Anthony Ward


Anthony Ward is a British theatre designer specializing in set and costume design. He studied theatre design at Wimbledon School of Art.
He has designed productions for the Royal National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Donmar Warehouse and the Almeida Theatre. Recent productions include the revival of Stephen Sondheim’s play , directed by Jonathan Kent, Posh, Enron. Ward's West End musical credits include My Fair Lady, Oklahoma!, Oliver! and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Ward designed Sam Mendes' inaugural production, Assassins, at the Donmar Warehouse and Mary Stuart, directed by Phyllida Lloyd, which transferred to the West End and Broadway and received a Tony Award for Best Costume Design.
Opera productions include productions of Gloriana and Peter Grimes directed by Phyllida Lloyd for Opera North, and Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria directed by Adrian Noble for the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence.
For dance he designed Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! and most recently The Nutcracker for Nikolaj Hübbe at the Royal Danish Ballet.

Awards and nominations

Awards include:
Tony Award Best Costume Design of a Play for Mary Stuart,
Touring Broadway Award for Best Set &Costume Design My Fair Lady.
OBIE Award Set Design Uncle Vanya,
What’s on Stage Theatregoers Choice Award for Set Design Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Outer Critics Circle Award for Set Design Oklahoma!,
Olivier Award for Set Design Oklahoma!
Olivier Award for Costume Design Midsummer Night’s Dream, La Grande Magia & The Way of the World
Nominations include:
Olivier Award Nomination:
for Best Costume Design Mary Stuart
Best Set Design for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Best Set & Costume Design for My Fair Lady
Best Set Design for The Tempest
Best Set & Costume Design for The Winter’s Tale
Tony Award Nominations:
Macbeth Set design
Set Design Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Set design A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Drama Desk Award Nominations:
Outstanding Set and Costume Design for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Outstanding Set Design for Oklahoma!'
Evening Standard Award Nominations:
Best Set Design for Macbeth''.