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'''Tom Scutt''' (born 1983)[{{Cite web |last=Bayes |first=Honour |title=Tom Scutt: 'Design isn't about drawing, but talking' |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/tom-scutt-design-isnt-about-drawing-but-talking |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=[[The Stage]] |language=En}}] |
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'''Tom Scutt''' (born 1983) is an English theatre set and costume designer. |
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For his work on the 2021 [[West End theatre|West End]] revival of ''[[Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret]]'', Scutt received the [[Critics' Circle Theatre Award]] for [[Critics' Circle Theatre Award#Best Designer|Best Designer]][{{Cite web |last=Snow |first=Georgia |title=Critics' Circle Theatre Awards 2022: the winners in full |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/critics-circle-theatre-awards-2022-the-winners-in-full-jessie-buckley-cush-jumbo-ben-daniels |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=[[The Stage]] |language=En}}], which he also won for his work on ''A Very Expensive Poison'' and ''[[Into the Woods]]''.[{{Cite news |date=2020-02-11 |title=Just announced! Full list of 2019 Critics' Circle Awards winners and production photos {{!}} Critics' Circle Theatre Awards |url=https://criticscircletheatreawards.com/just-announced-full-list-of-2019-critics-circle-awards-winners-and-production-photos-2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026150442/https://criticscircletheatreawards.com/just-announced-full-list-of-2019-critics-circle-awards-winners-and-production-photos-2/ |archive-date=2020-10-26 |access-date=2026-04-21 |work=Critics' Circle Theatre Awards |language=en-GB}}][{{Cite web |last=King |first=Stuart |date=2026-03-26 |title=And the winners are… CRITICS' CIRCLE AWARDS 2026 |url=https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/critics-circle-2026 |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=West End Theatre News and Reviews |language=en}}][{{Cite web |title=Tom Scutt: It's dangerous when shows opt for basic set designs to cut costs |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/tom-scutt-its-dangerous-when-shows-opt-for-basic-set-designs-to-cut-costs |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=[[The Stage]] |language=En}}] When the same production of ''Cabaret'' transferred to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in 2024, Scutt won the [[Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical]].[{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |date=2024-06-16 |title=Tony awards 2024: full list of winners |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/jun/16/tony-awards-2024-full-list-of-winners |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}] Scutt has received six [[Laurence Olivier Awards|Olivier Award]] nominations, including one win for [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design|Best Set Design]] for ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' at [[Regent's Park Open Air Theatre]].[{{Cite news |date=2025-04-06 |title=Olivier awards 2025: full list of winners |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/apr/06/olivier-awards-2025-full-list-of-winners |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}] |
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For his work on the 2021 [[West End theatre|West End]] revival of ''[[Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret]]'', Scutt received the [[Critics' Circle Theatre Award]] for [[Critics' Circle Theatre Award#Best Designer|Best Designer]][{{Cite web |last=Snow |first=Georgia |date=2022-04-03 |title=Critics' Circle Theatre Awards 2022: the winners in full |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/critics-circle-theatre-awards-2022-the-winners-in-full-jessie-buckley-cush-jumbo-ben-daniels |url-access=limited |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=[[The Stage]] |language=En}}], which he also won for his work on ''A Very Expensive Poison'' and ''[[Into the Woods]]''.[{{Cite news |date=2020-02-11 |title=Just announced! Full list of 2019 Critics' Circle Awards winners and production photos {{!}} Critics' Circle Theatre Awards |url=https://criticscircletheatreawards.com/just-announced-full-list-of-2019-critics-circle-awards-winners-and-production-photos-2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026150442/https://criticscircletheatreawards.com/just-announced-full-list-of-2019-critics-circle-awards-winners-and-production-photos-2/ |archive-date=2020-10-26 |access-date=2026-04-21 |work=Critics' Circle Theatre Awards |language=en-GB}}][{{Cite web |last=King |first=Stuart |date=2026-03-26 |title=And the winners are… CRITICS' CIRCLE AWARDS 2026 |url=https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/critics-circle-2026 |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=West End Theatre News and Reviews |language=en}}][{{Cite web |last=Chambers |first=Katie |date=2026-03-30 |title=Tom Scutt: It's dangerous when shows opt for basic set designs to cut costs |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/tom-scutt-its-dangerous-when-shows-opt-for-basic-set-designs-to-cut-costs |url-access=limited |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=[[The Stage]] |language=En}}] When the same production of ''Cabaret'' transferred to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in 2024, Scutt won the [[Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical]].[{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |date=2024-06-16 |title=Tony awards 2024: full list of winners |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/jun/16/tony-awards-2024-full-list-of-winners |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}] Scutt has received six [[Laurence Olivier Awards|Olivier Award]] nominations, including one win for [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design|Best Set Design]] for ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' at [[Regent's Park Open Air Theatre]].[{{Cite news |date=2025-04-06 |title=Olivier awards 2025: full list of winners |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/apr/06/olivier-awards-2025-full-list-of-winners |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}] |
