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Peter Butler

Designer

Peter is a designer for performance based in London.

His current practice spans set and costume design for theatre, devised theatre making, performance collaboration, workshops and tutoring.

Peter has been an assistant and associate designer and a visiting practitioner at Central Saint Martins and for The University of the Arts London.

Peter is a 2021 Linbury Prize winner for stage design.


Credits include: Shut Up, I’m Dreaming (National Theatre & The PappyShow), Attempts On Her Life (Guildhall School of Music & Drama) Anthem & Horizon (Bush Theatre), The Beat of Our Hearts (Exeter Northcott), Patient Light (Eastern Angles), Paper Cut (Theatre 503).


My pronouns: He/ Him.

Credits

Designer, Attempts on Her Life, Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Designer, Pappy show, National Theatre
Designer, Anthem, Bush Theatre
Designer, Horizon, Bush Theatre
Designer, The Seagull, Drama Center
Designer, Patient Light, Eastern Angles
Designer, The Beat of Our Hearts, Exeter Northcott
Designer, Paper Cut, Theatre 503



Associate Designer, Cabaret, Playhouse Theatre
Assistant Designer, Carousel, Regents Park OAT
Assistant Designer, Arrangement, Sadlers Wells
Assistant Designer, Scoring a Century, Peacock Theatre

Visiting Artist and collaborator, Living Heritage/ Reframing Memory, The V&A

Training

BA in Performance Design & Practice, Central Saint Martins.

Location

London

Experience

2-5 years

What I do

  • Costume Design
  • Devising
  • Dramaturgy
  • Lighting Design
  • Movement Direction
  • Music - Singing
  • Set Design
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Working with young people
  • Working within a Community / with community participants
  • Workshopping & Development

Additional Languages

No

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