LK Bradbeer

Set/ Costume designer Dramaturgy Puppetry Props Theatre-maker

Layla or LK (She/Her)

I am a neurodivergent designer & theatre-maker based in Ipswich. I want to make visually engaging work, using puppetry, projection, and experimental sets that bring a world to life.

Key parts of my practice are community engagement, devising and regional touring. I'm currently exploring and expanding my skillset in puppetry. I am on Polka theatre's Catapult programme, developing my original puppetry show 'The Misbehaving Letters'- inspired by my childhood experiences of dyslexia.

Get in touch, let's grab a coffee!

WEBSITE: https://laylabradbeerdesign.cargo.site/

Credits

STAGE:
DESIGNER, Fort, South West Tour, Theatre 503, 2 months (2024-25)
LEAD ARTIST, The Misbehaving Letters, First Light Festival, 1 day (2024)
DESIGNER, Right of Way, South West Tour, 1 month (2024)
DESIGNER, A Shipwreck Story, Poole Museum, Online (2024)
DESIGNER, Georgia & the Iceberg, South West Tour, 3 months (2023)
DESIGNER, Regeneration, Brockley Jack, 3 Weeks (2021)
DESIGN ASSISTANT, Last Party on Earth, Opera Tête à Tête, Filmed (2020)
DESIGN ASSISTANT, The Swell Mob, COLAB Factory, 1 Month (2019)

SCREEN:
ART DIRECTOR, Casualty, BBC Studios (2021-24)
ART DIRECTOR, Away with the Fairies, Short (2023)
PRODUCTION DESIGNER, Dance with Dracula, Short (2022)
COSTUME DESIGNER, 3 for a girl 4 for a boy, Short (2020)
ART DEPARTMENT, Wink, Short (2019)
ART DEPARTMENT, I'm not in Love, Feature (2019)
COSTUME DESIGNER, The Keyhole, Short (2019)

Training

EDUCATION:
BA Performance: Design & Practice, Central St Martins (2018-21)

CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT:
Catapult programme, Polka Theatre (2024)
Young Creatives, Eastern Angles (2024)
Associate Designer, Dorsetborn (2023)
Creative Associates, Jermyn Street Theatre (2020)
Team Lumiere, ALPD (2020)
Young Technicians, National Theatre (2018)

CERTIFICATES:
Basic DBS (2023)
First aid in Studio & Location, Lazarus training (2022)
Working with Children, BBC Studios (2021)
Diversity & Inclusion Training, Chickenshed (2020)

SHADOWING/ WORK PLACEMENTS:
SHADOWING, Drive Your Plough Over the Bones of the Dead, Barbican (2023)
SHADOWING, The Visit, National Theatre (2020)
TECHNICAL PLACEMENT, The Doctor, Almeida (2019)
SHADOWING, Top Girls, National Theatre (2019)

WORKSHOPS:
Puppetry, Les Enfant Terribles, Theatre Deli
Puppetry 101 with Lottie Grogan, Theatre Deli
Creative Rigging for Circus, No Fit State, Roundhouse
Scenic Art, National Theatre
Space to Create, Gecko, National Theatre
Space to Create, Milk Presents, National Theatre

Location

Suffolk

Experience

2-5 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Dance
  • Film - feature
  • Film - short
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Opera
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - drama

What I do

  • Costume Design
  • Creative Access
  • Devising
  • Dramaturgy
  • Lighting Design
  • Prop Making
  • Puppetry
  • Set Design
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Theatre making
  • Working with learning disabled adults / children
  • Working with learning disabled artists
  • Working with young people
  • Workshopping & Development

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