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