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==Career== |
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Scutt was born in [[Epsom]] in Surrey, England in 1983,[{{Cite news |last=Parent |first=Dylan |date=2024-06-05 |title=In Cabaret, Set and Costume Designer Tom Scutt Wanted to Celebrate Queer Individuality |url=https://playbill.com/article/in-cabaret-set-and-costume-designer-tom-scutt-wanted-to-celebrate-queer-individuality |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=[[Playbill]]}}] He attended [[The Chase School]] in [[Malvern, Worcestershire]].[{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Nathan |date=2025-04-08 |title=Former The Chase student wins Olivier Award |url=https://www.malverngazette.co.uk/news/25069370.olivier-award-best-set-design-former-malvern-chase-student/ |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=Malvern Gazette |language=en}}] Scutt graduated from the [[Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama]] in 2006, with a [[first-class degree]] in [[theatre design]].[{{Cite web |last=Trueman |first=Matt |title=Tom Scutt: Grand designs |date=2012-06-15 |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/tom-scutt-grand-designs |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=[[The Stage]] |language=En}}] |
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Scutt was born in [[Epsom]] in Surrey, England in 1983,[>{{Cite web |last=Bayes |first=Honour |date=2015-07-13 |title=Tom Scutt: 'Design isn't about drawing, but talking' |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/tom-scutt-design-isnt-about-drawing-but-talking |url-access=limited |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=[[The Stage]] |language=En}}> and is the son of an English and drama teacher.][{{Cite news |last=Parent |first=Dylan |date=2024-06-05 |title=In Cabaret, Set and Costume Designer Tom Scutt Wanted to Celebrate Queer Individuality |url=https://playbill.com/article/in-cabaret-set-and-costume-designer-tom-scutt-wanted-to-celebrate-queer-individuality |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=[[Playbill]]}}] He attended [[The Chase School]] in [[Malvern, Worcestershire]].[{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Nathan |date=2025-04-08 |title=Former The Chase student wins Olivier Award |url=https://www.malverngazette.co.uk/news/25069370.olivier-award-best-set-design-former-malvern-chase-student/ |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=[[Malvern Gazette]] |language=en}}] Scutt graduated from the [[Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama]] in 2006, with a [[first-class degree]] in [[theatre design]].[{{Cite web |last=Trueman |first=Matt |title=Tom Scutt: Grand designs |date=2012-06-15 |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/tom-scutt-grand-designs |url-access=limited |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=[[The Stage]] |language=En}}] |
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Scutt has worked on productions including ''[[King Charles III (play)|King Charles III]]'', ''[[Constellations (play)|Constellations]]'', ''[[Fantastic Mr Fox (musical)|Fantastic Mr Fox]]'',[{{Cite news |last=Gardner |first=Lyn |date=2016-12-04 |title=Fantastic Mr Fox review – brave take on Roald Dahl could be foxier |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/dec/04/fantastic-mr-fox-review-nuffield-theatre-southampton-roald-dahl-sam-holcroft |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}] ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'', ''[[Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret]]'',[{{Cite web |last=Crompton |first=Sarah |date=2021-12-12 |title=Cabaret review – Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley lead shattering West End revival |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/cabaret-review-eddie-redmayne-and-jessie-buckley-lead-shattering-west-end-revival_55529/ |website=[[WhatsOnStage.com]] |access-date=2026-04-22 |language=en-GB}}] ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' and ''[[Into the Woods]]'', where his set design was described as "exquisitely conceived".[{{Cite news |last1=Jays |first1=]David |last2=Jays |first2=Interview by David |date=2016-01-27 |title=Designs fit for Kanye and a future king – the stage worlds of Tom Scutt |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/ng-interactive/2016/jan/27/stage-designs-kanye-west-tom-scutt-mr-burns-constellations-king-charles-iii-donmar-vmas |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}[{{Cite news |last=Akbar |first=Arifa |date=2025-12-12 |title=Into the Woods review – Brothers Grimm gloriously mashed up by Sondheim |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/dec/12/into-the-woods-review-bridge-theatre-london |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}] He also designed the [[2015 MTV Video Music Awards]] ceremony.[{{Cite web |last=Zumberge |first=Marianne |date=2015-08-27 |title=Set Designer Tom Scutt Helps MTV Video Music Awards Reinvent Itself |url=https://variety.com/2015/artisans/production/set-designer-mtv-video-music-awards-reinvented-1201577273/ |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}] He has regularly collaborated with directors [[Rupert Goold]] and [[Rebecca Frecknall]], and has worked with musicians [[Sam Smith]] and [[Pet Shop Boys]] in the past.[{{Cite web |last=Rosseinsky |first=Katie |date=2022-03-01 |title=Cabaret's designer Tom Scutt on bringing the Kit Kat Club to life |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/tom-scutt-cabaret-set-costume-design-kit-kat-club-playhouse-interview-eddie-redmayne-b983957.html |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=[[The Standard (London newspaper)|The Standard]] |language=en}}] |
