ABOUT
Stella Backman is a Set and Costume Designer within the live arts industry. She is based between London and Stockholm, working across the UK, Europe and internationally.
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Stella's work spans plays, live music, musicals, family shows, new writing, accessible work, physical theatre, pantomime and gig-theatre.
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In live music, she is a frequently collaborator with Mångata Collective. Her work has been seen on some the biggest arena stages and music festivals in the world, including set design for Sleep Token: Even in Arcadia Tour (Headliners Download Festival, US Arena Tour), Machine Gun Kelly (Vans Warped Tour), Texas: The Very Best of Texas (UK Arena Tour), and James Arthur (O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire).
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In accessible theatre, she is passionate about creating work for audiences often overlooked and excluded. A notable achievement is designing Sensory Cinders; the first ever West End pantomime tailored for audiences with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD).
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Stella is interested in creating visually bold, expressionistic and abstract spaces. She enjoys creating work that is collaborative, playful, textural, and atmospheric - all whilst keeping the story at the forefront.
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CURRENT & UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS
2026
​​​​​​​CAROLINE: A NEW MUSICAL | Set & Costume Designer | UK tour | Musical | Dir. Douglas Rintoul
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​​​​​​​WHODUNNIT (UNREHEARSED) 4 | Set & Costume Designer | Park Theatre | Theatre | Dir. Jez Bond​
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THE SILENCE AND THE NOISE | Set & Costume Designer | UK tour | Theatre | Dir. George Turvey
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PAST PRODUCTIONS
2025
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COUNTESS DRACULA | Set & Costume Designer | UK tour | Theatre | Of The Jackel
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​​​​​​​TO THOSE ISLANDERS | Set & Costume Designer | ACE funded R&D | Theatre | Dir. Natalie Simone
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SLEEP TOKEN | Set Designer | US Tour, Download Festival, Rock am Ring, Rock im Park | Live Music | Mångata Collective
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THE FIT PRINCE | Set & Costume Designer | The Pleasance, Edinburgh Fringe | Theatre | Awkward Prods
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MGK | Set Designer | Vans Warped Tour | Live Music | Mångata Collective
LIL.MISS.LADY | Set & Costume Designer | UK Tour | Theatre | Highrise | Dir. Dom Garfield
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HOSPITAL DOORS | Set & Costume Designer | UK Tour | Theatre | Next Door But One | Dir. Matt Harper-Hardcastle
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2024
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JAMES ARTHUR | Set Designer | O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire | Live Music | Mångata Collective
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TEXAS: THE VERY BEST OF TEXAS | Production Designer | UK Arena Tour | Live Music | Mångata Collective
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SENSORY CINDERS | Set & Costume Designer | Sohoplace | Theatre | Concrete Youth | Dir. Belle Streeton
THE TURN OF THE SCREW | Set & Costume Designer | Queen's Theatre Hornchurch | Theatre | Dir. Anna Marsland
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PERFECT SHOW FOR RACHEL | Set & Costume Designer | Barbican Centre, Brighton Dome | ZooCo & Improbable | Theatre | Dir. Rachel O'Mahony
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SHUSH | Set & Costume Designer | Jackson's Lane | Tit for Tat Circus & Thimble Theatre | Theatre
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DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY | Set & Costume Designer | Jersey Arts Centre | Theatre | Dir. John Wright
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2023
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THE GREAT | Costume Designer | Lionsgate+ | Promotional event | Cartwheel & Co
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BOSSY | Set & Costume Designer | Lyric Hammersmith, Southbank Centre | Theatre | ZooCo | Dir. Flo O'Mahony & Cherie Gordon
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NIGHT SHIFT | Set & Costume Designer | Stanley Arts | Theatre | ZooCo | Dir. Flo O'Mahony & Brian Duffy
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DELIGHT IN THE WOODS | Set & Costume Designer | Box Hill | Theatre | ZooCo | Dir. Flo O'Mahony
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2022
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PERFECT SHOW FOR RACHEL | Set & Costume Designer | Barbican Centre | Theatre | ZooCo | Dir. Rachel O'Mahony
KING RODOLFO | Set & Costume Designer | Pleasance Dome | Theatre | Dir. Ciaran Dowd
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MAYBE, PROBABLY | Set & Costume Designer | Old Red Lion | Theatre | Over There Theatre | Dir. Lydia Parker
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2021
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DIFFERENT OWNERS AT SUNRISE | Set & Costume Designer | The Roundhoues | Theatre | Dir. Flo O'Mahony
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SUMMER'S PARK ADVENTURE | Set & Costume Designer | Deptford Park | Theatre | Dir. Becca Chadder
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LADIES IN THE VAN | Set & Costume Designer | Touring | Theatre | Dir. Flo O'Mahony
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2020
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MERRY'S CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE | Set & Costume Designer | Deptford Park | Theatre | Dir. Anna Fox
2019
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THE ASTONISHING ADVENTURES OF ALFRED | Production Designer | Short film | Dir. Joe Pearson
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ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM | Set & Costume Designer | Camden People's | Theatre | Dir. Lanre Malaoulu
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DELIGHT IN THE WOODS | Set & Costume Designer | Box Hill | Theatre | Dir. Flo O'Mahony
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2018
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MESSY | Set & Costume Designer | Lyric Hammersmith | Theatre | Dir. Flo O'Mahony
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INSTALLING THE WHISPER PIECE | Production Designer | Short film | Dir. Mengjiao Chen
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12 MILLION VOLTS | Set & Costume Designer | Greenwich Theatre | Theatre | Dir. Chris Yarnell
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