Hannah Sibai

For the National:

Since training at Wimbledon School of Art in London she has designed over 80 productions across 14 years in the UK and Europe. This includes theatre, film, music videos and installations. She also often leads design workshops for arts organisations, community centres, theatre festivals, schools and universities, and is an Artistic Associate at Upstart Theatre. Hannah is represented by Alexandra Cory at Berlin Associates agency.

Theatre

For the National Theatre: The Doncastrian Chalk Circle, National Theatre Public Acts + Cast co-production (2022).

A Tale of Orpheus & Eurydice (Opera North), The Aspern Papers (Pegasus Opera), SWIM (Liz Richardson, Theatre by the Lake), REGNANT (Xavier de Sousa, HOME), Love n Stuff (Gitika Buttoo, Oldham Coliseum), The Magic of Wild Heather (James Blakey, CAST and National Theatre Public Acts), Meet Me At Dawn (Ellie Rose, Hope Mill Theatre), Outrageous Fortune (Deborah Newbold and dir: John Wright), The Travelling Pantomime (Juliet Forster, York Theatre Royal), Ladies That Bus, (dir: Kirstie Davis, national tour), The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Tutti Frutti), Gwei Mui (Jennifer Tang), The Elves and the Shoemakers (Juliet Forster, York Theatre Royal), Two (Tom Wright, Gala Theatre), Where We Began (SBC Theatre), War with the Newts (Knaive Theatre), Vulture’s Song (Blah Blah Blah), 666 Comments (Daniel Bye), Pygmalion and Handbagged (Tom Wright, English Theatre Frankfurt), Instructions for Border Crossing (Alex Swift, Daniel Bye), Outrage and Something Terrible Might Happen (Uncanny Theatre), The Astonishing Vacuum Cleaner Adventure (Sarah Punshon), WANTED (Chris Goode and Company), Instant Light Circus Company (Slung Low), Under the Bed (154 Collective), Bassett (Javaad Alipoor, Sheffield Crucible), Phone Home (Upstart Theatre), Weekend Rockstars (Middle Child), Mr Tiger Goes Wild (Goblin), When We Were Brothers and Home Sweet Home (Freedom Studios), SET FIRE TO EVERYTHING!!! (RashDash) The Situation Room (Oscar Mike) Days of Light (Starving Artists) and Country Music (West Yorkshire Playhouse).

Film

Skipton Building Society explainer adverts, The Astro Science Challenge for Unlimited Theatre (short films), Don’t Tape Over for Seldom Differ (pilot), Good Girl by Aquilo (music video), Coming Home by Kaiser Chiefs (music video) Kami by Dreamtiger Films (short film) and See Right Through by Tensnake (music video).

Awards

Shortlisted for Broadway World’s Best Set Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical for Black Teeth and Brilliant Smile, 2019.