Ben Stones
Set and Costume Designer
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Ben trained in stage design at Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and went on to receive a Linbury Prize commission to design Paradise Lost for Rupert Goold. His designs now span theatre, opera, comedy, fashion and dance.
"Covid-secure design doesn't need to limit our ideas" - Ben Stones
Theatre
Production | Company | Notes |
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CORIOLANUS 2020 | Sheffield Theatres | Director: Robert Hastie |
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE 2020 | Sadler's Wells Theatre | Director: Kate Prince |
WELCOME TO IRAN 2020 | Stratford East/NT | Director: Nadia Fall |
SOME LIKE IT HIP HOP 2019 | ZooNation/Sadler's Wells Theatre | Director: Kate Prince |
SWIVE 2019 | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse | Director: Natalie Abrahami |
STANDING AT THE SKY`S EDGE 2019 | Crucible Theatre | Director: Robert Hastie |
THE PRODUCERS 2018 | Royal Exchange Theatre | Director: Raz Shaw |
STILL NO IDEA 2018 | Royal Court | Devised by Lisa Hammond, Rachel Spence and Lee Simpson |
THE WATSONS 2018 | Chichester Festival Theatre/ The Menier Chocolate Factory/ Harold Pinter Theatre | Director: Samuel West |
SYLVIA 2018 | Old Vic | Director: Kate Prince |
FROST/NIXON 2018 | Sheffield Crucible | Director: Kate Hewitt |
FRANKENSTEIN 2018 | The Royal Exchange | Director: Matthew Xia |
HIR 2017 | Bush Theatre | Director: Nadia Fall |
THE BEAR/THE PROPOSAL 2017 | The Young Vic | Director: Lucy Skilbeck |
THE SUICIDE 2016 | National Theatre | Director: Nadia Fall |
BREAKING THE CODE 2016 | Royal Exchange Manchester | Director: Rob Hastie *Winner: Best Production MTA 2017 |
BUG 2016 | Emily Dobbs Productions/Found 111 | Director: Simon Evans |
THE DAZZLE 2015 | Emily Dobbs Productions/Michael Grandage Company | Director: Simon Evans |
INTO THE HOODS: REMIXED 2015 | ZooNation | Director: Katie Prince |
WAY UPSTREAM 2015 | Chichester Festival Theatre | Director: Nadia Fall |
A BREAKFAST OF EELS 2015 | The Print Room | Director: Robert Hastie |
THE MAD HATTER'S TEA PARTY 2014 | Linbury Theatre at Royal Opera House | Director: Kate Prince |
STILL GAME 2014 | Phil McIntyre Entertainment | Director: Michael Hines |
TWELFTH NIGHT 2014 | Regents Park Open Air Theatre | Director: Max Webster |
HOBSON'S CHOICE 2014 | Regents Park Open Air Theatre | Director: Nadia Fall |
KES 2014 | Crucible Theater, Sheffield | Director: Jonathan Watkins |
SUE: THE SECOND COMING 2013 | Bristol Old Vic Paintshop/Soho Theatre | Director: Dafydd James |
MY GENERATION 2013 | West Yorkshire Playhouse | Director: Max Webster |
GROOVE ON DOWN THE ROAD 2013 | ZooNation | Director: Kate Prince |
THE EPIC ADVENTURE OF NHAMO THE MANYIKA WARRIOR AND HIS SEXY WIFE CHIPO 2013 | Tricycle Theatre | Director: Lucian Msamati |
GOOD WITH PEOPLE 2013 | 59E59 Theater NYC | Director: George Perrin |
THE SILENCE OF THE SEA 2013 | Donmar Trafalgar Season | Director: Simon Evans |
THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING) 2012 | The Print Room | Director: Simon Evans |
WILD OATS 2012 | Bristol Old Vic | Director: Mark Rosenblatt |
PARADISE LOST 2004 | Theatre Royal Northampton | Director: Rupert Goold |
PARADISE LOST | Oxford Stage Company, touring | Director: Rupert Goold |
GOOD WITH PEOPLE 2012 | Paines Plough / Datum Point, Traverse Theatre | Director: George Perrin |
THE LADY IN THE VAN 2012 | Hull Truck Theatre, National Tour | Director: Sarah Esdaile |
BELONG 2012 | Tiata Fahodzi, Royal Court Theatre | Director: Indhu Rubasingham |
PAUL MERTON: OUT OF MY HEAD 2012 | Just For Laughs Live Ltd | |
DA 2012 | The Gate Theatre, Dublin | Director: Toby Frow |
THE KITCHEN SINK 2011 | The Bush Theatre | Director: Tamara Harvey |
ENCOURAGE THE OTHERS 2011 | Almeida Theatre | Part of the Young Friends at the Almieda Festival. |
