The Society of British Theatre Designers

2011 National Exhibition

Alex Marker

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Biography

Trained in Theatre Design at Wimbledon School of Art and has designed over fifty productions. He is Associate Designer of the award winning Finborough Theatre where he has designed over twenty productions including: 'Dream of the Dog', 'Moliere', 'Death of Long Pig', 'Hangover Square', 'Plague Over England', 'Red Night' and 'Lark Rise to Candleford'.

Other designs include: 'Jus' Like That, an evening with Tommy Cooper' (National Tour), 'King Arthur' (Arcola Theatre), 'The Viewing Room' (Arts Theatre), 'Schools' Theatre Festival' (Young Vic), 'Origin: Unknown' (Theatre Royal, Stratford East), 'Chery Docs' (The Kings Head), 'An Eligable Man' (New End Theatre) 'Oklahoma!' (New Wimbledon Theatre), 'Cooking With Elvis' (Lyceum Theatre, Crewe). 'Anything Goes' (Arts Educational), 'Oedipus', 'Agamemnon' and 'Androcles and the Lion' (The Scoop, City Hall).

West End credits: 'Dream of the Dog' (Trafalgar Studios), 'Plague Over England' (Duchess Theatre), 'My Real War 1914 - ?' (Trafalgar Studios) and a charity gala performance of 'Sweet Charity' (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)

His work has been exhibited several times; most recently as part of the Collaborators: UK Design for Performance exhibition in Nottingham. He is a part-time lecturer in theatre design and related subjects at Kingston College, and is Director of the Questors Youth Theatre; the largest non-franchise youth theatre in London.