William Fricker
Theatre Designer and Design Associate
Instagram: williamfricker
Agent: Rene Coetzer houseofren@icloud.com
Design Credits:
Show
The Sandman
Snow White
Rosenbaum's Rescue
A Christmas Carol
Curse of the Corn
Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow
Rapunzel
Blowin’ in the Wind
Trumpets and Raspberries
Pinocchio [set only]
Kindertransport
Mirror Mirror [set only]
Dark Tourism [set only]
Billy the Kid [set only]
Ace of Clubs [set only]
Little Black Book
The Glass Menagerie
Lay Down Your Cross
Hansel and Gretel [set only]
Smoke and Mirrors
The Girl Who Never Forgot
Pinocchio [set only]
Warhorse at The Royal Tournament
Gulliver's Travels
The Three Musketeers
The Snow Queen [set only]
Dick Whittington and His Cat
The Rake's Progress
Ali Ba Ba [set only]
The Song of Rhiannon
Sleeping Beauty
Faces in the Crowd
Sleeping Beauty [set only]
Much Ado About Nothing
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Godspell
Cider with Rosie
The Ballad of Elizabeth Sulky Mouth
The Good Person of Szechuan
Kes
Burn/17
Todd
Pleasure and Pain
What Planet Are You Living On?
York Cycle
Date
Dec 2019
Dec 2019
Jan 2019
Nov 2018
Jul 2018
Mar 2018
Dec 2017
Mar 2017
Jan 2017
Dec 2016
Oct 2016
Dec 2015
Sep 2015
Dec 2014
May 2014
Dec 2013
Mar 2013
Feb 2012
Dec 2011
May 2011
Apr 2011
Dec 2010
Nov 2010
May 2010
Apr 2010
Dec 2009
Nov 2009
Sep 2009
Dec 2008
Dec 2008
Nov 2008
Oct 2008
Dec 2007
Oct 2007
Nov 2006
Jun 2006
May 2006
Feb 2006
Jan 2006
Jun 2005
Mar 2005
Mar 2004
Dec 2002
Sep 2002
Jun 1998
Author
John Ward and David Hewson
Lou Stein
A. Bodin Saphir
Lou Stein
Richard Kay
Lou Stein
Trish Cooke and Robert Hyman
Lou Stein
Dario Fo
John Savournin
Diane Samuels
John Savournin
Daniel Dingsdale
John Savournin
Noel Coward
Jean-Claude Carriere
Tennesse Williams
Nick Payne
Kate Edgar and Colin Wakefield
Polly Wiseman
Beth Flintoff
Kate Edgar and Colin Wakefield
Michael Morpurgo
Adapted by Toby Hulse
Adapted by Beth Flintoff
Kate Edgar and Colin Wakefield
Ben Crocker
Igor Stravinsky
Kate Edgar and Colin Wakefield
Helen Cooper and Mark Bowden
Graeme Garden
Leo Butler
Kate Edgar and Colin Wakefield
Adapted by Jonathan Holloway
CS Lewis
Stephen Schwartz /J.M. Tebelak
Laurie Lee
Chris Broderick
Bertolt Brecht
Barry Hines
Deborah Gearing/Michael Gow
Karl Wallace and Connor Mitchell
Mark Thomson
Kristine Sommerlade
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Company/Venue
Mountview
Chickenshed Theatre
The Park Theatre
Chickenshed Theatre
York Maze
Chickenshed Theatre
Theatre Royal Stratford East
Chickenshed Theatre
Chickenshed Theatre
Charles Court Opera /Kings Head Theatre
Chickenshed Theatre
Charles Court Opera /Kings Head Theatre
The Park Theatre
Charles Court Opera /Rosemary Branch Theatre
Union Theatre
WSProductions /Park Theatre
The Theatre Chipping Norton
Hampstead Theatre
Margate Theatre Royal
Margate Theatre Royal
The Watermill- Youth Theatre
Margate Theatre Royal
The National Theatre /Earl's Court Exhibition Centre
The Watermill
The Watermill- Youth Theatre
Margate Theatre Royal
The Theatre Chipping Norton
British Youth Opera /Peacock Theatre
Margate Theatre Royal
W11 Opera/ The Riverside Studios
The Theatre Chipping Norton
Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs
Margate Theatre Royal
Redshift Theatre
Salisbury Playhouse- Youth Theatre
Greenwich Theatre- Youth Theatre
Salisbury Playhouse- Youth Theatre
Greenwich Theatre
Salisbury Playhouse- Youth Theatre
Salisbury Playhouse- Youth Theatre
Salisbury Playhouse- Youth Theatre
Kabosh
Citizens' Theatre- Stalls Studio
Mind The Gap Dance Theatre
University of Toronto
Director
John Ward
Lou Stein
Kate Fahy
Lou Stein
Richard Kay
Lou Stein
Pooja Ghai
Lou Stein
Lou Stein
John Savournin
Lou Stein
John Savournin
Adam Lenson
John Savournin
Jack Thorpe Baker
Kate Fahy
John Terry
Clare Lizzimore
Will Wollen
Will Wollen
Beth Flintoff
Will Wollen
Alex Simms
Ade Morris
Beth Flintoff
Will Wollen
John Terry
Will Kerley
Will Wollen
Will Kerley
Tim Claydon
Clare Lizzimore
Will Wollen
Jonathan Holloway
Mark Powell
John Maher
Rob Illiffe
Jonathan Moore
Rob Illiffe
Mark Powell
Mark Powell/Rob Illiffe
Karl Wallace
Mark Thomson
Kristine Sommerlade
Joel Kaplan
Awards and Nominations:
2018 Great British Pantomime Award nomination for Best Staging and Set for Rapunzel at The Theatre Royal Stratford East.
2018 Off West End Theatre Awards: Best Production for Young People (Ages 13+) for Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow at The Chickenshed Theatre.
