LK Bradbeer
Set/ Costume designer
Technician
Lighting
Dramaturgy
Props
Layla or LK (She/Her)
I am a neurodivergent designer & theatre-maker based in Ipswich. I want to make visually engaging work, using puppetry, projection, and experimental sets that bring a world to life.
Key parts of my practice are community engagement, devising and regional touring. I'm currently exploring and expanding my skillset in puppetry. I am on Polka theatre's Catapult programme, developing my original puppetry show 'The Misbehaving Letters'- inspired by my childhood experiences of dyslexia.
Get in touch, let's grab a coffee!
WEBSITE: https://laylabradbeerdesign.cargo.site/
Credits
STAGE:
DESIGNER, Right of Way, South West Tour, 1 month (2024)
DESIGNER, A Shipwreck Story, Poole Museum, Online (2024)
DESIGNER, Georgia & the Iceberg, South West Tour, 3 months (2023)
DESIGNER, Regeneration, Brockley Jack, 3 Weeks (2021)
DESIGN ASSISTANT, Last Party on Earth, Opera Tête à Tête, Filmed (2020)
DESIGN ASSISTANT, The Swell Mob, COLAB Factory, 1 Month (2019)
SCREEN:
ART DIRECTOR, Casualty, BBC Studios (2021-23)
ART DIRECTOR, Away with the Fairies, Short (2023)
PRODUCTION DESIGNER, Dance with Dracula, Short (2022)
COSTUME DESIGNER, 3 for a girl 4 for a boy, Short (2020)
ART DEPARTMENT, Wink, Short (2019)
ART DEPARTMENT, I'm not in Love, Feature (2019)
COSTUME DESIGNER, The Keyhole, Short (2019)
Training
EDUCATION:
BA Performance: Design & Practice, Central St Martins (2018-21)
CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT:
Catapult programme, Polka Theatre (2024)
Young Creatives, Eastern Angles (2024)
Associate Designer, Dorsetborn (2023)
Creative Associates, Jermyn Street Theatre (2020)
Team Lumiere, ALPD (2020)
Young Technicians, National Theatre (2018)
CERTIFICATES:
First aid in Studio & Location, Lazarus training (2022)
Working with Children, BBC Studios (2021)
Diversity & Inclusion Training, Chickenshed (2020)
SHADOWING/ WORK PLACEMENTS:
SHADOWING, Drive Your Plough Over the Bones of the Dead, Barbican (2023)
SHADOWING, The Visit, National Theatre (2020)
TECHNICAL PLACEMENT, The Doctor, Almeida (2019)
SHADOWING, Top Girls, National Theatre (2019)
WORKSHOPS:
Puppetry 101 with Lottie Grogan, Theatre Deli
Creative Rigging for Circus, No Fit State, Roundhouse
Scenic Art, National Theatre
Binaural sound, Ringham Brothers, National Theatre
Space to Create, Gecko, National Theatre
Space to Create, Milk Presents, National Theatre