ABOUT
Stella Backman is a Swedish, London-based Set & Costume Designer, specialising in live arts.
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As a theatre designer, Stella focuses on creating accessible performances. She is passionate about designing work that pushes the boundaries of accessibility, ensuring that theatre is available to audiences often excluded or overlooked. One of her notable achievements includes designing Sensory Cinders at @sohoplace, the first-ever West End pantomime tailored for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). Stella has also worked closely with ZooCo for many years, designing the award-winning and critically acclaimed Perfect Show for Rachel.
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In addition to theatre, Stella works in live music as a frequently collaborator with Mångata Collective. Her live music credits include set design for Sleep Token, Machine Gun Kelly, Texas, and James Arthur.
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Stella's work has been showcased in venues such as Download Festival, The O2 Arena, The Barbican Centre, OVO Hydro Arena, @sohoplace, O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, Southbank Centre, Lyric Hammersmith, and The Roundhouse.
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CURRENT & UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS
2026
​​​​​​​CAROLINE | Set & Costume Designer | UK tour | Theatre | Dir. Douglas Rintoul & Alex Thorpe
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​​​​​​​WHODUNNIT (UNREHEARSED) 4 | Set & Costume Designer | Park Theatre | Theatre | Dir. Jez Bond
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2025
​​​​​​​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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PAST PRODUCTIONS
2025
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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 Fringre | 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 | 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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