Simon trained at the Wimbledon School of Art (BA in Theatre Design) followed by an MA from the Slade School of Fine Art. He designs for theatre and opera worldwide and is the recipient of several Best Design awards: the Manchester Theatre Award for Wonderful Town; two TMA Awards for Elizabeth Rex and Three Sisters; and, in the USA, the Helen Hayes Award for Lady Windermere’s Fan.
In the West End his work includes designs for: Hobson’s Choice with Martin Shaw (Haymarket); Blithe Spirit with Angela Lansbury (Gielgud); The Price with
David Suchet (Wyndham’s); Big The Musical (Dominion); Singin’ In The Rain (Palace); An Ideal Husband (Vaudeville); Yes, Prime Minister (Gielgud); Of Mice and Men (Savoy); Pygmalion (Old Vic); The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Duchess); When We Are Married (Garrick); The Rivals (Haymarket); and two Derren Brown shows at the Palace Theatre - Infamous and Miracle. Other work in London includes: Enemies, Whistling Psyche and The Earthly Paradise (Almeida); Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Donmar); The Force of Change (Royal Court); and for Regent's Park, Babes in Arms, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Twelfth Night, Arms and the Man and Ring Around the Moon.
David Suchet (Wyndham’s); Big The Musical (Dominion); Singin’ In The Rain (Palace); An Ideal Husband (Vaudeville); Yes, Prime Minister (Gielgud); Of Mice and Men (Savoy); Pygmalion (Old Vic); The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Duchess); When We Are Married (Garrick); The Rivals (Haymarket); and two Derren Brown shows at the Palace Theatre - Infamous and Miracle. Other work in London includes: Enemies, Whistling Psyche and The Earthly Paradise (Almeida); Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Donmar); The Force of Change (Royal Court); and for Regent's Park, Babes in Arms, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Twelfth Night, Arms and the Man and Ring Around the Moon.
For the Royal Shakespeare Company, Simon has designed: Singer, A Russian In The Woods, Thomas More, Much Ado About Nothing and Love’s Labour’s Lost (also Theatre Royal, Haymarket); andTwelfth Night directed by Christopher Luscombe. At Chichester Festival Theatre, where he is Associate Designer,
he has been responsible for many productions including: Mrs Pat with Penelope Keith; Amadeus with Rupert Everett; An Ideal Husband with Patricia Routledge; Stevie with Zoe Wanamaker; The Chalk Garden; The Midnight Gang; The Norman Conquests; The Butterfly Lion; and Singin' In The Rain (also West
End and world tour). Other UK productions include designs for: Present Laughter, She Stoops To Conquer, and Racing Demon (Theatre Royal Bath); Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang, The Wizard of Oz and To Kill A Mockingbird (West Yorkshire Playhouse); and The Brothers Karamazov (Manchester Royal Exchange).
he has been responsible for many productions including: Mrs Pat with Penelope Keith; Amadeus with Rupert Everett; An Ideal Husband with Patricia Routledge; Stevie with Zoe Wanamaker; The Chalk Garden; The Midnight Gang; The Norman Conquests; The Butterfly Lion; and Singin' In The Rain (also West
End and world tour). Other UK productions include designs for: Present Laughter, She Stoops To Conquer, and Racing Demon (Theatre Royal Bath); Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang, The Wizard of Oz and To Kill A Mockingbird (West Yorkshire Playhouse); and The Brothers Karamazov (Manchester Royal Exchange).
International work includes: The Merry Wives of Windsor (Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm); Saturday Night Fever (Copenhagen); Blithe Spirit (Stratford Ontario); The Tempest (Singapore Repertory Theatre); Haunted (New York / Brits Off-Broadway); The School of Night (Los Angeles); The Country Wife, The Rivals, The Imaginary Invalid, An Ideal Husband, Mrs Warren’s Profession and The Importance of Being Earnest (all Washington DC).
Simon’s Opera credits include: The Yeomen of the Guard and Falstaff (Grange Festival); Schoenberg in Hollywood (Boston Lyric Opera); Resurrection (Houston Grand Opera); Don Giovanni and The Marriage of Figaro (Vienna Festival); Albert Herring (Darmstadt); Der Rosenkavalier (Uppertal); Cosi Fan Tutte (Hamburg); Giulio Cesare (Essen); La Traviata (Music Theatre London); plus extensive work for Scottish Opera including The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, Il Seraglio, and The Barber of Seville.
Current work includes: Noises Off (Theatre Royal Bath & Tour); Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Leeds Playhouse & UK Tour); Derren Brown: Showman (UK Tour & Apollo Theatre); and, in 2023, Il Barbiere di Siviglia for Garsington Opera.
