Davy String

Designer

He/His

I am an emerging Theatre Designer having just finished MA Theatre Design from UAL Wimbledon College of Arts with a Distinction in September 2019. I was shortlisted for the Linbury Prize midway through my MA with 2 speculative projects in my portfolio. I was 2/3rds of the way through a trilogy of designs when Covid-19 struck. These were classic text adaptations with a youth theatre company. I find this sort of work very rewarding and I would like to develop my career using my learnt theatrical skills with a pedagogic vocation of social practice and public participation.

I have spent the last 20 years working in costume mainly as a Costume Supervisor and Wardrobe Master. I have worked on a wide variety of productions including in 2012 when I was the Wardrobe Supervisor for the Opening and Closing of the Olympic and Paralympic Ceremonies in London.

Credits

DESIGNER, The Empress, WCTT New Wimbledon Theatre Studio, 1 Week, 2020 (Cancelled in fit-up)

DESIGNER, The Picture of Dorian Gray, WCTT New Wimbledon Theatre Studio, 1 Week, 2020

DESIGNER, Twist, WCTT New Wimbledon Theatre, 1 Week, 2020

Training

MA Theatre Design - UAL Wimbledon College of Arts
BA Drama & Theatre Arts - Goldsmiths College

Location

London

Experience

Less than 1 year

What I do

  • Costume Design
  • Devising
  • Lighting Design
  • Performance Art
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Prop Making
  • Puppetry
  • Set Design
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Video Design
  • Working with Deaf non-professional adults / children
  • Working with Deaf artists
  • Working with disabled non-professional adults / children
  • Working with disabled artists
  • Working with learning disabled adults / children
  • Working with young people
  • Working with young people with special educational needs

Additional Languages

Basic French, German & Spanish

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