Biography

Alex trained at Wimbledon School of Art, London, graduating in 1997.

Most recently he designed TARANTULA IN PETROL BLUE (Aldeburgh Music) and GHOSTS (Arcola) both directed by Bijan Sheibani.

In 2008 he designed WUNSCHKONZERT, directed by Katie Mitchell at the Schauspielhaus, Cologne, which was an official selection for Theatertreffen 09, in Berlin, and JUNGFRULEKEN (The Maids), also directed by Katie Mitchell at Kungsliga Dramatiska Teatern, Stockholm. He is currently designing MISS JULIE for the Schaubühne, Berlin and IDOMENEO for English National Opera.

Previous designs include THE SUICIDE for Teatro della Contradizione, Milan, COCOA (Theatre 503), THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI (Watford Palace and Tour), THE CROCODILE (Arcola Theatre), MOLL FLANDERS (KAOS Theatre, National Tour), AT BREAK OF DAY, WIDOWS, R.U.R and STILL LIFE (Drum Theatre, Plymouth), THE COUNTRY (Belgrade Theatre at Warwick Arts Centre), SERIOUS MONEY (Cambridge Arts Theatre), BLOOD (Pleasance Edinburgh), GIRLS NIGHT (National Tour), GIRLS BEHIND (National Tour), ROMEO AND JULIET, AS YOU LIKE IT, OUR COUNTRY?S GOOD, WEST SIDE STORY, THE WIZARD OF OZ, MY FAIR LADY, GRIMM TALES and THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE. TRACTOR GIRLS (National Tour) and THE WALSINGHAM ORGAN, both of which went to the Pride Of Place Festival in Salisbury 2002. He was Costume Designer for IRON (Traverse) at the Edinburgh Festival 2002, which transferred to the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs in February 2003 and Shauspeilhaus Leipzig, Germany in March 2003.

He worked for the Royal National Theatre as Design Associate on the 2005 production of A DREAM PLAY and was Resident Designer for E15 Acting School during 2000. He also teaches part time at Wimbledon School of Art.

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