Stagecraft Studio: Theatre Set Design
24 March 2025
In the Centre for Creativity
Workshops
Ages 16+ | Participate in a workshop to develop a process for designing theatre. Learn how to create dynamic spaces and build for live performance, while creating a space for imagination for your audience.
| Date | Time |
| Monday 24 March 2025 | 6pm - 9pm |
| Ticket | Price |
| Standard | $65 |
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
The only authorised ticket agency for this event is Sydney Opera House. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
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9am, Wednesday 22 January 2025
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Run time
The duration of this event 3 hours.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Age
This workshop is for ages 16+.
What to bring
All materials for the workshop will be provided.
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Experience the creative process behind the curtain
Step into the captivating world of theatrical design and scenography alongside designer Isabel Hudson. Join her as she shares her unique approach and insights, guiding you through the intricate journey from the page to the stage. Through real-life examples of her work, Isabel will unveil the secrets of her creative process, offering invaluable backstage insights into how ideas are meticulously crafted into tangible realities. Whether you're an aspiring designer or a curious observer, this experience promises to ignite your imagination and deepen your appreciation for the magic of theatre.
Presented by Sydney Opera House
Meet the artist
Isabel Hudson
Isabel Hudson is an award-winning set and costume designer. Isabel holds a Bachelor of Design from NIDA and a Bachelor of Arts (Screen and Sound) from the University of New South Wales. She is a lecturer at NIDA in Design for Performance.
Design credits include: A Fool In Love, Constellations, Hubris And Humiliation, The Mousetrap, Jailbaby, Pony, Torch The Place Set, Blessed Union, Winyanboga Yurringa, Every Brilliant Thing, Maureen: Harbinger Of Death, Young Frankenstein Set, American Psycho Set, Cry-Baby Set, Farnace, Son, Rise And Fall Of Little Voice, The Shifting Heart, Blackrock, Edward The Emu, Dry Land Set, She Rode Horses Like The Stock Exchange, King Of Pigs, Eurydice, Jess & Joe Forever, Little Borders, Chamber Pot Opera, Intersection, Journey’s End, The Rolling Stone and Hurt.
For Global Creatures Isabel is associate set designer for Moulin Rouge Australia, Korea and Japan; for Opera Australia, Isabel was assistant designer for Merry Widow and My Fair Lady, and for Sydney Theatre Company, she was associate designer on Fun Home directed by Dean Bryant.
Isabel has won four Sydney Theatre Awards for her outstanding designs; best set design for Constellations, American Psycho and Cry-Baby, and best costume design for Hubris and Humiliation. She also won an APDG award for best set design for American Psycho. Nominations include an APDG Award for Best Set Design, and two more Sydney Theatre Award nominations for best set design. She was awarded the Kristian Fredrikison Scholarship in 2022 and The Thelma Afford Award for Costume Design in Stage and Screen in 2022.
Other information
Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see the Wilson Parking website for details.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six minute walk to the Opera House.
Covid-safe information
The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We’re committed to making your experience safe, comfortable and enjoyable, with a number of measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. We remind our audiences and visitors to please stay home if you feel unwell. If you need to discuss your ticketing or booking options, contact our Box Office team on 02 9250 7777.
The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We have a number of safety measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. While face masks are no longer required, we ask all our patrons and visitors to practise good hygiene.
The Sydney Opera House no longer requires patrons to show that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Frequently asked questions
Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, the venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Please take your seats as soon as you arrive.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat. Please be aware that some events have lock-out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
Details of our right to refuse admission can be found in our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Events.
In accordance with our venue security procedures, Opera House security will be scanning and checking bags under the Monumental Stairs, prior to entering the building. Bags will be scanned by an x-ray machine, and staff will wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling your belongings, such as gloves. Cloaking facilities will be open 60 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 60 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. However it is strongly encouraged that you travel lightly to minimise contact and queuing. Any bags larger than an A4 piece of paper will need to be checked into the Cloak Room.
The authorised agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
Only tickets purchased by authorised agencies should be considered reliable. If you purchase tickets from a non-authorised agency such as Ticketmaster Resale, Viagogo, Ticketbis, eBay, Gumtree, Tickets Australia or any other unauthorised seller, you risk that these tickets are fake, void or have previously been cancelled. Resale restriction applies. For more details, please refer to our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Attendance at Events.
Please contact Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.
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