Nicky is an international set and costume designer working mainly in opera, but also in theatre, musical theatre, TV, and film. She has collaborated on many critically acclaimed productions for many leading opera companies, both nationally and extensively in Europe, as well as productions in Seoul, South Korea. Nicky is a Trustee Director of the Society of British Theatre Designers and lives in London.
Awards and Nominations
2022 Irish Times Award nomination for Best Opera for Don Pasquale at Irish National Opera
2020 Irish Times Award nomination for Best Set Design for La Cenerentola at Irish National Opera
2020 Irish Times Award nomination for Best Production for La Cenerentola at Irish National Opera
2017 Reumart Award for Best Opera for Dead Man Walking at Royal Danish Opera
2015 UK Theatre Awards nomination for Achievement in Opera for Jenufa at Scottish Opera
2014/15 Best Theatre Award for Don Quichotte at Danish National Opera
2014/15 Audience Award for Best Production for Don Quichotte at Arts Centre Aarhus
2013 UK Theatre Awards The Renee Stepham Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre for La Traviata at Scottish Opera
2012 Irish Times Award nomination for Best Opera for The Magic Flute at Opera Theatre Company
2012 South Bank Sky Awards nomination for Best Opera for Mignon at Buxton Festival Opera
Jury Award for Short Film for Assessment
Irish Times Award nomination for Best Opera for The Diary of Anne Frank at Opera Theatre Company
Irish Times Award nomination for Best Opera for The Coronation of Poppea at Opera Theatre Company
Korean Musical Award for Best Musical for Dancing Shadows at Opera Theatre, Seoul
Opernwelt Award nomination for Best Opera for Il Viaggio A Reims at Frankfurt Opera
List Of Productions
2024
LA BOHEME | Director: Orpha Phelan | Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier, co-production
NEW YEAR | Director: Keith Warner | Birmingham Opera Company/ The Crane Warehouse
2023
LA BOHEME | Director: Orpha Phelan | Irish National Opera, co-production
REBECCA | Director: Alejandro Bonatto | Charing Cross Theatre
LAND OF MIGHT HAVE BEEN | Director: Kimberley Sykes | Buxton Festival/ Norwich Theatre
SONNAMBULA | Set Design | Director: Harry Fehr | Buxton Festival Opera
2022
DON PASQUALE | Director: Orpha Phelan | Irish National Opera/ UK Tour
EUGENE ONEGIN | Director: Orpha Phelan | Theater und Orchestra Neubrandenburg Neustrelitz
BLOODY DIFFICULT WOMEN | Director: Stephen Unwin | Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Fringe Festival
FLIGHT | Director: Jeremy Sams | Royal College of Music
ABRACADOPERA | Director: Jonathan Fox Bassett | Sky Kids/ English National Opera/ Something' Else TV Studio for Sony Global
2021
BLOODY DIFFICULT WOMEN | Director: Stephen Unwin | Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
DEAD MAN WALKING | Director: Orpha Phelan | Den Norse Opera & Ballet
PARISDER LEBEN | Director: Orpha Phelan | Theater und Orchestra Neubrandenburg Neustrelitz
2020
BREATHE PROJECT | Set Design | English National Opera
THE WHIP | Costume Design | Director: Kimberley Sykes | RSC at The Swan Theatre
2019
LA CENERENTOLA | Director: Orpha Phelan | Irish National Opera/ Bird Gais Energy Theatre
A DINNER ENGAGEMENT/ TROUBLE IN TAHITI | Royal College of Music
2018
EN BALLO IN MASCHERA | Costume Design | Director: Stephen Medcalf | Grange Park Opera
MADAMA BUTTERFLY | Director: Annilese Miskimmon | Glyndebourne Festival Opera
CITY OF HUMANITY | Director: Michael Moxham | Mediterranean Conference Centre (European Capital of Culture 2018)
ENCHANTED ISLAND | Director: Stuart Barker | British Youth Opera/ Peacock Theatre
