Ryan Webster

MA Performance Design Student


Biography

Ryan Webster is a Set & Costume Designer graduating from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in MA Performance Design undertaking several years of industry work prior to his MA, both nationally and internationally. Ryan is interested in creating a bold blend of visually compelling & colourful playgrounds for performance; he is also dedicated to creating nuanced detailed design in order to enhance and support storytelling.

Selected Credits Include:

For Bristol Old Vic Theatre School:
Splendour (Weston Studio, Bristol); Into The Woods, (Speculative Design, Quarry Theatre, Leeds); The Watsons, (Costume Designer, The Station, Bristol).

As Designer: COOL RIDER (Costume Designer, The London Palladium); The Stationmaster (BIGLITTLE Theatre School, Bournemouth); 30 & OUT (SOHO Theatre); A Doll’s House (Tower Theatre); The Walk (Leicester curve); Member (Gilded balloon); Mermaid (Theatre 503); My Sister is Missing (Kings Head Theatre); Five Guys Named Moe (Upstairs at The Gatehouse); OUT, Hope for Holloway and Making Home (HMP HOLLOWAY); Death Steps Back (HMP HOLLOWAY).

As Associate Designer: Dumbledore Is So Gay (Southwark Playhouse); Bacon (Riverside Studios London, Summer Hall Edinburgh, Bristol Old Vic).

As Assistant Designer: Oscar At The Crown (The Crown, Tottenham Court Road, London); Aladdin (Newcastle Theatre Royal; Robin Hood and his Merry Men (Cheltenham Everyman); Saturday Night Fever – Das Kult Musical (German tour 2025); PIPPIN (Arden, Adelphi Theatre); The Addams Family (Arden, Adelphi Theatre); Grindr the Opera (The Union Theatre); ANIMAL (Hope Mill Theatre, Tobacco Factory, The Park Theatre); UNCHAIN ME (Brighton Festival).

Students relaxing outside of the School
The School is in a beautiful part of Bristol, overlooking a huge park called the Downs. We sometimes take advantage of our close proximity to the Downs during the summer term, practising fight and dance routines, or voice or singing classes! Dan Hall, BA Professional Acting student