Amanda Stoodley
Graduate
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Biography
Amanda trained at LIPA and graduated in 2009 with a first class honours degree in theatre and performance design. She previously studied and worked in illustration, graphic and interior design.
Credits through LIPA include: Costume design for “Kindertransport” at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool; Set design for “Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches” and Co-Costume design for Edward Bond’s “Lear”. She worked as design assistant to Liz Ascroft for “Three Sisters” (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester) and “Faith Healer” (The Sydney Festival) and also created puppets and props with Jo Pocock and at Robert Allsopp & Associates.
Latest projects at the Royal Exchange Theatre include: Co-designer for “Pub”, designer/curator for “Making An Exhibition Of Ourselves (At Home)”, assistant designer for “Blithe Spirit” and costume assistant for “1984”.
Other recent work includes: Co-design with Kevin Pollard for Spike Theatre’s “Top Of The World” (on tour); Design assistant to Liz Ascroft for “Lucia Di Lammermoor” (Grand Opera Houston) and “Canary” (Liverpool Playhouse); Design assistant to Morgan Large for “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof” (Novello Theatre); Design assistant to Becs Andrews for Ballet Bern’s “Momo” (Stadttheater Bern).
Amanda is currently designing "Wish You Were Here" at the Everyman Theatre, the "Four Corners" exhibition at Bluecoat Arts Centre, Liverpool and “Winterlong”, a new play by Andrew Sheridan and directed by Sarah Frankcom, for the Royal Exchange Studio.