SONG SERIES | Set Designer | ORA Singers, St Lukes, Old Street
2017
SEMELE | Director: Annilese Miskimmon | Garsington Opera
JENUFA | Director: Annilese Miskimmon | Royal Swedish Opera
DEAD MAN WALKING | Director: Orpha Phelan | Royal Danish Opera
PREVIOUS OPERA PRODUCTIONS
Directed by Annilese Miskimmon
MADAMA BUTTERFLY | Glyndebourne Touring Opera
JENUFA | Danish National Opera/ Scottish Opera
ACIS AND GALATEA | Mid Wales Opera
MIGNON | Buxton Opera Festival
DON QUICHOTTE | Danish National Opera
FALSTAFF | Opera Holland Park
THE MAGIC FLUTE | Opera Theatre Company Irish Tour
L'AMICO FRIZT | Opera Holland Park
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK | Opera Theatre Company Dublin, Belfast, Leuven & Paris
ALCINA | Opera Theatre Company Irish Tour & Buxton Opera Festival
IOLANTA | Opera Holland Park
THE CORONATION OF POPPEA | Opera Theatre Company Irish Tour & Buxton Opera Festival
SEMELE | British Youth Opera, Queen Elizabeth Hall
Directed by Isabella Bywater
FAUST | Co-Costume Designer | Mariinski Theatre
Directed by Keith Warner
ORFEO | Royal Opera House/ Globe Theatre at Sam Wannamaker Theatre
PETER PAN | Costume Designer | Komische Oper & Welsh National Opera
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO | Costume Designer | Polish National Opera
VOLO DI NOTTI/ IL PRIGIONIERO | Costume Designer | Frankfurt Oper
LA CENERENTOLA | Costume Designer | Frankfurt Oper
SCORING A CENTURY | Costume Designer | Birmingham Conservatoire
LA CENERENTOLA | Costume Designer | Opera Zuid, Netherlands
MACBETH | Costume Designer | Theatre Royal de la Monnaie
Directed by Jonathan Miller
CARMEN | Mid Wales Opera
Directed by Dale Duesing
THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA | Costume Designer | Frankfurt Oper
MEDEA | Costume Designer | Reisoper
IL VIAGGIO A REIMS | Costume Designer | Frankfurt Oper
Directed by Nicolette Molnar
COSI FAN TUTTI | Scottish Royal Conservatoire
Directed by Stephen Medcalf
NORMA | Teatro Lirico, Sardinia
THE BARTERED BRIDE | Mid Wales Opera
LA RENCONTRE IMPREVUE | Guildhall School of Music and Drama
THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN | BYO, Queen Elizabeth Hall
DON GIOVANNI | Mid Wales Opera
SUSANNA | Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Directed by Lindy Hume
SONGS OF LIPO/ PHAEDRA SAVITRI | Aldeburgh Festival
COSI FAN TUTTI | Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Staged by Andrew Sinclair
THE WORLD'S STAGE OPERA & BALLET GALA | Royal Ballet & Opera House
PREVIOUS THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
Directed by Rachel Grunwald
MARATHON 33 | Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Directed/ Choreographed by Amon Miyamoto
THE FANTASTICKS | Duchess Theatre
Directed by Andrew Wale
SOME PEOPLE I KNOW | Teatergarasien Bergen, Norway
Directed by Paul Garrington
PICASSO'S WOMEN - 4 MONOLOGUES | Towel Theatre, Seoul
DANCING SHADOWS | Opera Theatre, Seoul
PICASSO'S WOMEN - OLGA | UK Tour/ Hong Kong & Cork Festivals/ Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Festival
THE LIFEBLOOD | Hen & Chickens Theatre
TAKE THE FIRE | Lyric Studio, Hammersmith
LA NUIT DE VALOGNES | The Other Place, RSC
Choreographed by Craig Revel-Horwood
EATING RAOUL | Brideswell Theatre
Directed by Andy Jordan
3 ON A COUCH | King's Head Theatre
PICASSO'S WOMEN - JACQUELINE | UK Tour/ Hong Kong & Cork Festivals/ Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Festival
Directed by Sean Holmes
THE POWER OF DARKNESS | The Orange Tree Theatre
THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY | The Orange Tree Room
WOYZECK | The Other Place, RSC