David Farley

Theatre Designer

David Farley

Awards
For Sunday in the Park with George – New York
* David was nominated for a Tony Award for Costume Design, and he and Timothy Bird were nominated for Set Design
* David and Timothy Bird won the Outer Critics Circle Award for ‘Outstanding Set Design (Play or Musical)’ and David was nominated for ‘Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical)’ along with an ‘Outstanding Revival of a Musical’ nomination’
*For Sunday in the Park with George – West End*
* David and Timothy Bird won the Olivier Award for Best Design at the Wyndhams (and Olivier Best Musical production)
* David and Timothy Bird won the Evening Standard Best Design Award and the Critics Circle Award for Best Design at the Menier Chocolate Factory
For Daddy Long Legs
* LA Ovation Award Nomination for Best Scenic Design (Large Theatre)

PRODUCTION	DIRECTOR	VENUE / COMPANY


CURRENT AND FORTHCOMING PRODUCTIONS
TRAVESTIES	Sam Buntrock	McCarter Theatre, New Jersey
ARE YOU THERE McPHEE	Sam Buntrock	McCarter Theatre, New Jersey
DADDY LONG LEGS	John Caird	Laguna Theatre, California, Northlight Theatre Chicago, previously Rubicon Theatre, TheatreWorks California, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW	Sam Buntrock	European tour, previously Admiralspalast Berlin/ Tour
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC	Trevor Nunn (Hungary production recreated by Tom Littler)	Hungary / Broadway, Menier Chocolate Factory / Garrick Theatre productions
JOSH GROBAN: STRAIGHT TO YOU – International live music tour


MOST RECENT THEATRE
TERRIBLE ADVICE	Frank Oz	Menier Chocolate Factory
ROMEO AND JULIET	John Caird	The Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm
THE TEMPEST	John Caird	The Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm
KISS ME KATE	John Doyle	Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Ontario
TAKE FLIGHT	Sam Buntrock	McCarter Theatre, Princeton
ASPECTS OF LOVE	Trevor Nunn	Menier Chocolate Factory
tick, tick, BOOM!	Scott Schwartz	Connecticut, USA. Previously Menier Chocolate Factory and Rubicon and Coronet Theatres, Los Angeles.
OKLAHOMA!	John Doyle	Chichester Festival Theatre


MOST RECENT OPERA
LA BOHEME	John Caird	Brown Theater, Houston: Houston Grand Opera Association / Canadian Opera co-production
DIALOGUES DES CARMELITES	Stephen Barlow	Guildhall School of Music and Drama


THEATRE
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS	Matthew White	Menier Chocolate Factory / West End & UK tour
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (see above for Awards and Nominations)	Sam Buntrock	5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle / Roundabout Theatre, New York / Menier Chocolate Factory
13	Jeremy Sams	Broadway and Goodspeed Musicals, USA
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (set)	Terry Johnson	Menier Chocolate Factory
SWEENEY TODD	Selina Cartmell	Gate Theatre, Dublin
TAKE FLIGHT	Sam Buntrock	Menier Chocolate Factory
CORPSE!	Philip Wilson	Salisbury Playhouse
THE LAST FIVE YEARS	Matthew White	Menier Chocolate Factory
THE LEMON PRINCESS	Ruth Carney	The Caird Company at West Yorkshire Playhouse
THE LARAMIE PROJECT	James Phillips	Kit productions at Sound Theatre
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY	James Phillips	Kit productions at Sound Theatre
CROSSINGS	Simon Harris	Script Cymri on tour (including Arcola & Edinburgh Traverse)
A LITTLE FIR TREE	James Phillips	Sheffield Crucible
ZERO DEGREES AND DRIFTING	Jon Spooner	Unlimited Theatre - tour
QUARTERMAINE’S TERMS	Simon Godwin	Northampton/Salisbury Playhouse
MACBETH	James Phillips	Sheffield Crucible Studio
COULD IT BE MAGIC	Jon Spooner	Unlimited Theatre at the Crucible
JUST SO		Arts Educational
DEALER'S CHOICE	Angus Jackson	Theatr Clwyd
THE SEAGULL	Simon Godwin	Theatre Royal Northampton
SEXUAL PERVERSITY IN CHICAGO	Angus Jackson	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
OBSERVE THE SONS OF ULSTER MARCHING TOWARDS THE SOMME	James Phillips	Jericho Productions at the Pleasance,


Set design only
WORKS ON CANVAS and HERE LIE HEDWIG AND STOLLER		Shunt at Arch 12A, Bethnal Green
THE DYBBUK Winner of James Menzies-Kitchen Memorial Trust Award	Mark Rosenblatt	BAC
TAMING OF THE SHREW and MACBETH		Oxford Uni Drama Society’s Japan tour including The Maytheatre, Osaka and The Globe Theatre, Tokyo


As Design Assistant
As Assistant to Peter McKintosh on THE BIRTHDAY PARTY (Duchess); JUST SO (Chichester); BRAND (Haymarket); PERICLES (RSC); BOSTON MARRIAGE (Donmar); THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, HALF A SIXPENCE (WYP); HONK! (UK tour); GUYS AND DOLLS (Sheffield Crucible); HONK - THE UGLY DUCKLING (RNT - Olivier) and THE HANDMAIDEN'S TALE (Royal Danish Opera House).
As Assistant to Christopher Oram on RICHARD III, EDWARD II, THE COUNTRY WIFE (Sheffield Crucible); THE MARRIAGE PLAY/FINDING THE SUN (RNT); ANATOL (Nottingham Playhouse); MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (Donmar) and A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (Bristol Old Vic).
As Assistant to Hildegard Bechtler on DIE WALKURE (Scottish Opera); THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (film for the RNT).
As Assistant to William Dudley ALL MY SONS (RNT) and BLUE/ORANGE (RNT).


EDUCATION
David has a BA (Hons) Degree in Theatre Design from Wimbledon School of Art and left in 1999 with a 1st class in Technical Arts Design. He also has a BTEC Foundation Studies in Art and Design from the Oxfordshire School of Art and Design.