About
Rebecca Ward is an award-winning costume and set designer with an MA (Dist.) in Costume Design for Performance from UAL. She is currently working on a series of six plays and as a production designer on a short film. Before her degree, she designed and supervised costumes for three amateur theatre companies working with professional creative teams, overseeing up to 140 performers.
As a visual arts and fashion exhibition PR, Rebecca has worked with dozens of national and international institutions including V&A, Tate, Sarabande Foundation, Phaidon and Venice Biennale with artist Dame Sonia Boyce. She has worked with Nick Knight, David Bailey, Andrew Bolton and Stephen Jones. She also has an MA in English and Critical Theory from Goldsmiths.
PRODUCTIONS
FLYWHEEL REP COMPANY
September 2025
The Old Red Lion Theatre, Islington, London N1
Costume and set designer for six plays - The Rover, Romeo & Juliet, Lysistrata, The Lodger, Pygmalion, Dr Faustus
Directors - Ben Esdale & Jack Robertson | Lighting design - Brett Kasza | Producer - Adeyinka Akinrinade | Flywheel ensemble cast - Rachel Bardwell, Gabriel Lumsden, Sadie Pepperrell, Shanice Petilaires, Joe Stanley, Charlie Woodward
MUTE
August 2025
Short Film
Production Designer
Director - Emily Freda Sharp | DOP - Ailsa Aikoa | Producers - Elloise Thomson & Kate Gee-Finch | Hair & Make up - Zoe Thomson | 1AD - Katie Rose | 2AD - Alizay Agha
Crossing the Line
May 2025
St George’s Theatre, Great Yarmouth
A preliminary sharing as part of Norfolk and Norwich Festival
Director - Katie Thompson | Writer - Tia Fisher | Dramaturg - James McDermott | Lighting - Ollie Duncan | Sound & AV - Dec Matwij | Movement director - Sonny Nwachukwu | Stage manager - Scott Ringan | Producer - Debbie Thompson
Wuthering Heights
December 2024
Short film
Performer - Jessica Chambers | Choreographer -Tia Hockey for Alexander Whitley Dance Company | Cinematography - Dan Adakpor, Alex Marshall, Oliver Thurley | Lighting - Agnes Treplin | Hair & Make-up - Hanna Haugaløkken
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
June 2024
Short film
Winner of Best Costume and nominated for Best Shakespeare Themed Film at Stratford Upon Avon Film Festival 2025
Performer - Kathy Udoando | Movement Director - Peta Lily | Choreographer - Ughetta Pratesi | Composer - Alex Ward | Director of Photography - Agnes Treplin
Hansel & Gretel
January 2024
Live performance
Performer - Raffy Cosyns | Movement Director - Peta Lily | Production - Donatella Barbieri
Beauty & the Beast
December 2023
Bridewell Theatre
Director - Robert Hazle | Choreographer - Ughetta Pratesi | Musical Director - Sarah Vaughan | Set Design - Hattie Morris | Producer - Abigail Welford
Sleeping Beauty
December 2022
Bridewell Theatre
Director - Pippa Duffy | Choreographer - Ughetta Pratesi | Musical Director - Sarah Vaughan | Set Design - Hattie Morris | Producer - Abigail Welford
Evita
July 2022
Polish Theatre
Director - Victoria Gimby | Choreographer - Ughetta Pratesi | Musical Director - Ben Levy | Set Designer - Ilenia Onnis | Lighting Design - Jason Ahn | Producer - Rebecca Wicking
Fantasy Dinner Party
March 2021
Musical review (online)
Writer and director - Rebecca Ward | Musical Director - Mario Resende
Sleeping Beauty
December 2020
Pantomime (online)
Writer and director - Rebecca Ward | Musical Director - Mario Resende | Editor - Dominic Conte
Kiss Me Kate
March 2020
Designs not realised due to pandemic
Jack and the Beanstalk
Dec 2019
Bridewell Theatre
Director - Alan Pearson | Choreographer - Ughetta Pratesi | Producer - Rebecca Wicking
The Wedding Singer
July 2019
Polish Theatre
Director - Alanna Stone | Choreographer - Ughetta Pratesi | Producer - Rebecca Wicking
Assassins
December 2018
Landor Space
Director - Pippa Duffy | Choreographer - Philip Michael Thomas | Musical Director - Jordan Clarke | Producer - Rebecca Wicking
Aladdin
Dec 2018
Bridewell Theatre
Director - Victoria Gimby | Choreographer -Ughetta Pratesi | Producer -Rebecca Wicking
Guys & Dolls
July 2018
Polish Theatre
Director -Alanna Stone | Choreographer - Ughetta Pratesi | Musical Director -Jordan Clarke | Producer - Rebecca Wicking
Dick Whittington
December 2017
Canada Water Theatre
Director - Pippa Duffy | Choreographer - Ughetta Pratesi | Producer - Rebecca Wicking