SOME LIKE IT HIP HOP 2011 | Zoo Nation | Director: Kate Prince |
EDWARD II 2011 | The Royal Exchange | Director: Toby Frow |
THE PAINTER 2011 | Arcola Theatre | Director: Mehmet Ergen |
THE LADY IN THE VAN 2011 | Hull Truck Theatre, National Tour | Director: Sarah Esdaile |
FAITH AND COLD READING 2011 | Live Theatre | Director: Jonathan Moore |
INHERITANCE 2010 | Live Theatre, Newcastle | Director: Lisa Goldman |
LOWER NINTH 2010 | Donmar Warehouse | Director: Charlie Westenra |
DR FAUSTUS 2010 | Royal Exchange Theatre | Director: Toby Frow * Winner: Best Theatre Design, Manchester Evening News Awards 2011 |
NO IDEA 2010 | Young Vic | Devised by Lisa Hammond, Rachel Spence and Lee Simpson |
CROCODILE 2010 | Sky Arts Live | Director: Toby Frow |
INGREDIENT X 2010 | Royal Court | Director: Deborah Bruce |
CREDITORS 2010 | BAM New York | Director: Alan Rickman |
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE 2009 | Sheffield Theatre | Director: Daniel Evans |
MY DAD'S A BIRDMAN 2009 | Sheffield Theatre | Director: Charlie Westenra |
SPEAKING IN TONGUES 2009 | ACT Productions | Director: Toby Frow |
SALT 2009 | Royal Exchange Theatre | Director: Jo Combes |
MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD 2009 | Palace Theatre, Watford | Director: Brigid Larmour |
NO IDEA 2009 | Lyric, Hammersmith | Devised by: Lisa Hammond, Rachael Spencer, Lee Simpson |
ROMEO AND JULIET 2009 | Shakespeare's Globe | Director: Bill Buckhurst |
JUST BETWEEN OURSELVES 2009 | Theatre Royal Northampton | Director: Mark Rosenblatt |
A TASTE OF HONEY 2008 | Royal Exchange Theatre | Director: Jo Combes |
THE REAL THING 2008 | Salisbury Playhouse | Director: Toby Frow |
CREDITORS 2008 | Donmar Warehouse | Director: Alan Rickman |
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH 2008 | Theatre Royal Northampton | Director: Dani Parr |
HUMBLE BOY 2008 | Royal Theatre Northampton | Director: Richard Beecham |
THE HERBAL BED 2008 | Salisbury Playhouse | Director: Caroline Leslie |
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN 2007 | Donmar Warehouse, Touring Production | Director: Charlotte Westenra |
THE VEGEMITE TALES 2007 | The Venue | Director: Bill Buckhurst |
101 DALMATIONS 2007 | Royal Theatre Northampton | Director: Dani Parr |
THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS 2006 | King's Head, Islington | Director: Julian Woolford |
THE MIGHTY BOOSH 2006 | Phil McIntyre Entertainment UK Tour | Director: Paul King |
THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS 2006 | Sound Theatre | Producer: NML Productions |
BEAUTIFUL THING 2006 | Sound Theatre | Director: Toby Frow |
BEAUTIFUL THING 2006 | Sound Theatre | Director: Toby Frow |
THE LENINGRAD SIEGE 2006 | Tron Theatre & Wilton's Music Hall | Director: Mark Rosenblatt |
MONKEY 2006 | Dundee Repertory Theatre, Touring Production | Director: Dominic Hill |
THE TWO FACES OF MITCHELL & WEBB 2006 | Phil McIntyre Entertainment UK Tour | Director: Lee Simpson |
PINOCCHIO 2006 | Theatre Royal, Northampton | Director: Lu Kemp |
WHEN FIVE YEARS PASS 2006 | Arcola Theatre | Director: Charlotte Westenra |
THE ARAB-ISRAELI COOKBOOK 2005 | Tricycle Theatre | Directors: Tim Roseman and Rima Brihi |
THE MARRIAGE OF BETTE AND BOO 2005 | RADA | Director: Toby Frow |
THE SHOOKY 2004 | Birmingham Repertory Theatre | Director: Toby Frow |
SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME 2004 | Theatre Royal Northampton | Director: Toby Frow |
VERMILLION DREAM 2004 | Salisbury Playhouse | Director: Nina Raine |
Opera
Production | Company | Notes |
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THE MERRY WIDOW 2019 | ENO | Director: Max Webster |
Short Films
Production | Company | Notes |
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HOLLOWAY LAUNDRETTE 2012 | ZooNation | Director: Kate Prince |
HOLLOWAY LAUNDRETTE 2012 | ZooNation | Director: Kate Prince |