Anthony Ward (born 1957) is a British

theatre designer Scenic design (also known as scenography, stage design, or set design) is the creation of theatrical, as well as film or television scenery. Scenic designers come from a variety of artistic backgrounds, but in recent years, are mostly trained ...

specializing in

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and costume design. He studied theatre design at

Wimbledon School of Art Wimbledon College of Arts, formerly Wimbledon School of Art, is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London specialising in theatre, screen and performance art. It is located in Wimbledon and Merton Park, South West London. ...

. He has designed productions for the

Royal National Theatre The Royal National Theatre in London, commonly known as the National Theatre (NT), is one of the United Kingdom's three most prominent publicly funded performing arts venues, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Opera House. I ...

Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, St ...

, Donmar Warehouse and the Almeida Theatre. Recent productions include the revival of

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’s play '' Sweeney Todd'', directed by Jonathan Kent ( Chichester Festival Theatre/Adelphi Theatre), ''

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'' (Royal Court/Duke of York Theatre), ''

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'' (Royal Court/Chichester Festival Theatre). Ward's West End musical credits include '' My Fair Lady'', '' Oklahoma!'', ''

Oliver! ''Oliver!'' is a coming-of-age stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before op ...

'' and ''

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''. Ward designed

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' inaugural production, ''

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'', at the Donmar Warehouse and '' Mary Stuart'', directed by Phyllida Lloyd, which transferred to the West End and Broadway and received a

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for Best Costume Design. Opera productions include productions of '' Gloriana'' and ''

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'' directed by Phyllida Lloyd for Opera North, and ''

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'' directed by

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for the Festival d'

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. For dance he designed ''

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’s Nutcracker!'' (Sadler’s Wells and UK tour) and most recently ''

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'' for Nikolaj Hübbe at the Royal Danish Ballet.

Awards and nominations

Awards include: (2009) Tony Award Best Costume Design of a Play for ''Mary Stuart'', (2008) Touring Broadway Award for Best Set &Costume Design ''My Fair Lady''. (2003) OBIE Award Set Design ''Uncle Vanya'', (2003) What’s on Stage Theatregoers Choice Award for Set Design ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' (2001) Outer Critics Circle Award for Set Design ''Oklahoma!'', (1999) Olivier Award for Set Design ''Oklahoma!'' (1996) Olivier Award for Costume Design ''Midsummer Night’s Dream'', ''La Grande Magia'' & ''The Way of the World'' Nominations include: Olivier Award Nomination: (2006) for Best Costume Design ''Mary Stuart'' (2003) Best Set Design for ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' (2002) Best Set & Costume Design for ''My Fair Lady'' (1995) Best Set Design for ''The Tempest'' (1994) Best Set & Costume Design for ''The Winter’s Tale'' Tony Award Nominations: (2007/8) ''Macbeth'' Set design (2004/05) Set Design ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' (1995/96) Set design ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream'' Drama Desk Award Nominations: (2004/2005) Outstanding Set and Costume Design for ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'', (2001/2002) Outstanding Set Design for ''Oklahoma!' Evening Standard Award Nominations: (2007) Best Set Design for ''Macbeth''.

References

External links

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VarietyOliver! West End Official Website
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