Set and Costume Designer for Theatre & Film. AV checks and general enquires contact [email protected]
United Kingdom
Joined January 2011
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Janie Dee is set to star in the world premiere of Speculations at @MaryleboneTHLDN this autumn, directed by Trevor Nunn.
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New play about investigations into the deaths of JFK, Marilyn Monroe and Lee Harvey Oswald to premiere in London whatsonstage.com/news/new-pl…
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“Lee Newby’s vibrant set and costume designs lean beautifully into the show’s colourful metaphors, especially the monochrome sequence bursting back into glorious technicolour.”
📣▪️ REVIEW | BARNUM at The Arts Theatre Cambridge | UK Tour
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💬▪️ “bursts with colour, energy and theatrical magic”
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“Lee Newby’s set and costume design transported us genuinely into a 19th-century circus. Every detail felt authentic and lovingly rendered, from the aged canvas to the period costumes. Even the elephant (yes, a theatrical one, but utterly charming) added warmth”
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#4* from Steph Lott for Barnum at Cambridge Arts Theatre
“worth experiencing for its sheer theatrical ambition and the brilliance of the ensemble”
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“undeniably aesthetically pleasing”
REVIEW: Barnum at @RichmondTheatre
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"Good family fun"
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Had such an amazing day in Richmond seeing @leemeadofficial as P T Barnum for the last time. Thank you Lee and the whole cast. It’s been fantastic! xx
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Review: Barnum, the Circus Musical is back and on tour! southlondon.co.uk/lifestyle/… @Southwark_News @insouthlndn @ATGTICKETS @RichmondTheatre
“Stunning…. Lee Newby’s inspired designs offer a fresh, contemporary interpretation of classic circus-tent aesthetics without ever losing the timeless charm…The costumes burst with colour and personality…. The set transforms effortlessly to support the ever-changing action.”
#REVIEW - Barnum at @RichmondTheatre "musical theatre at its absolute finest" northwestend.com/barnum-the-…
“Lee Newby’s set transforms the theatre from a glorious piece of Victorian architecture to Barnum’s multi-level big top circus, which Director Jonathan O’Boyle, Choreographer Oti Mabuse, and Circus Director Amy Panter use to produce a spectacle.”
Barnum at @RichmondTheatre
"Barnum is a real crowd-pleaser with musicians, acrobats, singers, dancers and even an elephant keeping the show light and fun and something that I would definitely recommend visiting when it hits your town." @Terry_Ea londontheatre1.com/theatre-n…
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🎶🎪📣Roll up, roll up and take a look at this exclusive first-look footage from the UK & Ireland tour of Barnum, starring Lee Mead📣🎪🎶
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Take a look at Barnum, starring Lee Mead, currently on tour! The production featuring over 20 actor-musicians performing on 150 instruments, alongside acrobats and international circus acts.
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See what our audiences have to say about the new UK & Ireland tour of Barnum! Make sure you don't miss out on seeing the amazing @leemeadofficial lead our multi-talented performers in this spectacle of a musical.
"Lee Newby’s set looks somewhere between a vintage proscenium arch and circus tent, decorated in gold and muted red, white and blue....In fact, this tour has been up-scaled perfectly, from Newby’s expanded composite design to Panter’s non-stop circus ensemble."
★★★★ Review: Barnum – Pitch-perfect up-scaling of the Watermill’s glorious revival @TheatreRoyalBTN 👇 thestage.co.uk/reviews/barnu…
“Costumes, inventively designed by Lee Newby.”
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Barnum (2026 tour) – @TheatreRoyalBTN
"Very highly recommended! If you cannot get to Brighton, it is on an extensive tour and a “must see”!"
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“The production’s greatest triumph, however, lies in its evocation of the circus itself. Lee Newby’s vibrant set design, combined with aerial work and acrobatics, creates a vivid atmosphere of wonder. Visually and physically, the show dazzles.”
Theatre review: Barnum: The Circus Musical from Bill Kenwright Ltd and the Watermill Theatre at @grandoperayork britishtheatreguide.info/rev…
“One of the biggest strengths of the production, aside from its vocalists and circus performers, is Lee Newby’s stage design, with a beautiful theatre backdrop and some very elegant costume designs bringing plenty of welcome visual variety.”
NEW REVIEW: Barnum is at the Grand Theatre and Opera House, York until February 28th!
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“Plaudits, also, to set and costume designer Lee Newby. He is equally adept at serving the obvious circus tropes, albeit with a slightly weathered, honest feel – and then blink, and Newby is subverting it, satirising it. It is a design high-wire act, and he never falters.”
"The production is exceptional. Actor-musicians playing 150 instruments, including one gleaming white sousaphone – the score doesn’t get sexier than this. Musically, this Barnum is thrilling. And vibrant."
Read The Recs' review of Barnum currently playing at the York Grand Opera House: therecs.co.uk/barnum-the-cir…
“Lee Newby’s design is perfect, and really sets the scene of 1800s America. It’s circus but with that vintage edge; the slightly muted colours and lamplit haze. Costumes are tip-top too – from Lind’s opulent frocks to a troupe of stylised sad Pierrots.”
Last night we went to see Barnum The Circus Musical at @grandoperayork
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#THEATRE #REVIEW Barnum @grandoperayork "colourful, energetic and brimming with effort" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ thereviewshub.com/barnum-gra… #York
