PRODUCTION REVIEWS

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - SEPTEMBER 2022

THE TIMES ****

‘One of the most stylish Wildes ever staged…the designer Lily Arnold dresses everyone to the nines but with wit and style and focus. Her dark green walls become transparent when characters need to be seen eavesdropping. An apple tree marks the transition between town and country with simple beauty. Stunning’

THE STAGE ****

‘Lily Arnold’s design is a wonder’’

THE REMAINS OF THE DAY - MARCH 2019

THE GUARDIAN ****

‘Lily Arnold’s set is clean, uncomplicated and carries an exquisite visual power: gilt panels glide along the stage to convey old-world English opulence but also subterfuge, secrecy and shadow worlds.’ Arifa Akbar,

THE STAGE ****

‘Filmic beauty…Lily Arnold’s gorgeous set is a sliding montage of teal green and gold wall partitions.. The embossed structures resemble neoclassical tombstones, as if this is all a graveyard for a lost era.’ The Stage

ROOM - THEATRE ROYAL STRATFORD EAST - 2016

THE TIMES ****

'The set by Lily Arnold, is a thing of genius'

THE GUARDIAN (MICHAEL BILLINGTON) ****

‘Ingeniously staged…Lily Arnold’s set swirls and revolves'

THE STAGE ****

’Stunning visual design’

SLEEPING BEAUTY - THEATRE ROYAL STRATFORD EAST

****WINNER**** GREAT BRITISH PANTOMIME AWARD - BEST COSTUMES

****NOMINATION**** GREAT BRITISH PANTOMIME AWARD - BEST SET DESIGN

NOMINATED FOR 2 OFFIE AWARDS : BEST SET AND BEST COSTUME 2018

THE STAGE ***

‘beautifully designed - The real star of the show is designer Lily Arnold. She has created a stunning and diverse array of settings and costumes that perfectly complement the occasionally over-complicated story.’

THE TIMES ****

‘Lily Arnold’s marvellous design deserves the very best. From the candy-pop fairy’s workshop to the old crone’s forest shack, every new set is a treat, with a pleasing, polygonal backdrop hitting a the high tech adventures to come. The costumes are even better- Pearl resembles Dame Edna Everage dressed as an ice-cream sundae and Mautitius’ enormous black talons click clack horrifyingly. Instead of wings the fairies have large golden keys on their backs. A feast for the eyes, this is pantomime at its most magical.’

Forthcoming productions:

The Importance Of Being Earnest, English Touring Theatre, September 2022

Village Idiot, Theatre Royal Stratford East, February 2023