Rebecca is an award-winning UK based Production and Stage Designer working in Live Events, Theatre, Immersive Theatre and Ceremonies. In 2012 Rebecca was on the design team for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games leading her to continue to collaborate with some of the biggest Live Event companies in the world. Rebecca specializes in designing for Immersive Theatre only recently opening Peaky Blinders: The Rise to five star reviews in the heart of London in collaboration with the BBC. Rebecca studied Theatre Design at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Most recent large scale Immersive shows include; The Paddington Bear Experience for Path Entertainment, Doctor Who Time Fracture for Immersive Everywhere in collaboration with BBC Studios. Doctor Who Time Fracture, Peaky Blinders: The Rise for Immersive Everywhere in collaboration with the BBC and Arcane for Secret Cinema in collaboration with RIOT Games and NETFLIX which opened in Los Angeles USA in 2021. Get The V for Swamp Motel in collaboration with AMAZON promoting their new series of The Boys. A week long event in the centre of London was a huge hit in 2022.
Most recent theatre shows include Bear Snored On at Regents Park Open Air Theatre, A Night With Miami, an arena show in the centre of Kuwait. The Last King of Scotland at The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, Directed by Gbolahan Obisesan, and Leave to Remain by Matt Jones and Kele Okereke, at The Lyric Hammersmith. At the beginning of 2020 Rebecca designed the London Borough of Culture Opening Event for Brent. At the end of 2022 Rebecca designed the touring Ceremony ‘This is Us’ for The Rugby League World Cup 2021.
Rebecca runs her studio RB Creative Design Ltd, where her and her team explore new and exciting ways to inspire audiences, allowing them to feel fully immersed in any genre of entertainment, pushing the boundaries of audience expectation. Rebecca and her team provide top quality 3D Renders, AutoCAD drafting, technical collaboration and more.
The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama – BA (Hons) Theatre Practice: Design For Stage Buckinghamshire New University – Diploma in Art Foundation Studies
Awards / Nominations
UK/WEST END Award 2023: Peaky Blinders: The Rise – Best Immersive Theatre Production UK/WEST END Award 2022: Doctor Who: Time Fracture – Best Immersive Theatre Production Off West End Award: 2022 Nomination for Best Set Design for Abigail’s Party, Watford Palace Theatre Off West End Award: 2019 Nomination for Best Set Design for Glass Menagerie, Arcola Off West End Award: 2017 Nomination for Best Set Design for A Lie of the Mind, Southwark Playhouse Off West End Award: 2016 Nomination for Best Set Design for Home Chat, The Finborough Theatre Off West End Award: 2013 Nomination for Best Set Design for Hamlet, The Rose Bankside, Shakespeare’s Globe Equity: Young Member’s Bursary Award 2012 for up and coming Theatre Practitioners. The Stage Newspaper: The Design Award and Bursary aimed at up and coming Designers.
Employment
Current: Freelance Production & Stage Designer – Recently opening the company RB Creative Design Ltd.
Rebecca and her team product high quality 3D renders, AutoCAD drafting, technical collaboration and more.
2012: Design Assistant – London 2012 Olympic Ceremonies
Within the Design Team Rebecca’s role was to assist the Designers with the overall visualisation for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the Olympic and Paralympic Games on a mass scale. Designers: Mark Tildesley, Es Devlin, Jon Bausor and Misty Buckley.
2011: Design Assistant – The Royal National Theatre
Rebecca was the General Assistant to the Digital Drawing and Design Office working closely with the Draftsmen and Freelance Designers. Rebecca also designed Corporate events and exhibitions within The National Theatre and continued to do so after leaving the position.
