Simon Wells

Set & Costume Designer

Simon is a freelance set and costume designer for theatre, working in the UK and internationally.

Awards and Nominations

List Of Productions

2024

SINGIN' IN THE RAIN | Director: Lee Proud | Kilworth House

2023

SISTER ACT | Director: Lee Proud | Det Ny, Denmark

LA CENERENTOLA | Director: Owen Horsley | Nevill Holt Opera

LINCK & MÜLHAHN | Director: Owen Horsley | Hampstead Theatre

DISNEY CASTLE

2021

UNMASKED | Shiki Theatre Company, Japan

2020

THE BEAUTY PARADE | Director: Kaite O’Reilly | Wales Millennium Centre

2019

YOUTH AWAKENING | Director: Bing Wang | ET Space, Shanghai, China

WILD PARTY | Director: Hannah Chissick | Royal Academy of Music

THE ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB | Director: Bea Holland | National Youth Theatre

THE CHERRY ORCHARD | Director: Janet Suzman | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND | Director: Lee Proud | BTA, Southwark Playhouse

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM | Director: Joanne Pearce | Magdalen College School, Oxford

2018

DREAMERS | Director: Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy | Abbey Road Studios

MAYDAYS | Director: Owen Horsley | Royal Shakespeare Company

A NOVIÇA REBELDE | Costume | Director: Charles Miller, Cláudio Botelho | Teatro Renault Sao Paulo, Brazil

TALKING HEADS | Director: Charlie Westenra | Gala Theatre, Durham

2017

RAPUNZEL | Costume | Director: Lou Stein | Chickenshed Theatre, London

PROMISES, PROMISES | Director: Bronagh Lagan | Southwark Playhouse

CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT | Director: Joanne Pearce & Adrian Nobel | Oxford Playhouse

APPLAUSE | Director: Zoe Waterman | Arts Ed, London

LIKE I CARE | Director: Richard Vincent | Arts Ed, London

TITANIC: THE MUSICAL | Director: Charlie Westenra | Arts Ed, London

2016

SHAKESPEARE LIVES | Director: Owen Horsley | Royal Shakespeare Company at 10 Downing St

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD | Director: Kate Golledge | Pleasance Theatre

CINDERELLA AND THE BEANSTALK | Director: Tom Attenborough | Theatre503

PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE | Director: Adam Lenson | Jermyn Street Theatre

THE DUCHESS OF MALFI | Director: Owen Horsley | Southwark Playhouse/ UK Tour

THE FAMOUS VICTORIES OF HENRY V | Director: Owen Horsley | Royal Shakespeare Company Tour

DIRTY TALK | Director: Charlie Westenra | Jermyn Street Theatre

THE COW PLAY | Director: Bryony Thompson | Pluck Theatre

THE RETURN OF THE SOLDIER | Director: Charlie Westenra | Aria Entertainment/ Jermyn Street Theatre/ Hope Mill Theatre

THE DUCHESS OF MALFI | Director: Anthony Drewe | Tabard Theatre

YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN | Director: Anthony Drewe | Tabard Theatre

ASSOCIATE/ ASSISTANT DESIGN CREDITS

DEATH DROP 2: BACK IN THE HABIT | Designer: Peter Mackintosh | Garrick Theatre/ UK Tour

THE COURTSHIP | Costume Designer: Tom Rogers | NBC

DEAR ARABELLA | Designer: Peter McKintosh | Lyric Theatre, Belfast

THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE | Designer: Christopher Oram | Michael Grandage Company

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS | Designer: Peter McKintosh | London Palladium

5 GUYS NAMED MOE | Designer: Tom Rogers | Underbelly, Spiegeltent,Edinburgh

THE PASSENGER | Designer: Thaddeus Strassberger | Ekaterinburg State Opera, Russia

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO | Designer: Madeleine Boyd | Central City Opera

GUYS AND DOLLS | Designer: Peter McKintosh | Chichester Festival Theatre

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST | Designer: Peter McKintosh | Vaudeville Theatre, West End

HAYFEVER | Designer: Peter McKintosh | Duke of York's Theatre, West End/ UK Tour

SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS | Designer: Peter McKintosh | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

MY NIGHT WITH REG | Designer: Peter McKintosh | Donmar Warehouse/ Apollo Theatre

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS | Designer: Peter McKintosh | Savoy Theatre, West End/ UK Tour

OLIVER! | Designer: Peter McKintosh | Sheffield Crucible

ANOTHER COUNTRY | Designer: Peter McKintosh | Chichester Festival Theatre/ Trafalgar Studios, West End

THE SOUND OF MUSIC | Designer: Peter McKintosh | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

VIVA FOREVER! | Designer: Peter McKintosh | Piccadilly Theatre

CRAZY FOR YOU | Designer: Peter McKintosh | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

THE HERETIC | Designer: Peter McKintosh | Royal Court