Jennifer Gregory

She/Her

I am a costume designer based in London. I trained at Wimbledon College of Art where I achieved a first class degree and was also awarded the Ann Holloway Prize for Costume Design. Originally from the Peak District, I made my way down to London to study and have remained ever since.

Before undertaking my costume degree I seriously considered illustration, due to my love of characters and story telling and creating visual responses to text. However, this interest added with my curiosity of the theatre and performance came together to forge the path that took me down the costume route.

Creating three-dimensional characters from the: page, script, libretto that audiences can authentically believe in and get carried away is still what I love about what I do.
I am fascinated by all aspects of humanity and our never ceasing love for stories, whether that is in the form of a play, dance, opera or musical in a grand theatre or performed on the street. Even when not working on any particular project, I always have a sketchbook on my person ready to make a quick impression of any interesting characters I see in my everyday life, so I can store these glimpses of real people for future costume reference. I am therefore interested in all types of performance and story telling.

Credits

Associate Costume Designer, ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington and Broadway, Autumn 2019 - Spring 2022

Associate Costume Designer, CHERRY ORCHARD, Theatre Royal Windsor, August - October 2021

Associate Costume Designer, HAMLET, Theatre Royal Windsor, (film and theatre show) March - May 2021

Costume Designer, BETTY BLUE EYES, Mountview, February 2020

Costume Supervisor, FIERCE SISTERS, Mimbre, Stratford upon-Avon, October – December 2018

Costume Design Assistant, TRAVIATA, Longborough Festival Opera, March – June 2018

Costume Designer, ROLES, Victoria and Albert Museum, December – March 2018

Co-Costume Designer, OTHELLO, Ambassador’s Theatre, West End, August – October 2017

Co-Costume Designer, JEKYLL & HYDE, Ambassador’s Theatre, West End, August – October 2017

Costume Design Assistant, LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST, Hackney Empire, April – June 2017

Costume Design Assistant, RENT, The Other Palace Theatre London & UK Tour, May – October 2016

Costume research and alterations, HENRY V, Regent’s Park Theatre, May – June 2016

Costume Design Assistant, DON GIOVANNI, English Touring Opera, October 2015 – March 2016

Costume Research, THE END OF LONGING, Playhouse Theatre, West End, January – February 2016

Costume Research, HANGMEN, The Royal Court, June – August 2015

Training

First Class BA Hons: Costume Design for Stage and Screen, Wimbledon College of Art, UAL, 2015

CCW Art Foundation Course, UAL, Merit, 2012