Max Jones is a London based Theatre Designer who graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2001. He is also a winner of the Linbury Biennial Prize for Stage Design the same year.

Since then Max has continued to design productions across the UK, and extensively at Clwyd Theatr Cymru, where he has recently be made an Associate Artist.

 
Design for Theatre

The Caretaker - Glasgow Citizens Theatre
Oct 2008
Dir: Phil Breen

Measure For Measure - Theatre Clwyd
Feb - March 2008
Dir: Phil Breen, Lighting: Tina Machugh

Two Princes - Theatre Clwyd
August-Oct 2007
Dir: Phil Breen, Lighting: Tina Machugh

Porth Y Byddar - Theatre Clwyd and tour
June-July 2007
Dir: Tim Baker, Lighting: Nick Beadle

The Mabinogion - Theatre Clwyd
May-June 2007
Dir: Tim Baker

Salt Meets Wound - Theatre 503 (The Latchmere)
March-May 2007
Dir: Paul Robinson, Lighting: Kevin Sleep

Tales of Europe - Theatre Clwyd
Feb 2007
Dir: Tim Baker

Wild Cat (Opera) - Wales Millennium Centre and tour. (WNO)
Oct-March 2007
Composer; Julian Phillips
Dir: Nik Ashton

The Grapes Of Wrath - Theatre Clwyd
July-Sept 2006
Dir: Tim Baker, Lighting: Tina Machugh

The Voyage - Theatre Clwyd
April-June 2006
Dir: Tim Baker

Dolffin Opera - Millennium Centre and tour (WNO)
Dec-March 2006
Composer: Julian Phillips
Dir: Nik Ashton Wales

The Life of Ryan and Ronnie - Wales Millennium Centre and tour
July-Oct 2005
Dir: Simon Harris

Magic Voices (Operetta) - Park and Dare Theatre (WNO)
April-June 2005
Dir: Robin Tebbutt

Flights Of Fancy - Theatre Clwyd and tour
Jan-March 2005
Dir: Tim Baker

Red Flight (Opera) - Wales Millennium Centre and tour (WNO)
Dec-March 2005
Composer: Richard Chew
Dir: Hannah Finch

The Mabinogion - Theatre Clwyd
April-June 2004
Dir: Tim Baker

Dylan Thomas; Portrait of the artist… - Theatre Clwyd and tour
Dec-Feb 2003
Dir: Hywel Evans

Beauty Sleeps - Young Vic Studio, London
Oct-Dec 2002
Dir: Titania Krimpas

Past Away - (Sgript Cymru) Chapter Arts Centre, Theatre Clwyd and tour
July-Sept 2002
Dir: Simon Harris

Macbeth - Caerphilly Castle
May-July 2002
Dir: Matthew Bailey

Franco’s Bastard - (Sgript Cymru) Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
Jan-April 2002
Dir: Simon Harris

Cegin Y Diafol (Devil’s Kitchen) - Theatre Clwyd and tour
Jan-March 2001
Dir: Tim Baker
RWCMD

A Christmas Carol - RWCMD
Nov-Dec 2000
Dir: Tim Baker

Assistant for Theatre

Peter Grimes - Geneva Opera
April 2008
Des: Giles Cadle

Rusalka - Copenhagen Opera
Dec-Feb 2007
Dir: Richard Jones
Des: Giles Cadle

Les Noces + Dido’/ ‘Festen - Opera North / The Gate Theatre, Dublin
June-July 2006
Des: Giles Cadle

The Tempest - RSC
Jan-March 2006
Des: Giles Cadle

Much Ado.. / The Hypochondriac / Southwark Fair
- The Sheffield Crucible / The Almeida / The National Theatre
July-Nov 2005
Des: Giles Cadle

The Aristocrats - The National Theatre
March 2005
Des/Dir: Tom Cairns

The House Of Bernarda Alba - The National Theatre
November 2004
Des: Vicki Mortimer

A Life in the Theatre - The Apollo Theatre, West End
Nov-Dec 2004
Des: Giles Cadle

La Forze del Destino - Lithuanian Opera House
Aug-Oct 2004
Des: Giles Cadle

Gala Opening Ceremony for Millennium Opera House
- Millennium Opera House, Cardiff
August 2004
Des: Peter J Davison

Manon Leusaut / Singing in the Rain / Cav and Pag
- Opera North / San Francisco / Saddlers Wells, London
April-May 2004
Des: Robert Innes-Hopkins

Carmen / The Elixir of Love (The Savoy Opera’s)
- The Savoy Theatre, London
March 2004
Des: Lez Brotherston

Frogs (Sondheim) - The Lincoln Centre Theatre, Broadway
Jan-Feb 2004
Des: Giles Cadle

Lulu - Munich Opera House
Sept 2003
Des: Giles Cadle

His Dark Materials - The National Theatre
July-Sept 2003
Des: Giles Cadle

Costume Assistant for Film

Thunderbirds, Bridget Jones 2, Closer, Fred Claus, Harry Potter 5, Children of Men, 28 Days Later 2, Hippy Hippy Shake, Harry Potter 6, James Bond – The Quantum of Solace

Design Awards

2001: Linbury Biennial Prize for Stage Design
Blood Wedding - Young Vic
Dir: David Lan

Training

1998-2001: Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff
BA (Hons) Degree in Theatre design - First