Hello, thank you for coming to have a look at my work. From Aberdeen to Glasgow with a wee spell in Denmark many moons ago.
For the past 15 years I have worked primarily in Theatre. As a Scenic Artist for Pitlochry Festival Theatre, a set design for the RCS, a Design Assistant/Designer for Cumbernauld Theatre’s Intimate secrets season and Panto Cinderella. Then almost ten years as the full time Designer for A Play, A Pie and a Pint. There I worked on over 300 plays with one other Designer, Jonny Scott.
We made, built, sourced, bought, hired, painted, dressed each new play’s set and costume requirements. Whilst being responsible for all logistics of bringing each design to fruition and to the venue to be set up. PPP has two seasons a year, a new play each week, culminating in a Summer and Winter Panto. Approximately 35 new plays a year. This schedule required a strong work ethic, excellent organisational skills, I have had to turn my hand to a variety of tasks, working and collaborating with a huge range of directors, writers, and performers. A large number of plays toured to other venues, including The Traverse Edinburgh, The Lemon Tree Aberdeen, Macrobert Stirling, Dumfries and Galloway, Ayr, Mull, Wales. I am experienced in working under pressure, to tight timescales, frequently working on upwards of 5 plays simultaneously.
During Lockdown I volunteered to help Stephen Skrynka in building a Wall
of Death, aka The Revelator. It was rewarded a Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding New Participant in Glasgow’s Doors Open Days Festival in 2022. Stephen has rode it as a Wall of Death but it has also hosted a number of events including, art work, theatre, Scottish Ballet, numerous films and a dog show.
Having gone freelance in 2024, I have been working within Film & TV.
You can download my CV in PDF format below
Gemma Patchett CV