The Star in the Jar
Pied Piper Theatre Company · adapted and directed by Tina Williams
Theatre design for story, imagination & connection
Spaces that tell stories.
Designs that spark wonder.
Catherine creates playful, beautifully crafted worlds for theatre, family audiences and touring productions.
Explore the work
The Star in the Jar
Pied Piper Theatre Company
Pied Piper Theatre Company
Selected productions
Made for the story
Burglar Bill
Pied Piper Theatre Company · adapted and directed by Tina Williams
Can Bears Ski?
Deafinitely Theatre & Pied Piper Theatre Company
Hare and Tortoise
Tutti Frutti · tour production
Rapunzel
Tutti Frutti · by Mike Kenny, directed by Wendy Harris
Ugly Duckling
Tutti Frutti · by Emma Reeves, directed by Wendy Harris
How To Be A Kid
Schools and libraries tour · directed by Kate Veysey
When Robin's Appear
Next Door But One · written and directed by Matt Harper-Hardcastle
Sketchbook
From first mark to finished world
1
Research
Text, audience, place and the world of the play.
2
Draw
Colour, silhouette, texture and character.
3
Model
Testing scale, composition and transformation.
4
Make
Collaborating with directors, performers and makers.
“There’s a relaxed eccentricity to Catherine Chapman’s costume design and set, which quietly charms and engages the children.”— The Guardian, on Ugly Duckling
About Catherine
Designer, maker and creative collaborator
Catherine trained in Theatre Design at Nottingham Trent University and has worked as a professional theatre designer for more than fifteen years.
Her practice includes set and costume design, costume making, model boxes, film work, youth theatre, community projects and creative work in schools. She is an accomplished seamstress and also loves to knit, paint, sew and explore new crafts.
Catherine is based in York and her work has toured nationally and internationally.
Selected companies & venues
Companies Catherine has worked with
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