Peter McKintosh

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

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.

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.

Career

Year Title Role Venue 2000 Corruption of IronySet & Costume Designer Widower's Houses, London Honk! National Theatre, London 2001 Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass Barbican Theatre, London. Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. 2003 A Woman of No Importance Theatre Royal Haymarket, London Brand Theatre Royal Haymarket, London 2004 Just So Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester 2005 Love Counts Almeida Theatre, London The Birthday Party Duchess Theatre, London 2006 Donkeys' Years Comedy Theatre, London King John Swan Theatre The Cryptogram Donmar Warehouse, London 2007 Fiddler on the Roof Savoy Theatre, London John Gabriel Borkman Donmar Warehouse, London The Dumb Waiter Trafalgar Studios, London The Silent Twins Almeida Theatre, London 2008 The Chalk Garden Donmar Warehouse, London Waste Almeida Theatre, London 2009 Entertaining Mr Sloane Trafalgar Studios, London Hello Dolly! Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London Prick Up Your Ears Comedy Theatre, London 2010 Antony and Cleopatra Liverpool Playhouse, Liverpool Educating Rita/Shirley Valentine Menier Chocolate Factory, London Love Story Duchess Theatre, London 2011Crazy For You Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London Luise Miller Donmar Warehouse, London Noises Off Old Vic, London The Heretic Royal Court Theatre, London The Knot of the Heart Almeida Theatre, London The Marriage of Figaro Coliseum Theatre, London 2012 Butley Duchess Theatre, London The Doctors' Dilemma Lyttelton Theatre, London Uncle Vanya Minerva Theatre, Chichester Vida Forever Piccadilly Theatre, London 2013 The Sound of Music Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London The Winslow Boy Old Vic, London Roundabout Theatre, New York 2014 Another Country Trafalgar Studios, London My Night With Reg West End Theatre, London 2015 Harvey Theatre Royal Haymarket, London Splendour Donmar Warehouse, London 2017 On The Town Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Donmar Warehouse, London 2018 Hello Dolly! Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London Macbeth Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London 2019 Hansel and Gretel Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London 2020 The Realistic Joneses Ustinov Studio, Bath 2021 Shining City Theatre Royal Stratford East, London South Pacific Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester The Sun, The Moon and The Stars Theatre Royal Stratford East, London 2022 Orlando Garrick Theatre, London 2023 4000 Miles Minerva Theatre, Chichester Cuckoo Royal Court Theatre, London 2024 Abigail's Party Theatre Royal Stratford East, London Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening! Bath Theatre Royal, Bath Sinatra: The Musical Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham A View From The Bridge Theatre Royal Haymarket, London Hello Dolly! Théâtre du Lido, Paris The 39 Steps Trafalgar Theatre, London The Deep Blue Sea Ustinov Studio, Bath The Lover/The Collection Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath The Real Thing Old Vic, London 2025 Top Hat Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester

Awards and nominations Year Award Work Category 2008 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design for a play The 39 Steps 2008 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design for a play The 39 Steps 2010 Olivier Award for Best Costume Design Hello Dolly! 2012 Olivier Award for Best Costume Design Crazy For You