Olivia McMahon

Olivia is specialising in Prop Making through their final year of Production Arts BA.

They have explored many areas of prop making throughout the course, such as puppetry, scenic painting, sewing, sculpting, polycarving and casting and molding. Olivia is fuelled by creativity and aspires to push themselves to continue to explore many different areas and styles of prop production. She brings a bubbly personality into the working environment and strives to uplift others.

Olivia is also an eco-friendly maker and tends to bring eco-conscious materials into their practice. She has made trees from recycled paint pots as well as made two vervet monkeys for The Herds out of recycled materials as part of a climate awareness campaign.

She will be undertaking placements at The Royal Ballet and Opera, and Propworks as she prepares for grad-life.

Credits in training Include:
– Props Supervisor: Paradise (2026) The Station; A Christmas Carol (2025) Redgrave Theatre; Fourplay, Ettiene Sisters, Island Town (2026) Bristol Old Vic Weston Studio
– Prop Maker: Nell Gwyn (2026) Tobacco Factory; Macbeth / The Tempest (2026) The Station; Wonderland (2025) TIE; Much Ado About Nothing / A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2025) The Station; The River and Black Mountain (2024) The Wardrobe Theatre
Professional Credits Include: Little Shop of Horrors (2026), Loco Klub – Puppet Maker; The Herds (2025) – Puppet Maker