Anthony Ward

Who is Anthony Ward?

Anthony Ward is a British theatre designer specializing in set and costume design. He studied theatre design at Wimbledon School of Art.

He has designed productions for the Royal National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Donmar Warehouse and the Almeida Theatre. Recent productions include the revival of Stephen Sondheim’s play Sweeney Todd, directed by Jonathan Kent, Posh, Enron. Ward's West End musical credits include My Fair Lady, Oklahoma!, Oliver! and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Ward designed Sam Mendes' inaugural production, Assassins, at the Donmar Warehouse and Mary Stuart, directed by Phyllida Lloyd, which transferred to the West End and Broadway and received a Tony Award for Best Costume Design.

Opera productions include productions of Gloriana and Peter Grimes directed by Phyllida Lloyd for Opera North, and Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria directed by Adrian Noble for the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence.

For dance he designed Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! and most recently The Nutcracker for Nikolaj Hübbe at the Royal Danish Ballet.