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ALEX GUNNARSSON
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER

Alex is an artist currently specialising in theatre and opera. His work is rooted in the quiet power of costume, set, and visual design. He trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating with First Class Honours in 2018. He is also a visiting lecturer on the Theatre Practice courses there, working with the next generation of visual storytellers.
Over the years, he has collaborated with some of the industry’s most respected directors and designers, including Antony McDonald, Richard Jones, Tamara Rojo, Terry Gilliam, Stewart Laing, Robert Styles, Ian Wooldridge, Sarah Beaton, John McFarlane, Michael Levine, Robert Jones, Merle Hensel, Ben Stones, Jon Morrell, and many others. His work has appeared on the stages of the Royal Court Theatre, Royal Opera House, The Old Vic, Theatre Royal Bath, and English National Ballet. Internationally, his designs have featured in productions with the Canadian Opera Company, New York’s Park Avenue Armory, and the Bregenz Festival in Austria. Notably, his contributions to Katya Kabanova and Alcina at the Royal Opera House were part of Olivier Award-winning productions.
In addition to his design work, Alex is an accomplished scenic and costume graphic artist. His recent credits include Ghosts (Lyric Hammersmith Theatre), Operation Mincemeat (Fortune Theatre / Broadway), Hansel & Gretel (Royal Opera House), The Hills of California (Harold Pinter Theatre / Broadway), The Constituent (The Old Vic), As You Like It (Sohoplace), Hope Has a Happy Meal (Royal Court Theatre), Assassins and The Other Boleyn Girl (Chichester Festival), The Unfriend (Wyndham’s Theatre), Pygmalion (The Old Vic), among many others.
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