About

Katie Lias graduated with a First Class Degree in English and Theatre Studies from Royal Holloway University in 2006, before receiving a Distinction in Theatre Design from the Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art in 2008. She was then selected to work as a Resident Trainee Designer with the Royal Shakespeare Company, before embarking on her career as a freelance Set and Costume Designer. She works internationally and is based in the UK. Katie is an Associate Artist at The Watermill Theatre.

Current Projects:

Sleeping Beauty, Salisbury Playhouse. Director: Ryan McBryde

Handbagged, Queens Theatre Hornchurch / The National Theatre, UK Tour. Director: Alex Thorpe

Theatre Designs Include:

Burnt at the Stake, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Directors: Indiana Lown-Collins and Naeem Hayat

Bleak Expectations, The Criterion Theatre, West End. Director: Caroline Leslie. Nominated for BEST SET DESIGN in Broadway World UK Awards 2023.

The Two Popes, English Theatre Frankfurt, Director: Psyche Stott

The Importance of Being Earnest, Mercury Theatre. Director: Ryan McBryde. Nominated for BEST SET DESIGN in Broadway World UK Awards 2024.

The Wasp, English Theatre Frankfurt, Director: Psyche Stott

Notes From A Small Island, The Watermill Theatre. Director: Paul Hart. Nominated for BEST SET DESIGN in Broadway World UK Awards 2023.

To Wong Foo The Musical (Set Design), Hope Mill Theatre. Director: Douglas Carter Beane. Nominated for BEST REGIONAL PRODUCTION in WhatsOnStage Awards 2023.

Dick Whittington, Queens Theatre, Hornchurch. Director: Vik Sivalingam. Nominated for BEST PANTO PRODUCTION in Off West End Awards 2023.

Spike, UK Tour. Director: Paul Hart. Nominated for BEST SET DESIGN in Broadway World UK Awards 2022.

Bleak Expectations, The Watermill Theatre, Director: Caroline Leslie

Grandad, Me and Teddy Too (2022 Revival), Polka Theatre, Director: Sarah Argent

Spike, The Watermill Theatre, Director: Paul Hart

As You Like It, The Watermill Theatre, Director: Paul Hart

Just So, The Watermill Theatre, Director: Abigail Pickard-Price

Hamlet, The Watermill Theatre, Directors: Paul Hart and Abigail Pickard-Price

Lady Chatterley’s Lover, UK Tour, Director: Ciaran McConville; Producer: Tilted Wig

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Storyhouse Theatre, Director: Psyche Stott

Macbeth, Watermill Theatre, Wilton’s Music Hall and UK Tour, Director: Paul Hart

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Watermill Theatre, Wilton’s Music Hall and UK Tour, Director: Paul Hart

The Prince and the Pauper, Watermill Theatre, Director: Abigail Pickard-Price

Polka 40, an interactive touring exhibition for Polka Theatre

Twelfth Night, Watermill Theatre, Wilton’s Music Hall and International Tour, Director: Paul Hart

Address Unknown, Soho Theatre, Director: Steve Marmion

The Tempest, Shakespeare in a Suitcase, RSC, Director: Justin Audibert

My Brother, My Sister and Me, Polka Theatre, Director: Sarah Argent

Romeo and Juliet, Watermill Theatre and International Tour, Director: Paul Hart

Journey’s End, Watermill Theatre, Director: Paul Hart

Cinderella (Costume Designer), Lyric Hammersmith, Director: Ellen McDougall

Shake, Rattle and Roll, Polka Theatre, Director: Sarah Argent

Nanny McPhee (Costume Designer) London Children’s Ballet, Peacock Theatre, Choreographer: Erico Montes

Dick Whittington and his Cat (Costume Designer) Lyric Hammersmith, Director: Dan Herd

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Costume Designer) Polka Theatre, Director: Rosamunde Hutt

The Welsh Boy (Costume Designer) Ustinov Studio Bath, Director: Matthew Lloyd

deadkidsongs (Costume Designer) Ustinov Studio Bath, Director: Gary Sefton

Eclipse, Lyric Hammersmith, Director: Nicholai La Barrie

Tinderbox, Tooting Arts Club, Director: Bill Buckhurst Valhalla, Theatre 503, Director: Jo McInnes

No Expense Spared, Jermyn Street Theatre, Director: James Robert Carson

The Lone Pine Club, Pentabus UK Tour, Director: Elizabeth Freestone

Valhalla, Theatre 503, Director: Jo McInnes

Treasure Island, ArtsEd, Director: Sara Joyce

Table, ArtsEd, Director: Justin Audibert

The Addams Family Musical, ArtsEd, Director: Gary Sefton

Flip, ArtsEd, Director: Rebecca Hill

The Angry Brigade, ArtsEd, Director: Benet Catty

Grandad, Me and Teddy Too (2014) Polka Theatre, Director: Sarah Argent

Love and Information, Arts Ed, Director: Dan Bird

Hitchhiking Across America, Arts Ed, Director: Hannah Chissick

Back to Before, Arts Ed, Director: Kate Golledge

Lee Harvey Oswald, Finborough Theatre, Director: Alex Thorpe

In the Summer House, RADA, Director: Jonathan Cullen

Way to Heaven, Arts Ed, Director: Chris White

Women, Power and Politics: Now, Arts Ed, Director: Emma Gersch

Liliom, ArtsEd, Director: Matthew Lloyd

Love and Money, ArtsEd, Director: Jamie Rocha Allan

Hot Fudge and Ice Cream, ArtsEd, Director: Chris White

On the Razzle, ArtsEd, Director: Dan Bird

Much Ado About Nothing, East15, Director: Helen Leblique

The Lower Depths, Baron’s Court Theatre, Director: Matt Beresford

Word:Play 3, Theatre 503, Directors: Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder and Adam Quayle

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Brockley Jack Theatre, Director: Daniel Brennan

Penthesilea, RADA, Director: Ed Kemp

Man Equals Man, RADA, Director: Julia Pascal

As Production Designer:

Act Of Memory, short film, produced by David Pugh Ltd, Director: Jack Ryder

Matilda Trailer, RSC & Dusthouse cinematic trailer, Director: Chris McGill

We’re Coming Home, RSC & Dusthouse cinematic trailer, Director: Chris McGill