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Scutt has worked on productions including ''[[King Charles III (play)|King Charles III]]'', ''[[Constellations (play)|Constellations]]'', ''[[Fantastic Mr Fox (musical)|Fantastic Mr Fox]]'',[{{Cite news |last=Gardner |first=Lyn |date=2016-12-04 |title=Fantastic Mr Fox review – brave take on Roald Dahl could be foxier |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/dec/04/fantastic-mr-fox-review-nuffield-theatre-southampton-roald-dahl-sam-holcroft |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}] ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'', ''[[Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret]]'',[{{Cite web |last=Crompton |first=Sarah |date=2021-12-12 |title=Cabaret review – Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley lead shattering West End revival |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/cabaret-review-eddie-redmayne-and-jessie-buckley-lead-shattering-west-end-revival_55529/ |website=[[WhatsOnStage.com]] |access-date=2026-04-22 |language=en-GB}}] ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' and ''[[Into the Woods]]'', where his set design was described as "exquisitely conceived".[{{Cite news |last1=Jays |first1=David |date=2016-01-27 |title=Designs fit for Kanye and a future king – the stage worlds of Tom Scutt |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/ng-interactive/2016/jan/27/stage-designs-kanye-west-tom-scutt-mr-burns-constellations-king-charles-iii-donmar-vmas |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}][{{Cite news |last=Akbar |first=Arifa |date=2025-12-12 |title=Into the Woods review – Brothers Grimm gloriously mashed up by Sondheim |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/dec/12/into-the-woods-review-bridge-theatre-london |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}] He also designed the [[2015 MTV Video Music Awards]] ceremony.[{{Cite web |last=Zumberge |first=Marianne |date=2015-08-27 |title=Set Designer Tom Scutt Helps MTV Video Music Awards Reinvent Itself |url=https://variety.com/2015/artisans/production/set-designer-mtv-video-music-awards-reinvented-1201577273/ |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}] He has regularly collaborated with directors [[Rupert Goold]] and [[Rebecca Frecknall]], and has worked with musicians [[Sam Smith]] and [[Pet Shop Boys]] in the past.[{{Cite web |last=Rosseinsky |first=Katie |date=2022-03-01 |title=Cabaret's designer Tom Scutt on bringing the Kit Kat Club to life |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/tom-scutt-cabaret-set-costume-design-kit-kat-club-playhouse-interview-eddie-redmayne-b983957.html |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=[[The Standard (London newspaper)|The Standard]] |language=en}}] |
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He is set to design the West End revival of ''[[Sunday in the Park with George]]'' starring [[Jonathan Bailey]] and [[Ariana Grande]], scheduled to run at the [[Barbican Centre]] in the summer of 2027.[{{Cite web |last=Shafer |first=Ellise |date=2026-01-14 |title=Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey to Star in 'Sunday in the Park With George' Revival in London |url=https://variety.com/2026/theater/global/ariana-grande-jonathan-bailey-sunday-in-the-park-with-george-revival-1236630839/ |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}] |
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He is set to design the West End revival of ''[[Sunday in the Park with George]]'' starring [[Jonathan Bailey]] and [[Ariana Grande]], scheduled to run at the [[Barbican Centre]] in the summer of 2027.[{{Cite web |last=Shafer |first=Ellise |date=2026-01-14 |title=Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey to Star in 'Sunday in the Park With George' Revival in London |url=https://variety.com/2026/theater/global/ariana-grande-jonathan-bailey-sunday-in-the-park-with-george-revival-1236630839/ |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}] |
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== Recognition == |
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Scutt has received the [[Linbury Prize for Stage Design]] and the Jocelyn Herbert Award for Stage Design.[{{Cite web |date=2016-01-25 |title=Tom Scutt appointed as an Associate Artist of the Donmar Warehouse {{!}} West End Theatre |url=https://www.westendtheatre.com/42761/news/tom-scutt-appointed-as-an-associate-artist-of-the-donmar-warehouse/ |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=]www.westendtheatre.com |language=en-GB}} Scutt has also been appointed as an Associate Artist of the [[Donmar Warehouse]].[{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Emily |date=2016-01-25 |title=Tom Scutt appointed associate artist at Donmar Warehouse |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/tom-scutt-appointed-associate-artist-at-donmar-warehouse_39589/ |website=[[WhatsOnStage.com]] |access-date=2026-04-22 |language=en-GB}}] |
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Scutt has received the [[Linbury Prize for Stage Design]] and the Jocelyn Herbert Award for Stage Design.[{{Cite web |date=2016-01-25 |title=Tom Scutt appointed as an Associate Artist of the Donmar Warehouse {{!}} West End Theatre |url=https://www.westendtheatre.com/42761/news/tom-scutt-appointed-as-an-associate-artist-of-the-donmar-warehouse/ |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=WestEndTheatre.com |language=en-GB}}] Scutt has also been appointed as an Associate Artist of the [[Donmar Warehouse]].[{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Emily |date=2016-01-25 |title=Tom Scutt appointed associate artist at Donmar Warehouse |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/tom-scutt-appointed-associate-artist-at-donmar-warehouse_39589/ |website=[[WhatsOnStage.com]] |access-date=2026-04-22 |language=en-GB}}] |
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