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Emma Therese Boomer

Designer

She // Her

Emma works as a performance designer, who places collaboration its heart of her practise, with a focus on combining creativity and thorough research. As a graduate of RWCMD, Emma trained working with both classical and contemporary theatre making practices, trying to flex these creatives muscles on every job at hand.

Emma has vast experience as a designer working with a wide range of abilities, with this year alone working with the Sherman Theatre's Youth Group to the English National Opera's 'Hercules'.

Emma is currently working between London, Cardiff and Belfast.

Her work can be found at:
https://www.emmaboomerdesign.com/

Credits

SET & COSTUME DESIGNER - 'INK'
Sherman Theatre - two weeks - postponed to 2021

SET & COSTUME DESIGNER - 'Treasure Island'
Sherman Theatre - two weeks - postponed to 2021

SET & COSTUME DESIGNER - 'DIDO & AENEAS' AND 'VENUS & ADONIS'
Double bill one act operas - Dora Stoutzker Concert Hall - two weeks - 2020

SET & COSTUME DESIGNER - 'The IT'
National Theatre Connections - Sherman Theatre - two weeks - 2020

SET & COSTUME DESIGNER - 'Four Note Opera'
Dora Stoutzker Concert Hall - two weeks - 2019

SET & COSTUME DESIGNER - 'A Dream Play'
Clifftown Theatre - two one week - 2019

ASSOCIATE DESIGNER - 'Groan Ups'
West End, Vaudeville Theatre - four months - 2019

ASSISTANT DESIGNER - 'Hercules'
English National Opera - six weeks - 2020

ASSISTANT DESIGNER - 'Ocean at the End of the Lane'
National Theatre - three months - 2019

ASSISTANT DESIGNER - 'Macbeth'
The Globe - three months in rep - 2019/2020

ASSISTANT DESIGNER - 'Peter Pan'
Chester Storyhouse - two months - 2019

ASSISTANT DESIGNER - 'Migrations'
Welsh National Opera - two months - 2019-2020

ASSISTANT DESIGNER - 'A Very Expensive Poison'
Old Vic Theatre - two months - 2019

ASSISTANT DESIGNER - 'Amelie'
Watermill Theatre and UK Tour - one year - 2019

SET AND COSTUME DESIGNER - 'To See Ourselves'
LAMDA - Carne Studio - 2018

SET & COSTUME DESIGNER - 'Love Steals Us From Loneliness'
LAMDA - Linbury Studio - 2018

SET DESIGNER - 'The Playboy of the Western World'
Caird Studio & Theatr Clwyd - three weeks - 2018

SET & COSTUME DESIGNER - 'Between Riverside & Crazy'
Caird Studio - two weeks - 2018

Training

BA (Hons) Design for Performance - First Class Hons - RWCMD
Foundation Degree in Art and Design - Distinction - SW College, N. Ireland

2020 JMK Award - Second Round Participant

Punchdrunk Design Masterclass 2017

Location

Cardiff

Experience

1-2 years

What I do

  • Costume Design
  • Devising
  • Dramaturgy
  • Music - Can Read
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Prop Making
  • Puppetry
  • Set Design
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Working with young people

Additional Languages

Intermediate Irish

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