Alfie Heywood
Theatre and Performance Designer
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts; First Class BA Hons in Theatre and Performance Design 2013-16
Alfie is currently designing an adaptation of L'Elisir D'Amore for Garsington Opera's Adult Company opening in March 2025.
Since June 2018, Alfie has been Associate Designer for Christopher Oram. Their recent credits include: Turn of the Screw and Platee (both at Garsington Opera), Bitter Wheat (Garrick Theatre, West End), Geisha (Northern Ballet), The Mirror and the Light (Gielgud Theatre, West End), The Wreckers (Houston Grand Opera), Backstairs Billy (Duke of York’s Theatre, West End), The Artist (Theatre Royal Plymouth), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Goodman Theatre, Chicago) and most recently La Traviata (Sante Fe Opera). They are currently working on designs for Tulsa Ballet’s production of Alice in Wonderland, Norwegian's National Ballet production of Romeo and Juliet and Quadrophenia at Sadler's Wells all opening in 2025.
Set and Costume Designer for 'Jack and the Beanstalk' Nov 2024 - Chipping Norton Theatre
Set and Costume Designer for 'Room 13', Sep 2024 - The Barn Theatre
Set and Costume Designer for 'Some Mother's Do 'Ave 'Em', July 2024 - The Barn Theatre
Set and Costume Designer for 'Twelfth Night', June 2024 - Stafford Gatehouse
Set and Costume Designer for 'Netherley Hillbillies', May 2024 - Liverpool's Royal Court
Set and Costume Designer for 'Wendy and Peter Pan', Mar 2024 - The Watermill
Set and Costume Designer for 'Treasure Island', Nov 2023 - The Barn Theatre
Set and Costume Designer for 'A Greasy Spoon', August 2023 - Liverpool's Royal Court
Set Designer for 'Vernons Girls', June 2023 - Liverpool's Royal Court
Set and Costume Designer for 'Private Lives', May 2023 - The Barn Theatre
Set and Costume Designer for 'True Adventures of Marian + Robin', November 2022 - The Barn Theatre
Set and Costume Designer for 'The Ballad of Maria Marten' and 'Nora: A Doll's House', November 2022 - both in rep at The Pleasance Theatre London
Set and Costume Designer for 'A Monster Calls', November 2022 - The Watermill
Set and Costume Designer for 'Offered Up', June 2022 - Liverpool's Royal Court Studio
Set and Costume Designer for 'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole', April 2022 - Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Set and Costume Designer for 'Ellen and Rigby', July 2021 - Liverpool's Royal Court
Set and Costume Designer for 'Start', May 2021 - Mountview Academy, London
Set and Costume Designer for 'Lost in Colomendy', January 2020 - Liverpool's Royal Court
Set and Costume Designer for 'Guys and Dolls', October 2019 - Mountview Academy, London
From Jan-April 2019 Alfie assisted designer Peter McKintosh on various West End plays, operas and musicals.
From June 2018 to October 2018 Alfie assisted designer Ben Stones working on 'The Producers' at the Royal Exchange Manchester, 'The Merry Widow' at the English National Opera and 'The Watsons' at the Chichester Festival Theatre.
From July 2017 to March 2018 Alfie assisted Stage Designer Jon Bausor. Working on various West End shows, operas and touring musicals.
Assistant designer to Grace Smart for 'Killer Joe', April-June 2018 - Trafalgar Studios, London
Co-Set Designer for 'Lord of the Flies', March 2018 - Greenwich Theatre, London
Set Designer for 'Unspoken Spoken Rules', February 2018 - Candoco Dance Company, London
Set and Costume Designer for 'Omnibus', June 2017 - Unity Theatre, Liverpool
Art Department for 'Take That', April 2017 - Take That Wonderland Tour + An Evening with Take That, ITV
Design Assistant for 'Save the Children Charity Ball', February 2017 + 2018 - Roundhouse, London
Art Department for 'London International Horse Show', December 2016 + 2017 - Olympia, London
Set Designer for 'Liver Birdsong', November 2016 - Epstein Theatre, Liverpool
Art Department for 'Let it Shine', November 2016 - BBC
Set and Costume Designer for Frankenstein, October 2016 - Everyman Studio Theatre, Liverpool
Art Department for 'Coldplay', August 2016 - Coldplays 'Head Full of Dreams' Tour
Art Department for 'Take That', July 2016 - Hyde Park, British Summertime Festival
Art Department for ‘Misty Buckley, The Park’, June 2015, 2016, 2017 - Glastonbury
Set Designer for ‘It Doesn't Matter', April 2016 - Sennheiser Studio, LIPA
Set and Costume Designer for ‘Crimes of the Heart’, March 2016 – Sennheiser Studio, LIPA
Set Designer for ‘Witches of Eastwick’, November 2015 – Paul McCartney Auditorium, LIPA
Art Department for ‘Moonsongs’, May 2015 – Giffords Circus, Touring
References:
Stephen Fletcher
Director for 'Ellen and Rigby'
Ashley Shairp
Head of Theatre and Performance Design at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
0151 330 3234
Christopher Oram
Stage Designer
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