Caitlin Abbott

I (she/her) am a designer and maker, I'm currently an Assistant Designer at the RSC and was a Linbury Prize Finalist in 2019. I grew up in London, trained in Bristol, and have worked in the UK, Poland, Bangladesh and the Czech Republic.

I want to tell stories that are meaningful, and make theatre that is accessible, vibrant and inventive, using different media and storytelling methods to reach people. I like to make designs that are playful and come to life in the performance; I am excited by making theatre for unconventional spaces and bringing theatre magic into the everyday. I enjoy research and development work and would love to collaborate and devise new shows, but also feel strongly about re-imagining well-known plays for new audiences.

Credits

ASSISTANT DESIGNER, Comedy of Errors/Europeana/War of the Roses RSC 2019-2020
PRODUCTION DESIGNER, Untitled Webseries, TenTenProductions 2020
DESIGNER, Time and Tide, Park Theatre, 4 weeks, 2020
DESIGNER, The Mullah of Downing Street, Chipping Norton, 1 week, 2019
DESIGNER, Arabian Nights, the egg Summer Company 2019
DESIGNER, Cuttings, The Hope, 4 weeks, 2019
DESIGNER, Changing Room; Bassett, the egg, Bath Theatre Academy 2019
PRODUCTION DESIGNER, Paradise Street (Webseries), TenTen, 2019
DESIGNER, Knitmas: A Winter Yarn, Greenwich Theatre, 4 weeks, 2018
SET DESIGNER, The Elephant Man, Bristol Old Vic (BOVTS), 3 Weeks, 2018
COSTUME DESIGN, The Taming of the Shrew, Circomedia (BOVTS), 2 weeks, 2018
SET DESIGNER, Daughter of the Forest, Komola Collective UK Tour, 2016
DESIGNER & PUPPET MAKER, The Jabberwocky, ZOO Edinburgh Fringe, 3 weeks 2015
DESIGNER & PUPPET MAKER, The Vikings at Helgeland, Drayton Arms, 4 weeks, 2014

Training

MA Professional Theatre Design - Bristol Old Vic, 2018
Punchdrunk Design Masterclass 2017
Masterclass Design Apprenticeship - 2016
BSc Architectural & Interdisciplinary Studies, UCL