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Peter McKintosh
Peter McKintosh
Born1967 (age 58)
Liverpool, England, UK
Occupation(s)Set designer
Costume designer

Peter McKintosh is a British costume and set designer. He obtained a degree in Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick and then trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He has designed sets and costumes for numerous theatre, opera and dance productions, primarily for the West End Theatre. He won the 2012 Olivier Award for Best Costume Design for a Play for Crazy For You. His designs for The 39 Steps were nominated for the Tony Awards in the Best Set Design and Best Costume Design categories.

Background

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Peter McKintosh was born in Liverpool, England in 1967. He attended secondary school at the co-educational private school, Plymouth College. Following this, he completed a term studying architecture at The Bartlett in London before enrolling for a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick. During his time there, he participated in the drama's society's recreation of Stephen Sondheim's Company. The performance was a resounding success, so much so that they were paid £1,000 to perform at the Fortune Theatre by Cameron MacKintosh.[1]

He then trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Upon graduating, he worked as an assistant for Mark Thompson for seven years on shows like Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London Palladium as well as The Wind in the Willows, Arcadia and The Madness of George III at the National Theatre.[1]

He is now a Patron of the Noël Coward Archive Trust and a founding member of Freelancers Make Theatre Work.[2]

Career

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Year Title Role Venue Ref.
2000 Corruption of Irony Set & Costume Designer Widower's Houses, London [3]
Honk! National Theatre, London [4]
2001 Alice in Wonderland Barbican Theatre, London [5]
2003 A Woman of No Importance Theatre Royal Haymarket, London [6]
Brand Theatre Royal Haymarket, London [7]
2004 Just So Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester [8]
2005 Love Counts Almeida Theatre, London [9]
The Birthday Party Duchess Theatre, London [10]
2006 Donkeys' Years Comedy Theatre, London [11]
King John Swan Theatre [12]
The Cryptogram Donmar Warehouse, London [13]
2007 Fiddler on the Roof Savoy Theatre, London [14]
John Gabriel Borkman Donmar Warehouse, London [15]
The Dumb Waiter Trafalgar Studios, London [16]
The Silent Twins Almeida Theatre, London [17]
2008 The Chalk Garden Donmar Warehouse, London [18]
Waste Almeida Theatre, London [19]
2009 Entertaining Mr Sloane Trafalgar Studios, London [20]
Hello Dolly! Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London [21]
Prick Up Your Ears Comedy Theatre, London [22]
2010 Antony and Cleopatra Liverpool Playhouse, Liverpool [23]
Educating Rita/Shirley Valentine Menier Chocolate Factory, London [24]
Love Story Duchess Theatre, London [25]
2011 Crazy For You Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London [26]
Luise Miller Donmar Warehouse, London [27]
Noises Off Old Vic, London [28]
The Heretic Royal Court Theatre, London [29]
The Knot of the Heart Almeida Theatre, London [30]
The Marriage of Figaro Coliseum Theatre, London [31]
2012 Butley Duchess Theatre, London [32]
The Doctors' Dilemma Lyttelton Theatre, London [33]
Uncle Vanya Minerva Theatre, Chichester [34]
Vida Forever Piccadilly Theatre, London [35]
2013 The Sound of Music Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London [36]
The Winslow Boy Old Vic, London [37]
Roundabout Theatre, New York [38]
2014 Another Country Trafalgar Studios, London [39]
My Night With Reg West End Theatre, London [40]
2015 Harvey Theatre Royal Haymarket, London [41]
Splendour Donmar Warehouse, London [42]
2017 On The Town Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London [43]
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Donmar Warehouse, London [44]
2018 Hello Dolly! Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London [45]
Macbeth Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London [46]
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London [47]
2019 Hansel and Gretel Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London [48]
2020 The Realistic Joneses Ustinov Studio, Bath [49]
2021 Shining City Theatre Royal Stratford East, London [50]
South Pacific Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester [51]
The Sun, The Moon and The Stars Theatre Royal Stratford East, London [52]
2022 Orlando Garrick Theatre, London [53]
2023 4000 Miles Minerva Theatre, Chichester [54]
Cuckoo Royal Court Theatre, London [55]
2024 Abigail's Party Theatre Royal Stratford East, London [56]
Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening! Bath Theatre Royal, Bath [57]
Sinatra: The Musical Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham [58]
A View From The Bridge Theatre Royal Haymarket, London [59]
Hello Dolly! Théâtre du Lido, Paris [60]
The 39 Steps Trafalgar Theatre, London [61]
The Deep Blue Sea Ustinov Studio, Bath [62]
The Lover/The Collection Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath [63]
The Real Thing Old Vic, London [64]
2025 Top Hat Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester [65]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Work Category Ref.
2008 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design for a play The 39 Steps Nominated [1]
2008 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design for a play The 39 Steps Nominated
2010 Olivier Award for Best Costume Design Hello Dolly! Nominated
2012 Olivier Award for Best Costume Design Crazy For You Won

