Tom Scutt

Tom’s work as Set Designer, Costume Designer and Director spans Live Music, Theatre, Opera, Dance, Fashion and Exhibition.

Amongst his collaborators are Alexander McQueen, The Pet Shop Boys, Self Esteem, Christine and the Queens, Sam Smith, Olivier Sim, MTV, V&A, Akram Khan Co, Hofesh Shechter Co, Rebecca Frecknall, Jordan Fein, Nadia Latif and Carrie Cracknell. Over the last 18 years his designs have appeared on Broadway and the West End, The Metropolitan Opera House – New York, Royal Danish Opera – Copenhagen, Canadian Opera – Toronto, Greek National Opera – Athens, Opera Australia – Melbourne, The Royal Opera House – London, ENO, Scottish Opera, Opera North, Regents Park Open Air Theatre, the National Theatre, the RSC, the Almeida, the Donmar Warehouse and the Lyric Theatre.

Awards include: Olivier Award ‘Best Set Design’ 2025 — Fiddler On The Roof, Tony Award ‘Best Scenic Design of a Musical’ 2024 – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club NYC, Evening Standard Award and Critics Circle Award ‘Best Design’ 2022 – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club LDN, Critics Circle Award ‘Best Design’ 2019 – A Very Expensive Poison, Whatsonstage award ‘Best Set Design’ 2013 – Constellations & 2019 – Little Shop of Horrors. Civic Trust Pro Tem Award (2023), Linbury Prize for Stage Design 2007. RIBA National and London award for Kit Kat Club at The Playhouse (2023).

Award Nominations Include: Olivier Award nominations ‘Best Costume Design’ 2025 – Fiddler on the Roof and 2022 – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club LDN. Tony Award nominations ‘Best Costume Design for a Musical’ 2024 — Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club NYC and ‘Best Costume Designer for a Play’ 2016 – King Charles III. Stage Debut award nominations ‘Best Director’ 2019 – Berberian Sound Studio.