LIZ DA COSTA – SET AND COSTUME DESIGNER

Trained at Central School of Art and Design graduating with a B.A. First Class Hons. Awarded an Arts Council Designers Bursary and worked with the Royal Exchange Theatre Company in Manchester.

She taught Theatre Design at Hounslow Borough College and was invited to Central and RADA as Guest Designer. Liz was a member of the award winning British team at the Prague Quadriennale and took part in the Victoria and Albert's exhibition "Spotlight " (Four Centuries of Dance Design).

THEATRES WORKED AT INCLUDE:

Riverside Studios – “THE CHANGELING” directed by Peter Gill; New End – “IONESCOPADE”; “HEROES” and “THE REVOLT”; The Roadhouse – “THE WEAVERS” and “ONLY IN AMERICA”; Crucible Theatre, Sheffield – “THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO”; Nottingham Playhouse – “TOADS” by Barry Collins; Lyric Studio Hammersmith – “THE DEVIL HIMSELF”; “PRIVATE DICK” and “WHERE THERE IS DARKNESS”; The Tricycle Theatre – “THE GREAT WHITE HOPE” (Fringe Award 1986); Royal Shakespeare Company – “IL CANDELAIO”, costumes for “TROILUS AND CRESSIDA” and “KISS ME KATE”. At the National Theatre, costumes for “THE SHAUGHRAUN”, “THE MAGIC OLYMPICAL GAMES”, “HAMLET” and Alan Ayckbourne's “THE REVENGERS AT SCARBOROUGH”. At Greenwich Theatre – “THE TABLE OF TWO HORSEMEN”.

WEST END PRODUCTIONS INCLUDE:

“FAME” - Cambridge Theatre; “BALTHAZAR B” - Duke of York; “PRIVATE DICK” - Whitehall Theatre; “I'M NOT RAPPAPORT” (Costumes) - Apollo Theatre; “BREAKING THE CODE” - Theatre Royal, Haymarket and Broadway; “MELON” (Costumes) - Theatre Royal, Haymarket and was Associate Costume Designer for “STARLIGHT EXPRESS” - Apollo Theatre, Victoria. “PIRANDELLO'S HENRY IV” (costumes) on tour and in the West End

Her designs for Dance include: London Contemporary Dance, Extemporary Dance Theatre, Ballet Rambert, Emma, Junction, Mantis and Wayne Sleep's “DASH”.

Set and Costumes for “ARMIDE” at the Buxton Festival of Opera; “TOSCA” and “MADAME BUTTERFLY” (costumes) for the Los Angeles Music Centre directed by Ian Judge and starring Maria Ewing ; “WILLIAM TELL” (costumes) for the Royal Opera House and “IDOMENEO” (costumes) for the Welsh National Opera.

FILM AND TELEVISION CREDITS INCLUDE:

STICK WITH ME KID

Directors:

Various

Executive in charge of Production:

Harry Waterson

THE PHEONIX AND THE MAGIC CARPET

Director:

Zoran Perisic

Film

Featuring:

Peter Ustinov & Dee Wallace Stone

UFO

Director:

Tony Dow

Film

Featuring:

Roy Chubby Brown, Amanda Simmons

Sarah Stockbridge

SEEKERS

Producer:

Sarah Lawson

TV

Production Co:

Central Films/Lawson Prods

Featuring:

Brenda Fricker

LIFE AFTER LIFE

Director:

Marc Evans

TV

Producer:

Jon Finn, Jane Villiers, Alan Greenspan

Production Co:

Working Title

TANK MALLING

Film – aka RETURN TO SOHO

COMMERCIALS:

Liz has worked on many TV commercials including Tate & Lyle, Air Punjab, Babycham, Blue Band, Phileas Fogg, Quatro, Martini, The Waterboard, Clairol, Nova (Car) and British Telecom. Production companies worked with include BFCS Ltd, The Paul Weiland Film Co, Jennie & Co and Howard Guard Productions.