The Designers Formation was founded in 1989 as a co-operative agency especially for theatre designers, whom we continue to strive to support in building viable and sustainable careers.
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Misty – West End Transfer
Designer: Rajha Shakiry Director: Omar Elerian MISTY WEST END TRANSFER BY ARINZÉ KENE DIRECTED BY OMAR ELERIAN ★★★★ ‘BURSTS WITH LIFE – DESTINED TO BE A BIG POPULAR HIT’ Evening Standard ★★★★ ‘INVENTIVE, SUBVERSIVE AND DULY IGNITES THE ROOM’ Time Out ★★★★ ‘FEELS MORE LIKE A NIGHT IN A CLUB THAN AN EVENING AT THE THEATRE’ Independent Misty West End Transfer Following its sold-out run at the Bush Theatre, Arinzé Kene’s acclaimed Misty transfers to London’s Trafalgar Studios for six weeks only. Through a…
Where We Began
Designed by Hannah Sibai Written by Rosie MacPherson WHERE WE BEGAN Touring Autumn 2018 When every citizen is ordered to return to their place of birth, Where We Began examines where we could end up. The UK’s first Theatre Company of Sanctuary, Stand and Be Counted present a wild and vivid vision of the future, combining storytelling, movement and live music. Five performers from across the globe challenge existing notions of ‘home’ in this multilingual celebration of personal identity. Commissioned…
Princess Charming – 2018 Tour
Designed by Katharine Heath PRINCESS CHARMING ARTISTIC TEAM Performers: Charlotte Worthing, Alex Luttley Lighting design: Simon Booth Dramaturgy: Stewart Melton Director: Amy Draper Producer: Jessica Cheetham Princess Charming We don't like being told what to do. Some boys like pink. Some girls like football. Whatever. We’re here to sing, shout, stamp, dance, dress up. And be ourselves. Princess Charming explores gender stereotypes for children aged 7-11 in a fun, questioning and celebratory way using a variety of acts and toys, skits and dressing-up. The theatre is…
The Hotel Experience
Designed by Alison Neighbour Created by Lila Dance Produced by Lou Rogers The Hotel Experience A man checks into a hotel the night before his wedding, unaware that things may not be as they seem. As the clock ticks the walls around him seem to blur and dissolve as fragments of memories tumble into the room in the form of past lovers. They fall from the ceilings, crawl out from under the bed and step out of wardrobes to face…
Nine Night – West End Transfer
Designed by Rajha Shakiry WRITTEN BY NATASHA GORDON DIRECTED BY ROY ALEXANDER WEISE REVIEWS for NINE NIGHT ★★★★★ ‘REMARKABLE. CAPTURES THE HUMOUR OF EVERYDAY LIFE’ Evening Standard ★★★★ ‘EXUBERANTLY FUNNY. A JOY!’ The Guardian ★★★★ ‘NATASHA GORDON’S DEBUT PLAY BUZZES WITH COMIC ENERGY’ Independent Nine Night West End Transfer Following a smash hit sold-out run at the National Theatre, Nine Night, Natasha Gordon’s ‘remarkable debut play’ (Evening Standard) transfers to the West End this December. Roy Alexander Weise directs this touching and exuberantly funny exploration of…