Isobel Nicolson

Isobel is a Set and Costume Designer. She is an Associate Artist at The Watermill, and was the RSC Resident Design Assistant 2019-20.

Forthcoming credits: Set and Costume Designer for Side By Side (Ayre Theatre); Associate Set Designer for My Neighbour Totoro for The Barbican/RSC (Des. Tom Pye); Associate Set Designer for Bhangra Nation at Birmingham Rep (Des. Michael Taylor).

Set and Costume Design credits: Winner’s Curse (Park Theatre), The Return of Benjamin Lay (The Finborough), Rapunzel (The Watermill); Lone Flyer (Hull Truck, Jermyn Street & The Watermill); Queen Mab (Iris Theatre); Errol’s Garden (UK tour); Dream (The Other Place & The New Vic Staffordshire); Old Friends (Cambridge Junction & The Cockpit Theatre); Tis Pity She's A Whore (Sherman Studio); D-Day75 (101 Outdoor Arts); Jessie’s Tattoo Club (Bristol Old Vic Ferment); The Witches (Watford Palace); Jabberwocky (The Other Palace & Theatre Royal Margate); Die Fledermaus (DEPOT & Spit & Sawdust Skatepark); Bright. Young. Things. & Stay Brave Brian Gravy (Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds).

Watermill Theatre Associate Artist credits: Camp Albion, A Christmas Carol, Moonfleet, Digging for Victory & The Miller’s Child.

RSC Design Assistant credits: The Winter’s Tale & The Magician’s Elephant.

Other credits: Associate Designer for Island Nation (The Arcola); Assistant Designer & Puppet Maker for The Velveteen Rabbit & The Old Curiosity Shop (UK tour); Puppet Maker for Cinderella (Glasgow Citizens Theatre); Puppet Designer & Maker for Just Add Water (Prague Quadrennial).

Trained: Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.