Max Dorey

Director

Max Dorey is a Bristol Old Vic Theatre School-trained set designer and former Leverhulme Associate Designer at the Royal Shakespeare Company (2011). In 2012, he was a finalist for the Linbury Prize for Stage Design, working with the National Theatre of Scotland.

His theatre credits include Teddy (Southwark Playhouse, the Watermill Theatre and UK tour); No Villain (Old Red Lion Theatre and Trafalgar Studios), the world premiere of Arthur Miller’s rediscovered first play; and Bea Roberts’ And Then Come the Nightjars (Theatre 503 and Bristol Old Vic), for which he was nominated for a UK Theatre Award for Best Set Design.

More recently, Max has worked as a designer at Cod Steaks in Bristol, contributing to projects across the UK and internationally spanning film and television, exhibitions and museums, immersive events, retail and theme parks.

Max has also served as Student Representative for the Society of British Theatre Designers, working with graduates and industry professionals to champion emerging designers, improve visibility and support professional development and training.