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I trained at Wimbledon School of Art. I've designed extensively for theatre, opera, film and TV. As Associate Designer of HAMLET, directed by Trevor Nunn (Old Vic), I was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Costume Design.
THEATRE (Costume designer unless specified)
WARS OF THE ROSES (ROSE THEATRE) | (Director Trevor Nunn)
INTO THE WOODS (THÉÂTRE DU CHÂTELET, PARIS) | (Director Lee Blakeley)
MOON TIGER (BATH THEATRE ROYAL) | (Director Stephen Unwin)
THE THREE MUSKETEERS (ROSE THEATRE) | (Director Francis Matthews)
THIS HAPPY BREED, BORN IN THE GARDEN (THEATRE ROYAL BATH) | (Director Stephen Unwin)
BEDROOM FARCE (ROSE THEATRE / DUKE OF YORK LONDON) | (Director Peter Hall)
THE SECOND MRS TANQUERAY, LADY FROM THE SEA, THE IMPORTANCE OF
BEING EARNEST, FAREWELL TO THEATRE, MISS JULIE, WINSLOW BOY, TREASURE ISLAND, A CHRISTMAS CAROL (ROSE THEATRE) | (Director Stephen Unwin)
ANGELS IN AMERICA (LYRIC HAMMERSMITH/CITZ GLASGOW) | (Director Daniel Cramer)
BENT (TRAFALGAR STUDIOS) | (Director Daniel Cramer)
ALADDIN (OLD VIC) | (Director Sean Matheus)
HAMLET (OLD VIC) | OLIVIER AWARD NOM. | Associate designer with John Gunter | (Director Trevor Nunn)
ANYTHING GOES | Supervisor/Associate designer with Anthony Powell |
(Director Trevor Nunn)
THE CHANGELING, MOTHER COURAGE, HAMLET, THE OLD COUNTRY, TWELFTH NIGHT, ROMEO AND JULIET, GHOST, JOHN G. BORKMAN, LOVE LABOURS LOST
(ALL FOR ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE) | (Director Stephen Unwin)
CABARET (CHICHESTER F.T.) | (Director Roger Redfarn)
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OPERA (Costume designer unless specified)
COSI FAN TUTTE (SALZBURG FESTSPIELE) | (Director Sven-Eric Bechtolf)
MACBETH (OPERA THEATRE OF ST LOUIS) | (Director Lee Blackely)
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO (SALZBURG FESTSPIELE) | (Director Sven-Eric Bechtolf)
IDOMENEO (GLYNDEBOURNE) | (Director Peter Sellers)
LA BOHEME (GLYNDEBOURNE) | Revival designer | (Director David McVicar)
FIDELIO (GLYNDEBOURNE) | Assistant designer to John Bright | (Director Debra Warner)
DON GIOVANNI / LE NOZZE DI FIGARO (GARSINGTON OPERA) | (Director Stephen Unwin)
OTHELLO (LYRIC, CHICAGO) | Associate designer with John Gunter/Supervisor
TOSCA (HOLLAND PARK) | (Director Henk Schut)
MITRIDATE (GRANADA FESTIVAL) | Revival designer | (Director Francisco Negrin)
FILM & TV (Assistant costume designer unless specified)
LAST KINGDOM (CARNAVAL PROD) | Costume supervisor
GALAVANT (ABC/DISNEY) | Assitant designer
CASUALTY (BBC) | Costume designer | (Episode designer since 2009)
CASUALTY (BBC) | Series costume designer (2013)
NANNY MCFEE | Costume assistant | (Susanna White)
SHERLOCK HOLMES 1&2 | Costume assistant | (Guy Ritchie)
WOLFMAN | Costume assistant | (Jo Johnston)
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE | Costume assistant | (Shekhar Kapur)
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | Costume assistant | (Joel Schumacher)
ORLANDO | Costume trainee | (Sally Potter)
LENNY HENRY SHOW | Assistant designer | (David G Hillier)
COMIC RELIEF | Assistant designer | (BBC)
THE GIFT (INDEPENDENT) | Costume designer
SIREN (INDEPENDENT) | Costume designer
POTTERMUS PARK | Assistant designer | (ITV)
MIKE AND ANGELO | Assistant designer | (ITV)
BORN
30 JUNE 1968, THE HAGUE THE NETHERLANDS
LANGUAGES ENGLISH | DUTCH | FRENCH | GERMAN
EDUCATION
1990-1993 WIMBLEDON SCHOOL OF ART, LONDON, UK
THEATRE COSTUME DESIGN | BA (HONS)
1986-1990 COLLAGE OF FASHION, NETHERLANDS
FASHION/TAILORING DIPLOMA | (HND)
1982-1986 MAVO EDUCATION, NETHERLANDS
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH | FRENCH | GERMAN | DUTCH
EXPERTISE / DIPLOMAS & SKILLS
FULL CLEAN DRIVING LICENCE | BBC HEALTH & SAFETY COURSE (PRODUCTION SAFETY PASSPORT Nr. 6023) | BBC FAIR SELECTION & INTERVIEWING SKILLS COURSE | WORKING WITH CHILDREN COURSE (CRB CHECKED) | EXCELLENT TAILORING & DRESS MAKING EXPERIENCE, INCL. FLAT PATTERN & DRAPING | CLOTHES / COSTUME PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE | ‘MOVIE MAGIC’ BREAKDOWN EXPERIENCE