Holly is a Set and Costume Designer for theatre and performance and is a graduate of MA Performance Design from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

She is particularly interested in the relationship between art and theatre and is inspired by the creation of tableau images onstage that are akin to a live painting.

Previously, Holly studied Fine Art and was shortlisted for the Linbury Prize for Stage Design 2025.

Current

Technical Difficulties – Dir. Steve Elias
Set & Costume Design - Hull Truck Theatre, BYMT

The Secret Garden – Des. Kat Heath
Associate Designer - The Egg, Theatre Royal Bath

The Misanthrope – Des. Robert Jones
Production Placement: Set and Costume Design - The Lyttelton, National Theatre

2026

Blood Wedding – Dir. Harry Gould
Set & Costume Design - The Egg, Bath Theatre Academy

Measure for Measure – Dir. Josh Parr
Costume Design - Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre, ArtsEd

The Odyssey – Dir. Elinor Lower
Set & Costume Design - The Egg, TRB Theatre School

The Tempest – Dir. Nell Bailey
Set & Costume Design - The Egg, TRB Theatre School

Twelfth Night – Dir. Mabel Aitken
Set & Costume Design - Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol School of Acting

Forever Young – Dir. Martin Berry
Set & Costume Design - Exeter Northcott Theatre

SWEAT – Dir. David Gilbert
Set & Costume Design - The Barn Theatre, Rose Bruford College

The Air Loom – Dir. Jack Furness
Artwork Design - Immersive Arts Grant, Cardiff

2025

Gurt Haunted: Miracle on North Street– Dir. Krista Matthews
Set & Costume Design - The Spielman, Tobacco Factory Theatre

Fear Gorta– Dir. Matthew Price
Set & Costume Design - The Rondo Theatre, Bath

Dawnbreaker– Dir. Elinor Lower
Production Design - Short film- The Phoenix, Exeter

The It– Dir. Mathilde Lopez
Set & Costume Design - The Egg Theatre, Bath Theatre Academy

Orchestra– Dir. Elinor Lower
Set & Costume Design - The Egg Theatre, Bath Theatre Academy

Home Ground– Dir. Krista Matthews
Set & Costume Design - The Weston Studio, Bristol Old Vic Young Company

2024

The Everything Chamber R&D – Dir. Hannah Price
Set & Costume Design - The Experimental Studio, The Sheds, Buried Giants

Hearts and Minds– Dir. Krista Matthews
Set & Costume Design - Emmanuel’s Yard, Trowbridge Town Hall

Julius Caesar – Dir. Tanuja Amarasuriya
Set Design - Malcolm X Community Centre, BOVTS

Twelfth Night – Dir. Geoffrey Brumlik
Set Design - Malcolm X Community Centre, BOVTS

Black Mountain – Dir. Anna Whealing
Set & Costume Design - Wardrobe Theatre, BOVTS

The Love for Three Oranges – Dir. Jack Furness
Speculative Set & Costume Design for Opera - Glyndebourne Opera House

ASSOCIATE & ASSISTING WORK

2026

Macbeth – Des. Edwina Bridgeman
Associate Designer - The Tobacco Factory Theatre

A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Des. Aldo Vazquez
Model Making Assistant - The Globe Theatre

2025

Snow Mice! – Des. Zoe Squire
Associate Designer - The Egg, Theatre Royal Bath

The Beautiful Future is Coming – Des. Aldo Vazquez
Set Design Assistant -Bristol Old Vic Theatre

The Pajama Game – Des. Stewart J Charlesworth
Set Design Assistant - Yvonne Arnaud - Guildford School of Acting

The Book of Mormon (Norway) – Des. Stewart J Charlesworth
Artwork Assistant - Folketeateret, Oslo - The Folk Theatre

A Christmas Carol – Des. Hannah Wolfe
Artwork Assistant -Octagon Theatre, Bolton

The Winter’s Tale – Des. Edwina Bridgeman
Costume Design Assistant - Tobacco Factory Theatre

A Christmas Carol – Des. Zoe Squire
Artwork Assistant -Redgrave Theatre, Bristol

Bradford Living Storybook Sculpture– Des. Stewart J Charlesworth
Design Assistant - Bradford Literary Festival - Bradford City Council

Sense and Sensibility – Des. Kritika Agarwal
Design Assistant - Barnfield Theatre, Exeter - BYMT

EDUCATION

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School – MA Performance Design - 2024

Lancaster University – Fine Art BA (Hons), First-class degree - 2023

Outstanding Academic Achievement Award + The Chancellor’s Medal

For highest degree score in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences