Ben Stones
Set and Costume Designer
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Ben is an Olivier Award nominated stage designer who trained at Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and went on to receive a Linbury Prize commission to design Paradise Lost for Rupert Goold. His designs now span theatre, dance, comedy, fashion and musicals.
Standing at the Sky's Edge and Sylvia articles in The New York Times - "These Two Productions Bring a Jolt of Energy to British Musicals"
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"Covid-secure design doesn't need to limit our ideas" - Ben Stones
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
OPERATION MINCEMEAT Broadway 2025 | Golden Theatre | Director: Robert Hastie |
MAD HATTER'S TEA PARTY 2024 | Royal Opera House | Director: Kate Prince |
CHARIOTS OF FIRE 2024 | Crucible Theatre | Director: Robert Hastie |
PASSING STRANGE 2024 | Young Vic Theatre | Director: Liesl Tommy |
STANDING AT THE SKY'S EDGE West End 2024 | Gillian Lynne Theatre | Director: Robert Hastie |
MISS SAIGON 2023 | Sheffield Crucible | Dir: Robert Hastie and Anthony Lau |
OPERATION MINCEMEAT 2023 | Fortune Theatre | Dir: Robert Hastie |
SYLVIA 2023 | Old Vic | Dir: Kate Prince |
STANDING AT THE SKY'S EDGE 2023 | National Theatre | Director: Robert Hastie 2023 Olivier Award Winner- Best New Musical |
ROCK 2023 | Sheffield Crucible | Dir: Anthony Lau |
MIXTAPE: Celebrating 20 years of ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company 2022 | ZooNation / Sadler's Wells | Dir: Dannielle ‘Rhimes’ Lecointe and Bradley Charles |
HAPPY MEAL 2022 | Traverse Tour | Dir: Jamie Fletcher |
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH 2022 | HOME / Leeds Playhouse | Director: Jamie Fletcher |
SHE LOVES ME 2021 | Sheffield Theatres | Director: Robert Hastie |
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE 2020 | Sadler's Wells Theatre | Director: Kate Prince |
WELCOME TO IRAN 2020 | Stratford East/NT | Director: Nadia Fall |
SOME LIKE IT HIP HOP 2019 | ZooNation/Sadler's Wells Theatre | Director: Kate Prince |
SWIVE 2019 | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse | Director: Natalie Abrahami |
STANDING AT THE SKY`S EDGE 2019 | Crucible Theatre / National Theatre | Director: Robert Hastie |
THE PRODUCERS 2018 | Royal Exchange Theatre | Director: Raz Shaw |
STILL NO IDEA 2018 | Royal Court | Devised by Lisa Hammond, Rachel Spence and Lee Simpson |
THE WATSONS 2018 | Chichester Festival Theatre/ The Menier Chocolate Factory/ Harold Pinter Theatre | Director: Samuel West |
SYLVIA 2018 | Old Vic | Director: Kate Prince |
FROST/NIXON 2018 | Sheffield Crucible | Director: Kate Hewitt |
FRANKENSTEIN 2018 | The Royal Exchange | Director: Matthew Xia |
HIR 2017 | Bush Theatre | Director: Nadia Fall |
THE BEAR/THE PROPOSAL 2017 | The Young Vic | Director: Lucy Skilbeck |
THE SUICIDE 2016 | National Theatre | Director: Nadia Fall |
BREAKING THE CODE 2016 | Royal Exchange Manchester | Director: Rob Hastie *Winner: Best Production MTA 2017 |
BUG 2016 | Emily Dobbs Productions/Found 111 | Director: Simon Evans |
THE DAZZLE 2015 | Emily Dobbs Productions/Michael Grandage Company | Director: Simon Evans |
INTO THE HOODS: REMIXED 2015 | ZooNation | Director: Katie Prince |
WAY UPSTREAM 2015 | Chichester Festival Theatre | Director: Nadia Fall |
A BREAKFAST OF EELS 2015 | The Print Room | Director: Robert Hastie |
THE MAD HATTER'S TEA PARTY 2014 | Linbury Theatre at Royal Opera House | Director: Kate Prince |
STILL GAME 2014 | Phil McIntyre Entertainment | Director: Michael Hines |
TWELFTH NIGHT 2014 | Regents Park Open Air Theatre | Director: Max Webster |
HOBSON'S CHOICE 2014 | Regents Park Open Air Theatre | Director: Nadia Fall |
KES 2014 | Crucible Theater, Sheffield | Director: Jonathan Watkins |
SUE: THE SECOND COMING 2013 | Bristol Old Vic Paintshop/Soho Theatre | Director: Dafydd James |
MY GENERATION 2013 | West Yorkshire Playhouse | Director: Max Webster |
GROOVE ON DOWN THE ROAD 2013 | ZooNation | Director: Kate Prince |
THE EPIC ADVENTURE OF NHAMO THE MANYIKA WARRIOR AND HIS SEXY WIFE CHIPO 2013 | Tricycle Theatre | Director: Lucian Msamati |
GOOD WITH PEOPLE 2013 | 59E59 Theater NYC | Director: George Perrin |
THE SILENCE OF THE SEA 2013 | Donmar Trafalgar Season | Director: Simon Evans |
THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING) 2012 | The Print Room | Director: Simon Evans |
WILD OATS 2012 | Bristol Old Vic | Director: Mark Rosenblatt |
