Isabel Nellie Walters (Design Realisation)

Biography

Guildhall Experience

Scenic Carpenter, Merrily We Roll Along (Dir. Martin Connor)
Scenic Art Co-ordinator, Opera Scenes Spring 2019 (Dir. Stephen Barlow)
Scenic Art Co-ordinator, Orestes (Dir. Charlotte Gwinner)
Props Co-ordinator, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Dir. Martin Lloyd-Evans)
Props Co-ordinator, Detroit (Dir. Charlotte Westenra)
Costume Assistant, Opera Scenes Autumn 2018 (Costume Des. Lydia Comer-Narroway)
Assistant Carpenter, Fiddler on the Roof (Des. Adam Wiltshire)
Assistant Carpenter, The Long Christmas Dinner & A Dinner Engagement (Des. Cordelia Chisholm)
Assistant Scenic Artist, Paradise Lost (Des. Libby Watson)
Assistant Scenic Artist/ Props Assistant, Dialogues des Carmélites (Des. takis)
Assistant Scenic Artist, Saved (Des. Frankie Bradshaw)
Costume Assistant, Post-Mortem (Des. William Dudley)
Props Assistant, The Same Deep Water As Me (Des. Amelia Jane Hankin)

Professional Experience

Costume Technician, Cirque Berserk, Tour (Des. Dianne Kelly)
Hyperrealistic Silicone Figures & Costume, DAU, Phenomen Films (Dir. Ilya Khrzhanovsky)
Props Maker Work Placement, Carmen, Royal Danish Theatre (Des. Max Glaenzel)
Assistant Set Designer & Puppet Maker, The Vanishing Bridegroom, Peacock Theatre (Des. Andrew Riley)
Props Maker Work Placement at the Royal Opera House
Costume Supervisor and Puppeteer, Donald (Short Film), London School of Film (Dir. Andrew Montague)
Puppeteer, Jack’s Story, V&A Museum of Childhood (Dir. Jayne McVeigh)
Puppetry Carpentry Assistant, Puppet Making Course, Little Angel Theatre (Dir. John Roberts)          
Scenic Artist & Props Maker, Scrooge, Pitlochry Festival Theatre (Dir. Liz Carruthers)                          
Scenic Artist Work Placement, Haunting Julia, Queens Theatre Hornchurch (Dir. Lucy Pitman-Wallace)
Scenic Artist Work Placement, Antony & Cleopatra, National Theatre (Dir. Simon Godwin)
Costume Technician Work Placement, Twelfth Night, Young Vic (Dirs. Kwame Kwei-Armah & Oskar Eustis)    
Costume Technician Work Placement, Absolute Hell, National Theatre (Dir. Joe Hill-Gibbins)
Wardrobe Work Placement at the Almeida Theatre                                          
Costume Designer & Maker, Woeful Puppet, The Tower of London (Dir. Jayne McVeigh)
Costume Designer & Maker, Deconstruct, Sutton House (National Trust)
Costume Supervisor, Blackout, Soho Theatre (Dir. Lil Warren)                                    
Costume Designer & Maker, The Restoration Wyfe, Geffrye Museum & Ham House

Other Training and Qualifications

Men’s Tailoring, London College of Fashion in Association with Savile Row
Corsetry at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art                                                            
Crewel Work, Royal College of Needlework, Hampton Court Palace                                         
Puppetry for Performance, Seven Years Training, Little Angel Theatre
Fire Awareness Training. Working at Height. Emergency First Aid at Work
PUWER. LOLER. S.P.A Passport

Skills

Set Design
Costume Design
Corsetry
Men’s Tailoring
Embroidery
AutoCAD
Welding
Upholstery
Turning
Scenic Art
Props Making
Puppet Making & Puppeteering
Construction
Carpentry
Photoshop

Areas of Interest

Set Design
Costume Design and Making for Theatre, TV & Film
Wardrobe
Scenic Art
Prop Making
Puppet Making and Puppeteering for Theatre & Film

Guildhall Scholar