References

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  3. ^ Billington, Michael (13 January 2000). "Corruption of irony". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  4. ^ Wolf, Matt (7 February 2000). "Honk! the Ugly Duckling". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  5. ^ Billington, Michael (15 November 2001). "Alice in Wonderland". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  6. ^ Wolf, Matt (26 September 2003). "A Woman of No Importance". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  7. ^ Wolf, Matt (13 June 2003). "Brand". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  8. ^ Gardner, Lyn (21 June 2004). "Just So". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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  10. ^ Wolf, Matt (27 April 2005). "The Birthday Party". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  11. ^ Benedict, David (11 May 2006). "Donkey's Years". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  12. ^ Billington, Michael (4 August 2006). "King John". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  13. ^ Benedict, David (19 October 2006). "The Cryptogram". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  14. ^ Gardner, Lyn (31 May 2007). "Fiddler on the Roof". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  15. ^ Billington, Michael (21 February 2007). "John Gabriel Borkman". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  16. ^ "The Dumb Waiter". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  17. ^ Hall, George (10 July 2007). "The Silent Twins". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  18. ^ Benedict, David (17 June 2008). "The Chalk Garden". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  19. ^ Benedict, David (7 October 2008). "Waste". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  20. ^ Benedict, David (4 February 2009). "Entertaining Mr. Sloane". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  21. ^ Clapp, Susannah (15 August 2009). "Hello, Dolly!; Another Door Closed". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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  26. ^ Billington, Michael (10 August 2011). "Crazy For You – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  27. ^ Billington, Michael (13 June 2011). "Luise Miller – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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  32. ^ "Dominic West is at his wired best in Butley". The Standard. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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  45. ^ "HELLO, DOLLY! – Théâtre du Lido : Mythical Cabaret and Theater". Théâtre du Lido. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  46. ^ Gillinson, Miriam (16 November 2018). "Macbeth review – real-life husband and wife make a dynamic duo". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  47. ^ Ralf, David. "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers |". Exeunt Magazine. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  48. ^ Clements, Andrew (18 June 2019). "Hansel and Gretel review – ENO take fairytale opera and fly with it". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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  50. ^ Gillinson, Miriam (24 September 2021). "Shining City review – Conor McPherson's study of resentment, rage and repression". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  51. ^ Clapp, Susannah (18 July 2021). "South Pacific review – a radical reappraisal". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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  53. ^ Benedict, David (6 December 2022). "'Orlando' Review: Emma Corrin Lights Up an Outstandingly Imaginative Look at Gender and Identity". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  54. ^ Wiegand, Chris (10 May 2023). "4000 Miles review – Eileen Atkins and Sebastian Croft connect in tale of distant relations". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  55. ^ Akbar, Arifa (13 July 2023). "Cuckoo review – springy dialogue lifts slow study of a modern family". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  56. ^ "New trailer & photos released for Abigail's Party at Stratford East starring Tamzin Outhwaite | West End Theatre". www.westendtheatre.com. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  57. ^ Bishop, Simon (27 March 2024). "Review: DROP THE DEAD DONKEY: The Reawakening! at Bath Theatre Royal". StageTalk Magazine. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  58. ^ Gans, Andrew. "Matt Doyle, Ana Villafañe, More Will Be Part of Sinatra the Musical Reading at the Apollo". Playbill. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  59. ^ Akbar, Arifa (4 June 2024). "A View from the Bridge review – Dominic West leads 50s drama into the present". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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  62. ^ Jays, David (14 May 2024). "The Deep Blue Sea review – Tamsin Greig adds bite to Terence Rattigan". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  63. ^ Akbar, Arifa (28 March 2024). "The Lover/The Collection review – Pinter plays psychological games". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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