GOOD WITH PEOPLE 2012 | Paines Plough / Datum Point, Traverse Theatre | Director: George Perrin |
THE LADY IN THE VAN 2012 | Hull Truck Theatre, National Tour | Director: Sarah Esdaile |
BELONG 2012 | Tiata Fahodzi, Royal Court Theatre | Director: Indhu Rubasingham |
PAUL MERTON: OUT OF MY HEAD 2012 | Just For Laughs Live Ltd | |
DA 2012 | The Gate Theatre, Dublin | Director: Toby Frow |
THE KITCHEN SINK 2011 | The Bush Theatre | Director: Tamara Harvey |
ENCOURAGE THE OTHERS 2011 | Almeida Theatre | Part of the Young Friends at the Almieda Festival. |
SOME LIKE IT HIP HOP 2011 | Zoo Nation | Director: Kate Prince |
EDWARD II 2011 | The Royal Exchange | Director: Toby Frow |
THE PAINTER 2011 | Arcola Theatre | Director: Mehmet Ergen |
THE LADY IN THE VAN 2011 | Hull Truck Theatre, National Tour | Director: Sarah Esdaile |
FAITH AND COLD READING 2011 | Live Theatre | Director: Jonathan Moore |
INHERITANCE 2010 | Live Theatre, Newcastle | Director: Lisa Goldman |
LOWER NINTH 2010 | Donmar Warehouse | Director: Charlie Westenra |
DR FAUSTUS 2010 | Royal Exchange Theatre | Director: Toby Frow * Winner: Best Theatre Design, Manchester Evening News Awards 2011 |
NO IDEA 2010 | Young Vic | Devised by Lisa Hammond, Rachel Spence and Lee Simpson |
CROCODILE 2010 | Sky Arts Live | Director: Toby Frow |
INGREDIENT X 2010 | Royal Court | Director: Deborah Bruce |
CREDITORS 2010 | BAM New York | Director: Alan Rickman |
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE 2009 | Sheffield Theatre | Director: Daniel Evans |
MY DAD'S A BIRDMAN 2009 | Sheffield Theatre | Director: Charlie Westenra |
SPEAKING IN TONGUES 2009 | ACT Productions | Director: Toby Frow |
SALT 2009 | Royal Exchange Theatre | Director: Jo Combes |
MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD 2009 | Palace Theatre, Watford | Director: Brigid Larmour |
NO IDEA 2009 | Lyric, Hammersmith | Devised by: Lisa Hammond, Rachael Spencer, Lee Simpson |
ROMEO AND JULIET 2009 | Shakespeare's Globe | Director: Bill Buckhurst |
JUST BETWEEN OURSELVES 2009 | Theatre Royal Northampton | Director: Mark Rosenblatt |
A TASTE OF HONEY 2008 | Royal Exchange Theatre | Director: Jo Combes |
THE REAL THING 2008 | Salisbury Playhouse | Director: Toby Frow |
CREDITORS 2008 | Donmar Warehouse | Director: Alan Rickman |
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH 2008 | Theatre Royal Northampton | Director: Dani Parr |
HUMBLE BOY 2008 | Royal Theatre Northampton | Director: Richard Beecham |
THE HERBAL BED 2008 | Salisbury Playhouse | Director: Caroline Leslie |
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN 2007 | Donmar Warehouse, Touring Production | Director: Charlotte Westenra |
THE VEGEMITE TALES 2007 | The Venue | Director: Bill Buckhurst |
101 DALMATIONS 2007 | Royal Theatre Northampton | Director: Dani Parr |
THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS 2006 | King's Head, Islington | Director: Julian Woolford |
THE MIGHTY BOOSH 2006 | Phil McIntyre Entertainment UK Tour | Director: Paul King |
THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS 2006 | Sound Theatre | Producer: NML Productions |
BEAUTIFUL THING 2006 | Sound Theatre | Director: Toby Frow |
THE LENINGRAD SIEGE 2006 | Tron Theatre & Wilton's Music Hall | Director: Mark Rosenblatt |
MONKEY 2006 | Dundee Repertory Theatre, Touring Production | Director: Dominic Hill |
THE TWO FACES OF MITCHELL & WEBB 2006 | Phil McIntyre Entertainment UK Tour | Director: Lee Simpson |
PARADISE LOST REMOUNT 2006 | Headlong Theatre | Director: Rupert Goold |
PINOCCHIO 2006 | Theatre Royal, Northampton | Director: Lu Kemp |
WHEN FIVE YEARS PASS 2006 | Arcola Theatre | Director: Charlotte Westenra |
THE ARAB-ISRAELI COOKBOOK 2005 | Tricycle Theatre | Directors: Tim Roseman and Rima Brihi |
THE MARRIAGE OF BETTE AND BOO 2005 | RADA | Director: Toby Frow |
THE SHOOKY 2004 | Birmingham Repertory Theatre | Director: Toby Frow |
SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME 2004 | Theatre Royal Northampton | Director: Toby Frow |
VERMILLION DREAM 2004 | Salisbury Playhouse | Director: Nina Raine |
PARADISE LOST 2004 | Theatre Royal Northampton | Director: Rupert Goold |
Opera
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE MERRY WIDOW 2019 | ENO | Director: Max Webster |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
HOLLOWAY LAUNDRETTE 2012 | ZooNation | Director: Kate Prince |
HOLLOWAY LAUNDRETTE 2012 | ZooNation | Director: Kate Prince |