1993 – Present - Freelance Costume Cutter and Maker

Costumes Cut and Constructed for the following (in my own studio unless otherwise stated):

For Theatre:

* The Great Gatsby  (London Coliseum) 7 x Female Shop Clerk Outfits.

* Spongebob the Musical (UK Tour)  Costume for Plankton worn by Divina deCampo.

* Family Tree (Brixton House Theatre) Purple suit made for Aminita Francis (Henrietta Lacks)

* We Will Rock You (World Tour 22/23) Principal costume for Craig Urbani (Khashoggi).

* The Upstart Crow (Apollo Theatre) Onsite Altering and embellishing costumes.

* Camp Siegfried (The Old Vic) 2 x Hitler Youth jackets for Patsy Ferran and Luke Thallon.

* Evita (Australia Tour)  2 x Dior “New Look” suits for Tina Arena (Evita)

* Eugenius the Musical (The Other Palace) Superhero outfits for Liam Forde (Eugene) & Ian Hughes (Evil Lord Hector)

* Dick Whittington (Milton Keynes Theatre) Queen Rat costume for Samantha Wommack.

* The Snow Queen (Rose Theatre, Kingston) Costumes for Helena Blackman (Snow Queen) and Roger May  (Father Christmas)

* Sleeping Beauty (Derby Arena) Costumes for Rita Simons (Carabosse)

* Polka Children’s Theatre (Wimbledon):-

Costumes made for productions include a regency period jacket and waistcoat for Sleeping Beauty, Modern suits for Captain Hook and his pirates for Peter Pan, a 1950s dress for the Queen, Jackets and coats for the turtle and birds for Alice in Wonderland, Ladies and men’s wool jackets and coats for The Borrowers, A gold hot pant suit for Ella in Cinderella.

For Bill Kenwright Ltd - UK theatre tours:

* Saturday Night Fever - 3 x Bee Gee jackets and trousers in gold stretch satin Lycra

* Cabaret - 1930s three piece fine wool suit for James Paterson  (Herr Schultz)

* The Glenn Miller Story – 4 x 1940s pleat top trousers and waistcoats for men’s chorus.

* Cilla the Musical – Onsite at the Liverpool Empire embellishing & altering costumes for the UK premiere

 * Les Cage Aux Folles – Onsite at the Oxford Playhouse making embellishing and altering costumes.

* Rainman – 2 x matching 1980s suits for Ed Speleers and Matthew Horne  (casino scene)

* The Lady Vanishes – 2 x 1930s German style travelling wool suits for Juliet Mills and Lorna Fitzgerald.

* Dreamboats and Petticoats - 2 ‘Red Coat’ blazers for Joseph Lukehurst & Mike Lloyd

For Film & TV:

* See How They Run (feature film) Alterations and embellishments of crowd costumes.

* Secret Invasion (TV series) Stab vests made for Emilia Clarke, Killian Scott and Kingsley Ben-Adir.

* The Great - Season 3 (Sky TV)  Assistant Costume Cutter at Three Mills Studios (3 month contract)

* You, Me and the Apocalypse  (Sky TV)  Costumes for Rob Lowe (fitting in L.A) and Pauline Quirk.

* Britain’s Got Talent  (TV series/2013)   Costumes for the semi-finalists; Rosie O’Sullivan Lettuce Rowbotham, Lucy Kay.

* Your Face Sounds Familiar (TV series/2013)  A celebrity impersonation show making costumes for; Cheryl Ferguson  (Dusty Springfield, Cher, Madonna, Anastasia, Lulu, Adeleand Meatloaf), Denise Lewis  (Lenny Kravitz) , Alexander Armstrong  (Morrissey) Natasha Anderson (Kate Bush and Bonnie Tyler).

* Heidi (feature film)  Cut and created toiles for characters Heidi and Clara for the costume

workroom in India. Completed a 1930s skiing outfit for Olivia Grant  (Mrs Rottenmeier) Fitting in Spain.

* Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (feature film) I worked in a team of six at Leavesden Studios making goblin costumes for the Gringotts Bank scene.

* Sleepy Hollow (feature film) I worked in a team at Leavesden Studio, making altering and embellishing crowd costumes.

* Eight and a Half Women (feature film) Sole Costume Cutter/Maker at Deluxe Studios, Luxembourg. Peter Greenaway directed feature with Oscar winning designer Emi Wada.

I constructed a period riding habit and black evening dress for Amanda Plummer, a PVC corset for Toni Collette (not used), an evening dress for Polly Walker and 2 x period maid outfits.

* Endeavour (TV Series 6) 1960s wool check jacket and skirt for Alison Newman (Viv Wall).

* This Morning (ITV )  Garments for the TV presenter Alison Hammond including a

Disney princess dress, an evening dress for The National TV Awards and a majorette marching band outfit. Also a Dorothy dress (Wizard of Oz - Halloween special) for presenter Holly Willoughby.

* For Asylum FX Modelmakers:

Regular freelance work at this prop/effects company including:

* The Beauty and the Beast – I worked in a team making the “teapot” dress for Madame Pottine and the “Wardrobe” dress for Madame De La Bouche for the stage productions in Germany, Italy and Spain.

* Madame Tussauds USA – I worked in a team making a replica Thor outfit from the feature film.

* Christian Louboutin – I worked in a team producing giant Faberge eggs to display the designer’s shoes at his outlets in London, New York and Paris.

* Theo Fennell Show Off ! – I worked in a team producing exhibits for the Jewellery Designers’ show at the Royal Academy of Arts. Skills used included costume making, upholstery and hand embroidery.

* Hussein Chalayan (Fashion Spring Show 2007) - I worked in a team (at model makers 2D3D)

constructing animatronic dresses that changed shape as the models walked.

PRE-FREELANCE CAREER

* 1989–1991 English National Opera - 1st Workroom Assistant Tailor in the Men’s Tailoring Department

* 1989 Royal Opera House – 1st Workroom Assistant in the Ballet Department.

* 1987-89 MGM Costume Rentals, New Orleans. Costume Maker and alterations for costume hire shop.

* 1986 BBC TV Centre. Wardrobe Operative which involved recording and filing hired costumes.

* 1986 Cosprop - Film Costumiers Costume Cutter and Maker. Productions included Room with a View

(Feature Film), Happy Valley (Feature Film), David Copperfield (BBC Series)

PUBLICATIONS

* Great British Sewing Bee - Fashion With Fabric by Claire Louise Hardie. I made garments for the book of the series including a soft leather zip up jacket and two silk blouses.

* The Ultimate Quilting and Patchwork Companion by I. Stanley & J. Watson.

Craft Contributor - I devised and completed 16 projects showing various techniques of quilting.

* Window Treatments – Inspirations by Alison Jenkins. Craft Contributor – I devised and completed 6

projects to dress windows using easy techniques with the minimum amount of sewing.

* Best Ever Kids Costumes by Vinilla Burnham. I drafted and graded the patterns for this book

detailing ambitious fancy dress costumes for children.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Postgraduate Diploma: Stage and Costume Design. Royal Central School of Speech & Drama (1991)

BTEC (HND): Costume Construction and Design. Mabel Fletcher Technical College (1982 – 1985)