Ellan Parry - Curriculum Vitae

Awards:
	Winner of the Jocelyn Herbert Award for stage design, 2005 Shortlisted for the Linbury Biennial Award for stage design, 2005 Shortlisted for the Ashton-Stewart Award (Wimbledon School of Art), 2004
Recent design work includes:
	The Pink Bedroom Unspoken Productions The Courtyard Theatre, 2008	costume design
	The System of Dr Tarr & Prof. Fether Dir. Claire Davies, for Punchrunk Commission Space; Masque of The Red Death Battersea Arts Centre, 2007	set and costume design
	Terror 2007 The Sticking Place season of five grand-guignol plays including premier of Ripper by Mark Ravenhill (dir. Tamara Harvey) and The Better Half by Noel Coward (dir. Adam Meggido). The Union Theatre, London, 2007	set and costume design
	Five CCT Theatre Darlington Arts Centre, 2007	set and costume design
	Shall We Dance? Ragroof Theatre Co. premiered at National Theatre Watch This Space season, open-air tour of South East, 2007	costume design
	Carmen dir. Bill Bankes Jones Blackheath Halls, 2007	set and costume design
	Dialogues of the Carmelites dir. Bill Bankes Jones for Trinity College of Music Blackheath Halls, 2007	set and costume design
	The Bloodless Field Metal & Bone Productions The Old Operating Theatre, London, 2007	set and costume design
	MIE experimental opera by Catherine Kontz, premiering at The Space, London, 2006	set and costume design
	Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep Paddock Productions outdoor tour of the South East, summer 2006 (click here to see the website)	set and costume design
	After Haggerty dir. Kirsty Housley The Finborough, London, 2006	set and costume design
	Rituals Before the End of Time collaboration with choreographer Martina Seitl and visual artist Christer Lundahl Resolutions Season, The Place, London, 2006	set and costume design
	Pygmalion, Brain Catch Fire, Slug in the Shoe	set and costume design
	The Great Detective, The Empty Chair, Light Fingers White Horse Theatre Co. German tour, 2005-06	costume design
	Hell is Empty Allgood Theatre Co. The Space, London, 2005	set and costume design
	Sudden Silence by Penny Black, dir. Ellen Hughes Arcola Theatre: Shortcuts season, London, 2005	set and costume design
	The State of Mind of Ghosts Lady Inert in association with The Society of Wonders Chelsea Theatre: Live 05 season, London, 2005	co-devisor, set, costume and lighting design
	Billy Brian Battersea Arts Centre, London, 2005 (Time Out Critic's Choice)	set and costume design
	Incipient Impediment Lady Inert The National Review of Live Art, Glasgow, 2005	costume design
	The Race Gecko Theatre Co. Battersea Arts Centre: London International Mime Festival; international tour 2005 - 2006 (Total Theatre Award Winner, Time Out Critic's Choice, Metro Critic's Choice)	costume design
	Jacques & his Master Allgood Theatre Co. The White Bear, London, 2005 (Time Out Critic's Choice)	set and costume design
	Sap Lady Inert in association with The Society of Wonders The Nightingale Theatre: Brighton Visions Festival Brighton, 2004	co-devisor, costume design
	Bellerophon Society of Wonders Carn Marth Quarry Theatre, Cornwall, 2003	co-devisor, costume design
	Falling Angel, Rising Ape Imagina Dance Theatre Co. Laban Centre London, 2002 C Venue, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2002 (Fringe Report Best Dance Award Winner)	costume design
	Pig-man Joe Theatre of Coincidence Marlborough Theatre, Brighton, 2002	costume design
	Cuckoo Tooth Theatre of Coincidence Marlborough Theatre, Brighton, 2002	costume design
	Prometheus, Thief o’ Flames Tannakin Skinker Productions Carn Marth Quarry Theatre, 2001	co-devisor, co-director, costume design
	Brave Deeds of Youthful Heroes The Monkey Children of Zotto Bloodbunny Gwennap Hall, Cornwall, 2001	co-devisor, costume design
	Jack & Jenny Kneehigh Theatre Co. Carn Marth Quarry Theatre, Cornwall, 2000	assistant costume designer
	Flight The Last of the Pit Ponies Theatre Co. Truro College Theatre, Cornwall, 2000	costume design, co-devisor, original music, performer
Film/Television:
	Mockingbird Bill & Ben Productions (Film Council short) Director: Joe Tumner, feat: Olivia Williams, Will Houston 2004	costume designer, head of wardrobe, with Louisa Paris
	Strange Big Bear Productions (BBC drama series) Designer: Hazel Pethig 2002	wardrobe assistant trainee
	Shaun of the Dead RomZomCom Films (feature film) Director: Edgar Wright Designer: Annie Hardinge 2003	wardrobe assistant trainee
	The Mighty Boosch Baby Cow Productions (ITV comedy series) Designer: Annie Hardinge 2004	wardrobe assistant trainee
Other:
	BBC Costume and Wigs Hire London, 2005	assistant costumier
	Macbeth, Cymbeline, King Lear, Kyogen of Errors Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre London, 2001	wardrobe assistant
	Sitting Pretty The Theatre of Comedy Co. Designer: Emily Cooper Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, 2001	wardrobe assistant
	The Floating Republic Claque Theatre Co. Designer: Arianne Gastambide Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey, 2002	costume maker, wardrobe assistant
	Wolf Kneehigh Theatre Co. Designer: Emma Rice touring 2000-2002	costume maker
	Jack & the Beanstalk Hiss & Boo Productions The Hall for Cornwall, 2000- 01	wardrobe assistant
	The Dancing Bear Pauline Sheppard: walkabout act, 2001	costume maker
	Godnose Grinning Gargoyle Theatre Co. touring Cornwall, 2000	mask-maker
	The Creatures Bash Street Circus Co. touring internationally 1999 onwards	mask-maker

Education and Qualifications:
	BA (Hons) 1st Class, Theatre Design: Costume Design (represented college at the Prague Quadrennial Scenography Exhibition '03, Ashton-Stewart Award Nominee '04)	Wimbledon School of Art London 2001-2004
	Foundation Art & Design	Falmouth College of Arts Cornwall 1999-2000
	City & Guilds cert. Professional Sewing	Cornwall College Cornwall 2000-2001
	A levels A,A,C (includes Art & Design and Theatre Studies)	Truro College Cornwall 1997-1999
	Kneehigh Theatre Summer School	Cornwall 2000

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