CHRISTOPHER ORAM
SET AND COSTUME DESIGNER
Christopher Oram is a Tony and Olivier award winning scenic and costume designer. He is based in the UK, and trained at the West Sussex college of art and design, his work can be seen in theatres and opera houses around the world.
Awards include: Tony, Drama Desk, Olivier, Evening Standard, What's On Stage, Critic's Circle, Garland and Ovation for his work in the UK and USA.
THE COMPLETE WORKS
2026
CASANOVA. TULSA BALLET
BILLY BUDD. GLYNDEBOURNE OPERA
LA TRAVIATA. GARSINGTON OPERA
ROMEO AND JULIET. NORWEIGAN NATIONAL BALLET
2025
ALICE IN WONDERLAND. TULSA BALLET
QUADROPHENIA. SADLERS WELLS, UK TOUR AND NEW YORK CITY CENTER
TURN OF THE SCREW. SANTA FE OPERA
THE LINE OF BEAUTY. ALMEIDA THEATRE
CASANOVA. LATVIAN NATIONAL BALLET
MADAM BUTTERFLY. CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY
2024
MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL. GOODMAN THEATRE CHICAGO
ANNUAL EQUTY JEFF AWARD – BEST SET DESIGN
LA TRAVIATA. SANTA FE OPERA
PLATEE. GARSINGTON OPERA
THE ARTIST. THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH
2023
BACKSTAIRS BILLY. DUKE OF YORK'S THEATRE
2022
THE WRECKERS. HOUSTON GRAND OPERA
TURN OF THE SCREW. GARSINGTON OPERA
2021
FROZEN. GERMANY
FROZEN. JAPAN
FROZEN. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE
WHAT'S ON STAGE AWARD – BEST SET DESIGN
WHAT'S ON STAGE AWARD – BEST COSTUME DESIGN
OLIVIER NOMINATION – COSTUME DESIGN
THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT. GIELGUD THEATRE
2020
FROZEN. AUSTRALIA
GEISHA. NORTHERN BALLET [LEEDS]
MADAM BUTTERFLY. LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO
2019
FROZEN. NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
LOS ANGELES CRITIC'S CIRCLE AWARDS – COSTUME DESIGN
BITTER WHEAT. GARRICK THEATRE
TURN OF THE SCREW. GARSINGTON OPERA
BILLY BUDD. SAN FRANCISCO OPERA
2018
RED. WYNDHAM'S THEATRE
THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE. NOËL COWARD THEATRE
FROZEN. ST JAMES THEATRE [NYC]
2017
FROZEN. BUELL THEATRE [DENVER]
LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL. WYNDHAM'S THEATRE
CASANOVA. NORTHERN BALLET
2016
THE ENTERTAINER. GARRICK THEATRE
NO'S KNIFE. OLD VIC THEATRE
ROMEO AND JULIET. GARRICK THEATRE
HUGHIE. BOOTH THEATRE [NYC]
DRAMA DESK AWARD – OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN FOR A PLAY
TONY NOMINATION – SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
MADAM BUTTERFLY. BRISBANE
2015
MAN AND SUPERMAN. LYTTELTON, NATIONAL THEATRE
WINTERS TALE / HARLEQUINADE / ALL ON HER HER OWN. GARRICK THEATRE
FALSTAFF AWARD – BEST COSTUME DESIGN
PHOTOGRAPH 51. NOËL COWARD THEATRE
WOLF HALL PARTS 1 & 2. WINTER GARDEN [NYC]
TONY AWARD – BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
TONY NOMINATION – BEST SET DESIGN OF A PLAY
OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE NOMINATION – OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