CV
Year
Production
Company
Role
2024
Something Rotten In Concert
Theatre Royal Drury Lane Director: Tim Jackson
Set & Costume Designer
2024
Oklahoma! In Concert
Theatre Royal Drury Lane Director: Bill Deamer
Set & Costume Designer
2024
The Paddington Bear Experience
County Hall, London Director: Tim Maller
Production Designer
2024
Frankie Goes To Bollywood
UK Tour / Southbank Centre Director: Pravesh Kumar
Set Designer
2024
Bear Snores On
Regents Park Open Air Theatre Director: Cush Jumbo & Katy Sechiari
Set & Costume Designer
2023
A Night with Miami
Free Jabriya The Arena Kuwait Co Directors: Maryam Al Khatrash, Jassim Al Oames
Stage Designer
2023
Love Never Dies: In Concert
Fourth Wall LIVE Theatre Royal Drury Lane Director: Shaun Kerrison
Set & CostumeDesigner
2023
EVITA: In Concert
Fourth Wall LIVE Theatre Royal Drury Lane Director: Bill Deamer
Set & Costume Designer
2023
OMEGA Aqua Terra Watch Launch
The Department Somerset House Creative Director: Jack Phillips
Event Designer
2023
Knorr – World Eat For Good Day Online filmed event
Mexico on location Producer: Swamp Motel
Event Designer
2022
OMEGA 007 Watch Launch
Secret Cinema / OMEGA / EON London UK Creative Director: Tom Maller
Event Designer
2022
THIS IS US: Rugby League World Cup Opening event
UK Tour Creative Director: Robby Graham
Production Designer
2022
Peaky Blinders: The Rise
Immersive Everywhere / BBC Camden Town London UK Creative Director: Tom Maller
Production Designer & Costume Designer
2022
The Boys: Get the V
Swamp Motel / Amazon Prime Video London UK Director: Clem Garritty
Production Designer
2022
Abigail’s Party
Watford Palace Theatre Director: Pravesh Kumar
Set & Costume Designer
2021
Black Friday Live – Amazon
Victoria Basement – Bloomsbury Square Jubba
Event Designer
2021
Arcane
Secret Cinema / RIOT Games / NETFLIX Los Angeles USA Creative Director: Tom Maller
Production Designer
2021
Speakeasy
UK Tour Choreographer: Robby Graham
Set Designer
2021
Doctor Who: Time Fracture
Immersive Everywhere / BBC Studios London UK Creative Director: Tom Maller
Production Designer & Costume Designer
2020
Freaky Friday
Arts Ed – Andrew Lloyd Webber Theatre Director: Luke Kernaghan
Set Designer
2020
Wild Party
Arts Ed – Andrew Lloyd Webber Theatre Director: Katie Henry
Set Designer
2020
The Sugar Syndrome
The Orange Tree Theatre Director: Oscar Toeman
Set & Costume Designer
2020
RISE: The London Borough of Culture Opening Event
Wembley Stadium Director: Robby Graham
Production Designer
2019
Aladdin
New Wolsey Theatre Director: Kate Golledge
Set & Costume Designer
2019
The Last King of Scotland
Sheffield Crucible Director: Gbolahan Obisesan
Set & Costume Designer
2019
The Pirate Cruncher
UK Tour Director: Joel Scott
Set Designer
2019
Preludes
Southwark Playhouse Director: Alex Sutton
Set & Costume Designer
2019
Signin In The Rain
The Gaiety Theatre Director: Chris Cuming
Set Designer
2019
The Glass Menagerie
Watford Palace Theatre / Arcola Director: Femi Elufowoju Jr
Set & Costume Designer
2019
Leave To Remain
The Lyric Hammersmith Director: Robby Graham
Set & Costume Designer
2018
Treasure Island
Leicester Haymarket Director: Matthew Forbes
Set & Costume Designer
2018
The North Star: The Closing Ceremony of the Great Exhibition of the North
Newcastle Creative Director: Bradley Hemmings
Production Designer & Costume Designer
2018
Much Ado About Nothing
Watford Palace Theatre Director: Brigid Larmour
Set & Costume Designer
2018
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Other Palace Director: Alex Sutton
Set & Costume Designer
2018
Beautiful Game
The Other Palace Director: Hannah Chissick
Set & Costume Designer
2018
The Little Princess
The Other Palace Director: Emily Grey
Set & Costume Designer
2018
Beautiful Thing
Greenwich & Docklands International Festival Director: Bradley Hemmings
Set & Costume Designer
2018
Icarus
UK Tour Choreographer: Robby Graham
Set & Costume Designer
2018
The Dog Beneath The Skin
Jermyn Street Theatre Director: Jimmy Walters
Set & Costume Designer
2018
Rothschild & Sons
The Park Theatre Director: Jeffery Moss
Set Designer
2017
Satori: Project Polunin
London Coliseum Choreographer: Sergei Polunin
Set Designer
2017
Pyar Actually
UK Tour – Rifco Arts Director: Pravesh Kumar
Set & Costume Designer
2017
You Forgot the Mince
UK Tour Director: Stephen Whitson
Set & Costume Designer
2017
Out of Order
UK Tour Director: Ray Cooney
Set & Costume Designer
2017
The Boys In the Band
Vaudeville Theatre West End Director: Adam Penford
Set & Costume Designer
2017
Raising Martha
The Park Theatre Director: Michael Fentiman
Set & Costume Designer
2017
A Lie of the Mind
Southwark Playhouse Director: James Hillier
Set Designer
2016
Tom & Jerry
World Tour / Warner Brothers Director: Antoinette DiPietropolo