Helen Fownes-Davies



Helen Fownes-Davies was born and grew up in Shrewsbury. Since graduating from Nottingham Trent University with a BA (Hons) in Theatre Design in 1995 she has lived in the East Midlands. Helen was appointed a Resident Designer at the Arts and Education Centre in Nottingham and for six years designed numerous productions and ran many theatre arts courses whilst in the position. As a freelancer Helen has designed for a diverse range of theatre.

Recent theatre credits include:
Steven’s Berkoff’s critically acclaimed West End show On The Waterfront (costume designer), Small Worlds (Birmingham Royal Ballet, Kit Holder as choreographer), Channels 4’s Ballet Changed My Life costume re-design (collaboration with Birmingham Royal Ballet and Channel 4), Misery re-staging of her original design for Harrogate Theatre’s production at Liverpool’s Royal Court, Safahr (Birmingham Royal Ballet), The Emperor's New Clothes, The Snow Queen, Arabian Nights and The Firebird (mac, Birmingham), I Have Been Here Before, Whisky Galore!, The making of a Fillum, Satin ‘n’ Steel and The Man Who (Nottingham Playhouse), Our Day Out (Harrogate Theatre), The Kiss, The Retirement of Tom Stevens and A Who’s Who of Flapland (Lakeside Theatre, Nottingham), The Selkie Girl and The Emerald Cave (The Playhouse TIE, Birmingham), Two Minutes Silence (Focus Productions and Shrewsbury Youth Theatre) Cinderella’s Sisters (Red Earth Theatre), Cinderella (Harrogate Theatre). Touring shows include: Booty Call (Big Creative Ideas), Natural Breaks and Rhythms (Northampton Theatre Royal and TWP), 21 Tales (The Fionnbarr Factory, touring dance) The Elves and the Shoemaker (mac Birmingham), Bowled A Googly (OTTC and New Perspectives), The Bad One (Women and Theatre, original design), Chalk Stories, Zagazoo, Nightmaze, Come With Me and Stepping Stones (Roundabout Theatre, Nottingham Playhouse).

Helen is also a part-time lecturer on Theatre Design at Nottingham Trent University.