DRAMA DESK NOMINATION – OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
MADAM BUTTERFLY. HOUSTON GRAND OPERA
2014
MACBETH. PARK AVENUE ARMORY [NYC]
THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN. CORT THEATRE [NYC]
TONY NOMINATION – BEST SET DESIGN OF A PLAY
BILLY BUDD. BAM [NYC]
MADAM BUTTERFLY. LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO
2013
WOLF HALL/BRING UP THE BODIES. SWAN THEATRE RSC / ALDWYCH THEATRE
OLIVIER AWARD – BEST COSTUME DESIGN
HENRY V. NOËL COWARD THEATRE
FALSTAFF AWARD – BEST COSTUME DESIGN
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM. NOEL COWARD THEATRE
THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN. NOEL COWARD THEATRE
MACBETH. MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
PETER AND ALICE. NOEL COWARD THEATRE
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. RICHARD RODGERS THEATRE [NYC]
MADAM BUTTERFLY. GENEVA
2012
PRIVATES ON PARADE. NOEL COWARD THEATRE
UNCLE VANYA. VAUDEVILLE THEATRE
RED. MARK TAPER FORUM [LA]
EVITA. MARQUIS THEATRE [NYC]
2011
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE. DONMAR WAREHOUSE
COMPANY. CRUCIBLE THEATRE [SHEFFIELD]
DON GIOVANNI. METROPOLITAN OPERA
2010
KING LEAR. DONMAR WAREHOUSE / UK TOUR / BAM - HARVEY
MADAM BUTTERFLY. HOUSTON GRAND OPERA
PASSION. DONMAR WAREHOUSE
EVENING STANDARD AWARD NOMINATION
DANTON’S DEATH. OLIVIER, NATIONAL THEATRE
RED. GOLDEN THEATRE [NYC]
TONY AWARD – BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
BILLY BUDD. GLYNDEBOURNE OPERA
2009
BACKBEAT. CITZ THEATRE [GLASGOW]
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE. DUKE OF YORK'S THEATRE
RED. DONMAR WAREHOUSE
CRITIC’S CIRCLE AWARD - BEST DESIGNER
OLIVIER NOMINATION – BEST SET DESIGN
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. DONMAR WAREHOUSE
PARADE. MARK TAPER FORUM - [LA]
GARLAND AWARD – BEST SCENIC DESIGN
OVATION AWARD – BEST COSTUME DESIGN
HAMLET. WYNDHAM'S THEATRE / ELSINORE / BROADHURST THEATRE [NYC]
MADAME DE SADE. WYNDHAM'S THEATRE
OLIVIER NOMINATION - BEST COSTUME DESIGN
2008
TWELTH NIGHT. DONMAR @ WYNDHAM'S THEATRE
OLIVIER NOMINATION – BEST COSTUME DESIGN
IVANOV. WYNDHAM'S THEATRE
FROST/NIXON. US TOUR
FAT PIG. TRAFALGAR STUDIOS
GUYS AND DOLLS. PRINCESS THEATRE [MELBOURNE]
2007
HOW TO CURSE. BUSH THEATRE
PARADE. DONMAR WAREHOUSE
OTHELLO. DONMAR WAREHOUSE
KING LEAR/THE SEAGULL. COURTYARD THEATRE RSC / WORLD TOUR
FROST/NIXON. JACOBS THEATRE [NYC]
DON JUAN IN SOHO. DONMAR WAREHOUSE
2006
FROST/NIXON. DONMAR WAREHOUSE
EVENING STANDARD AWARD NOMINATION
EVITA. ADELPHI THEATRE
EVENING STANDARD AWARD NOMINATION
MAGIC FLUTE. COSTUME DESIGN FOR FEATURE FILM
DON CARLOS. CRUCIBLE THEATRE [SHEFFIELD] / GUILGUD THEATRE
OLIVIER AWARD NOMINATION – BEST SET DESIGN
OLIVIER AWARD NOMINATION – BEST COSTUME DESIGN
EVENING STANDARD AWARD NOMINATION
2005
GUYS & DOLLS. PICCADILLY THEATRE
MACBETH. ALMEIDA
LOVELY EVENING / IN THE BLUE. THEATRE 503