2001 Linbury Biennial for Stage Design finalist
Associate Design Credits:
Show
A Sherlock Carol
A Sherlock Carol
Girl from the North Country [[UK Tour]
Girl from the North Country [Australia]
A Midsummer Nights' Dream
Girl from the North Country [Broadway]
Girl from the North Country [West End]
Girl from the North Country [Toronto]
Memoirs of a Sailor
WarHorse [UK and International Tour]
WarHorse [WW1 Centenary]
Girl from the North Country [New York]
This House [UK Tour]
WarHorse [Second UK Tour]
School of Rock [West End]
This House [West End and Chichester]
WarHorse [Chinese Tour]
WarHorse [Holland Tour]
A View From The Bridge
WarHorse [UK Tour]
WarHorse [Berlin]
WarHorse [Australian Tour]
WarHorse [US Tour]
Date
Nov 2023
Nov 2022
Jun 2022
Jan 2022
Oct 2020
Feb 2020
Dec 2019
Sep 2019
Apr 2019
Jan 2019
Nov 2019
Oct 2018
Feb 2018
Oct 2017
Nov 2016
Sep 2016
Sep 2015
Jun 2014
Apr 2014
Oct 2013
Oct 2013
Jan 2013
Jun 2012
Original Designer
Anna Louizos
Anna Louizos
Rae Smith
Rae Smith
Rae Smith
Rae Smith
Rae Smith
Rae Smith
59 Productions
Rae Smith
Rae Smith
Rae Smith
Rae Smith
Rae Smith
Anna Louizos
Rae Smith
Rae Smith
Rae Smith
Paul O'Mahoney
Rae Smith
Rae Smith
Rae Smith
Rae Smith
Producer/Venue
DEM Productions/ The Marylebone Theatre
DEM Productions/ The Marylebone Theatre
Runaway Entertainment/ Numerous UK venues
Runaway Entertainment/GWB Entertainment/ Numerous Australian venues
New National Theater of Tokyo. Japan. Opera revival first staged at La Monnaie.
Runaway Entertainment/The Belasco Theater [New York]
Runaway Entertainment/The Geilgud Theatre [London]
Runaway Entertainment, Mirvish Productions /The Alexandra Theater [Toronto]
Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre [Kuwait]
National Theatre /Numerous UK and International Venues
National Theatre
Runaway Entertainment/The Public Theater [New York]
National Theatre, Headlong, Jonathan Church Productions/ Numerous UK venues
National Theatre [Numerous UK venues]
Really Useful Group/Gillian Lynne Theatre [London]
National Theatre, Headlong, Nimax/The Garrick [London]
National Theatre UK, National Theatre of China/ Numerous Chinese venues
National Theatre UK, Stage Entertainment/ Numerous Dutch venues
Liverpool Everyman Theatre
National Theatre UK, Mark Rubinstein Ltd/ Numerous UK venues
National Theatre UK, Stage Entertainment/ Theater Des Westens [Berlin]
National Theatre UK, Global Creatures/ Numerous Australian venues
National Theatre UK, NETworks Presentations/ Numerous US venues
Director/Associate Director
Alexandra Sumner-Hughes
Mark Shanahan
Kate Budgen
Kate Budgen
Leah Hausmann
Conor McPherson
Conor McPherson
Conor McPherson
Tama Matheson
Katie Henry
Katie Henry
Conor McPherson
Jonathan O'Boyle
Katie Henry
Laurence Connor
Jeremy Herrin
Alex Simms
Drew Barr
Charlotte Gwinner
Alex Simms
Polly Findlay
Drew Barr
Bijan Sheibani
Designers Assisted:
Rae Smith
Lizzie Clachan
Leslie Travers
Tobias Hoheisel
Mark Thompson
Rob Jones
Ian MacNeil
Jo Maund
Soutra Gilmour
Anthony Ward
Mark Tildesley
Tanya Macallin
Tim Shorthall
Lez Brotherston
Yolanda Sonnabend
Paul Farnsworth
Paul Brown
Jan 2002-Jan 2024. Dates not exclusive but Will has worked as an assistant and associate to Rae on many shows in this time.
Nov 2014. Jan-Mar 2015. Sep 2015. Jul-Aug 2021
Dec 2006-Apr 2007. Dec 2007-Apr 2008. Nov 2009. Jan-Mar 2010. Aug-Sep 2020
Sep-Nov 2014. Jan-Mar 2015. Oct 2015. Jul-Sep 2018
May-Jul 2003. Aug-Sep 2005. Mar-Apr 2006. Nov-Dec 2015. Aug 2018
June 2016-Mar 2017
Jun-Jul 2014. Dec 2014
Jan 2015. Jan 2016
Jul-Aug 2014
Mar-May 2004. Oct 2005. Dec 2011.
Mar 2011. Will contributed to an early model of the opening ceremony for London 2012
Aug and Dec 2010
Jan 2009. Dec 2009-Jan 2010
March-July 2005. Aug-Sep 2006. Nov 2006. Nov 2009
Dec 2006-Jan 2007
May 2004. Jun-Jul 2005. Jun 2006
Nov-Dec 2003
Other:
2002 Scenic artist and design assistant at the Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow
Education and Qualifications:
1995-1998 The University of Birmingham BA Hons Drama and Theatre Arts. Class 1
1999-2001 The Slade School of Fine Art MFA Fine Art (Theatre Design)