close up for The Hook (Royal & Derngate Theatre) Painted alongside Jennifer Hallas Riddick. Designer: Patrick Conellan
The Steamie (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) Painted alongside Marianne Pritchard and Suzi Potts. Designer: Charles Cusick Smith
The Steamie (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) Painted alongside Marianne Pritchard and Suzi Potts. Designer: Charles Cusick Smith
Combed concrete floor for The Steamie (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) Painted alongside Marianne Pritchard and Suzi Potts. Designer: Charles Cusick Smith
Fiddler on the Roof (Playhouse Theatre) Deputy Head Scenic Artist (Maternity) at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Robert Jones. Photograph by Rachel Day
Fiddler on the Roof (Playhouse Theatre) Deputy Head Scenic Artist (Maternity) at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Robert Jones. Photograph by Rachel Day
Wood close up for Fiddler on the Roof (Playhouse Theatre) Deputy Head Scenic Artist (Maternity) at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Robert Jones
Upstage House close up for Fiddler on the Roof (Playhouse Theatre) Deputy Head Scenic Artist (Maternity) at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Robert Jones
Textured floor cloth number 1 for Fiddler on the Roof (Playhouse Theatre) Deputy Head Scenic Artist (Maternity) at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Robert Jones
Bring on the Bollywood (Belgrade Theatre) painted as part of the team at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Olly Shapely
The dancefloor for Bring on the Bollywood (Belgrade Theatre) painted as part of the team at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Olly Shapely
Bring on the Bollywood backcloth 10 x 7m (Belgrade Theatre) painted with Rachel Day at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Olly Shapely
Floor for Eugenius the Musical (The Other Palace) Painted at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Hannah Wolfe.
Floor for The Bridges of Maddison County (Menier Chocolate Factory) Deputy Head Scenic Artist (Maternity) at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: John Bausor. Photograph by Rachel Day
Some of the walls for The Bridges of Maddison County (Menier Chocolate Factory) Deputy Head Scenic Artist (Maternity) at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: John Bausor. Photograph by Rachel Day
Train shed for The Bridges of Maddison County (Menier Chocolate Factory) painted with Rachel Day at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: John Bausor. Photograph by Rachel Day
Cloth for The Wild Party (Royal Academy of Music) Deputy Head of Scenic Art (Maternity) at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: David Harris.
Section of the False Pros for Wild Party (Royal Academy of Music) Painted as part of the team at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: David Harris.
Close up of the False Pros for Wild Party (Royal Academy of Music) Painted as part of the team at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: David Harris.

SCENIC FINISHES

Below you can see examples of my faux effects work including: marble, bricks, textures, wood graining, metallic finishes, typography and breaking down.

Marble Staircase for Ruthless the Musical (Arts Theatre) at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Morgan Large
Marble fireplace for Rope (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) Designed by Frances Collier
Resin brickwork for trade stand (Universal Creations) painted with Rachel Day. Photograph by Rachel Day
Painted Artex bricks for Dracula, The Bloody Truth (UK Tour) at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Phil Eddolls
Painted Idenden bricks for Noises Off (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) Designer: Ken Harrison
Textured swamp cloth for Hypocrite (RSC) painted as part of the team at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Max Jones. Photograph by Rachel Day
Concrete close up from The Tempest (Royal & Derngate Theatre) Designer: Lucy Sierra
Door close up from The Bay at Nice (Menier Chocolate Factory) at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Fotini Dimou
Doors pre breakdown
Wooden floor for Octopus Soup (Belgrade Theatre) at Belgrade Production Services, painted alongside Rachel Day. Designer: Anthony Lamble. Photograph by Rachel Day
Floor for Titanic the Musical (UK Tour) painted with the team at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: David Woodhead
Section of the gilded frame for Nana (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) painted with Suzi Potts and Marianne Pritchard. Designer: Charles Cusick Smith
Distressed metal bin from Little Shop of Horrors (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) Designer: Charles Cusick Smith
Floor close up for Dear Brutus (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) painted with Marianne Pritchard and Suzi Potts. Designer: Adrian Rees
Metallic revolves for Ottone (English Touring Opera) at Set up Scenery with Chris & Liz Clark. Designer: Takis
Metallic false pros for Dracula, The Bloody Truth (UK Tour) at Belgrade Production Services. Designer: Phil Eddolls
Close up of the upper deck for Passing Places (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) painted with Marianne Pritchard and Suzi Potts. Designer: Adrian Rees
Text on the roller blind of Mushnik’s shop for Little Shop of Horrors (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) Designer: Charles Cusick Smith
Reception sign for White Christmas (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) Designer: Adrian Rees
On set additional breakdown for A Number (Bridge Theatre) painted with Rachel Day. Designer: Lizzie Clachan. Photograph by Rachel Day
On set additional breakdown for A Number (Bridge Theatre) painted with Rachel Day. Designer: Lizzie Clachan. Photograph by Rachel Day
On set additional breakdown for A Number (Bridge Theatre) painted with Rachel Day. Designer: Lizzie Clachan. Photograph by Rachel Day