FALSTAFF. GOTENBURG OPERA
2004
GRAND HOTEL. DONMAR WAREHOUSE
STUFF HAPPENS. OLIVIER, NATIONAL THEATRE
WORLD MUSIC. DONMAR WAREHOUSE
SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER. LYCEUM THEATRE [SHEFFIELD] / ALBERY THEATRE
CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR BEST DESIGN 2004
2003
HENRY IV. DONMAR WAREHOUSE
OLEANNA. GARRICK THEATRE
LOYAL WOMEN. ROYAL COURT
WORLD MUSIC. CRUCIBLE THEATRE [SHEFFIELD]
THE CARETAKER. BRISTOL OLD VIC
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM. CRUCIBLE THEATRE [SHEFFIELD]
THE ECCENTRICITIES OF A NIGHTINGALE. GATE THEATRE [DUBLIN]
POWER. COTTESLOE, NATIONAL THEATRE
OLIVIER AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN
CALIGULA. DONMAR WAREHOUSE
EVENING STANDARD AWARD FOR BEST DESIGN
OLIVIER NOMINATION – BEST SET DESIGN
THE TEMPEST. OLD VIC THEATRE
MY DAD'S A BIRDMAN. YOUNG VIC STUDIO
2002
THE TEMPEST. CRUCIBLE THEATRE [SHEFFIELD]
THE EMBALMER. ALMEIDA THEATRE
TWELFTH NIGHT. NATIONAL THEATRE / STOCKHOLM
RICHARD III. CRUCIBLE THEATRE [SHEFFIELD]
2001
PRIVATES ON PARADE. DONMAR WAREHOUSE
DON JUAN. CRUCIBLE THEATRE [SHEFFIELD]
THE MARRIAGE PLAY / FINDING THE SUN. COTTESLOE, NATIONAL THEATRE
EDWARD II. CRUCIBLE THEATRE [SHEFFIELD]
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. DONMAR WAREHOUSE
ANATOL. NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE
2000
AS YOU LIKE IT. CRUCIBLE THEATRE [SHEFFIELD] / LYRIC HAMMERSMITH
A LIFE. ABBEY THEATRE [DUBLIN]
GASPING. NATIONAL TOUR
PASSION PLAY. DONMAR WAREHOUSE
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. BRISTOL OLD VIC
1999
THE EQUALITY SHOW. ROYAL ALBERT HALL
SUMMERFOLK. OLIVIER, NATIONAL THEATRE
THE JEW OF MALTA. ALMEIDA THEATRE
THE GLASS CEILING. BATTERSEA ARTS CENTER
COOL WATER MURDER. BELGRADE THEATRE [COVENTRY]
ARISTOCRATS. GATE THEATRE [DUBLIN] / LINCOLN CENTRE FESTIVAL [NEW YORK]
RATS, BUCKETS AND BOMBS. NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE
GOOD. DONMAR WAREHOUSE
1998
THE EQUALITY SHOW. ROYAL ALBERT HALL
TWELFTH NIGHT. CRUCIBLE THEATRE [SHEFFIELD]
THE DOCTOR’S DILEMMA. ALMEIDA THEATRE
THE BULLET. DONMAR WAREHOUSE
ALL MY SONS. BRISTOL OLD VIC
1997
WHAT THE BUTLER SAW. CRUCIBLE THEATRE [SHEFFIELD]
DEEP BLUE SEA. MERCURY THEATRE [COLCHESTER]
AS YOU LIKE IT. MERCURY THEATRE [COLCHESTER]
1996
OLD WICKED SONGS. BRISTOL OLD VIC / GIELGUD THEATRE
GIOVANNI’S ROOM. DRILL HALL
A WEEK WITH TONY. FINBOROUGH THEATRE
THE LAST YANKEE. MERCURY THEATRE [COLCHESTER]
ANTONY & CLEOPATRA. CENTRAL SCHOOL OF SPEECH & DRAMA
1995
ENTER ACHILLES. (COSTUMES ONLY) DV8 TOUR
ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES. OLD RED LION / ROYAL EXCHANGE [MANCHESTER]
THE BRUTALITY OF FACT. NEW END HAMPSTEAD
SEEING MARIE. OLD RED LION
THE BEGGAR’S OPERA. CUOS [CAMBRIDGE]
1993
GUESTS. LONDON CONTEMPORARY DANCE WORKSHOP / PALACE THEATRE
THE HAPPY PRINCE. OLD FIRE STATION [OXFORD]
1989
THE BERNSTEIN MASS. CONNAUGHT THEATRE [WORTHING]