Peter Butler

Set & Costume Designer

Set & Costume Designer
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Peter is a visual artist designing set and costume for, theatre, devised theatre, site-specific performance, new writing and more recently opera.

His work in theatre includes Shut Up, I’m Dreaming at the National Theatre; A Taste of Honey at the Royal Exchange Manchester (2024 UK Theatre Awards nomination for best play revival); Boy Parts at Soho Theatre; Short Big Show for Hope at Somerset House as Co-director; The Shape of Things for Park 200 (2023 Stage Debut Award nomination for Best Design); Attempts on Her Life at Guildhall School of Music & Drama; Anthem & Horizon at the Bush; The Beat of Our Hearts at Exeter Northcott; Patient Light on UK tour:  Mnemonic at The National Theatre (as associate set designer) and Cabaret: Prologue at the KitKat Club, Playhouse Theatre (as associate set designer).

Peter Peter trained at Central Saint Martins where he graduated with a First Class BA (hons) in Performance Design & Practice and has since returned to teach and lead workshops. Shortly after graduating he was awarded The 2021 Linbury Prize for Stage Design. He is shortlisted for the Arts Foundation Award 2025 and a finalist for The Ring Award 2025

Awards and Nominations

2025 Shortlisted for the Arts Foundation Award

2025 Finalist for The Ring Award

2023 Stage Debut Awards nomination: Best Design - The Shape of Things

2021 Linbury Prize for Stage Design

As part of a team:

2025 The Ring Award, Audience Award

2024 Theatre Awards nomination for best play revival - A Taste of Honey

List Of Productions

THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE

A TASTE OF HONEY | Director: Emma Baggott | Manchester Royal Exchange

BOY PARTS | Director: Sara Joyce | Soho Theatre Downstairs  

THE SHAPE OF THINGS | Director: Nicky Allpress | Park Theatre

THE SHORT BIG SHOW | Co- directed with Kane Husbands | Somerset House  

ATTEMPTS ON HER LIFE | Director: Emma Baggott | Guildhall School of Music and Drama  

SHUT UP, I'M DREAMING | Kane Husbands, The Pappy Show | National Theatre  

ANTHEM | Director: Katie Greenhall | Bush Theatre  

HORIZON | Director: Abigail Sol | Bush Theatre  

HOW TO HOLD YOUR BREATH | Director: Blythe Stewart | LAMDA  

ANTIPODES | Director: Jack Gogarty | LAMDA

THE BEAT OF OUR HEARTS | Director: Scott Hurran | Exeter Northcot Theatre

HUSBAND & SONS | Director: Jane Bertish & Gerrard McArthur | Drama Centre  

THE SEAGULL |  Director: Anna Ryder | Drama Centre

PATIENT LIGHT |  Director: Scott Hurran | Eastern Angles

PAPER CUT | Director: Scott Hurran | Theatre 503  

THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE | Director: Ian Jones | Drama Centre  

PAMONA | Director: Stuart Laing | Drama Centre 

BREATHING CORPSES | Director: Georgina Lamb | Drama Centre

ASSOCIATE WORK

MNEMONIC | Director: Simon McBurney | National Theatre  

CABARET | Director: Rebecca Frecknall | The Playhouse Theatre