SIMON WELLS Set & Costume Design
Flat 44 Smeaton Court, 50 Rockingham Street, London, SE1 6PF +44 7786 133 660 | [email protected] http://simonwells.london
As an emerging Set and Costume Designer I have designed and overseen creation of set and/or costume for productions across London, The United Kingdom and internationally. My extensive work as an Associate Designer includes overseeing the creation of large scale musicals, plays and operas both in London’s West End and internationally, including The United States, Brazil and Europe. I am a skilled draughtsman, digital designer, and model-maker.
Education 2005 - 2008 Central School of Speech and Drama, London Ba (Hons) Theatre Practice: Design for the Stage 1998 - 2005 St Bartholomew’s School and Sixth Form College, Newbury, Berkshire A Levels: English Literature (A), Media Studies (A), Theatre Studies (B) Fine Art: Graphics (B) GCSEs: 11 grades A* - A. Key Skills ICT Level 5 + 2002-2005 Royal Navy, Combined Cadet Force – Petty Officer 2003-2005 Young Enterprise Certificate in Business 2003-2004 Millennium Volunteers, Berkshire (200 hours)
Skills Software Highly Proficient – Vectorworks, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Sketchup Other Model Making, AutoCAD, Hand Drawing, Sculpting, Costume Supervising
SIMON WELLS Set & Costume Design
Design Credits
PRODUCTION COMPANY NOTES
The Beauty Parade Wales Millennium Centre Director – Phillip Zarelli and Kaite O’Reilly
Awakening Youth ET Theatre, Shanghai Director - 王彬冰
Once on This Island Southwark Playhouse Director - Lee Proud
Cherry Orchard Embassy Theatre Director - Dame Janet Suzman Central School of Speech and Drama
Dreamers Abbey Road Studios Director - Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy
Maydays The Royal Shakespeare Company Director - Owen Horsley
The Sound of Music (Costume) Teatro Renault Director - Charles Miller Sao Paulo
Promises Promises Southwark Playhouse Director – Bronagh Lagan
A Midsummer Nights Dream Oxford Playhouse Director – Joanne Pearce and Adrian Nobel
Titanic Arts Ed Director – Charlie Westenra London
The Famous Victories of Henry V Royal Shakespeare Company “First Encounters” Program Tour Director – Owen Horsley SIMON WELLS Set & Costume Design
Associate Designer Credits
PRODUCTION COMPANY DESIGNER/DIRECTOR
Ariodante (2021) Bolshoi New Theatre Ian Macneil Moscow David Alden
Cinderella (2021) Really Useful Group Gabriella Tylesova The Gillian Lynne Theatre Laurence Connor
Stones in his Pockets Theatre Royal Bath and UK Tour Peter McKintosh Lindsay Posner
Dear Arabella Lyric Theatre Belfast Peter McKintosh Lindsay Posner
The Lieutenant of Inishmore Michael Grandage Company Christopher Oram Michael Grandage
The Wind in the Willows Jamie Hendry Productions Peter McKintosh The London Palladium Rachael Kavanagh
The Marriage of Figaro Central City Opera Madeleine Boyd Allessandro Televi
Guys and Dolls Chichester Festival Theatre Peter McKintosh Gordon Greenberg
My Night With Reg Apollo Theatre (from Donmar Warehouse) Peter McKintosh Robert Hastie
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Savoy Theatre & UK Tour Peter McKintosh Jerry Mitchel
The Sound Of Music Regents Park Open Air Peter McKintosh Rachel Kavanaugh