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Rob Howell has designed sets and costumes extensively in the theatre and opera in the UK and abroad including at The Royal Court, The Donmar Warehouse, The Old Vic, The National Theatre, The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Royal Opera House and The Metropolitan Opera and on Broadway. He has received numerous Olivier and Tony nominations, including a current Olivier nomination for The Ferryman, and was awarded Oliviers for Best Set Designer in the years 2000, 2006 and 2012 and a Tony for Best Set Designer in 2013.

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[West End, 2024]
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[West End, 2023]
Set & Costume
 
[West End, 2023]
Set & Costume
 
[West End, 2022]
Set & Costume
 
[West End, 2022]
Set & Costume
 
[West End, 2021]
Costume Designer
Scenic Designer
 
[West End, 2020]
Set & Costume
 
[Off-Broadway, 2020]
Set and Costume Designer
 
[West End, 2019]
Set and Costume
 
[Broadway, 2019]
Scenic and Costume Designer
 
[West End, 2019]
Set & Costume Design
 
[West End, 2019]
Set and Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 2018]
Scenic & Costume Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Costume Designer
Set Designer
 
[West End, 2018]
Costume Designer
Set Designer
 
[West End, 2017]
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[West End, 2017]
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[West End, 2017]
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[West End, 2017]
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[West End, 2017]
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[Broadway, 2017]
Scenic and Costume Designer
 
[West End, 2016]
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[West End, 2016]
Set and Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 2013]
Costume Designer
Scenic Designer
 
[Broadway, 2012]
Costume Designer
Scenic Designer
 
[West End, 2011]
Set and Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 2011]
Costume Designer
Scenic Designer
 
[West End, 2011]
Costume Designer
Scenic Designer
 
[West End, 2010]
SET & COSTUME DESIGN
 
[West End, 2010]
Costume Designer
Scenic Designer
 
[Broadway, 2009]
Costume Designer
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[Broadway, 2009]
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[Broadway, 2009]
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[Broadway, 2009]
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[Broadway, 2009]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 2009]
Costume Designer
 
[Broadway, 2008]
Costume Designer
Scenic Designer
 
[West End, 2007]
Scenery/Costumes
 
[Toronto, 2006]
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[Broadway, 2002]
Scenic Designer
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[Broadway, 2000]
Costume Designer
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[Broadway, 2000]
Scenic Designer
Costume Designer
 
[West End, 1997]
Scenic Designer

Rob Howell Awards and Nominations

Olivier Awards - 2017 - Best Set Design

Rob Howell, Groundhog Day

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Rob Howell, Groundhog Day The Musical

Olivier Awards - 2012 - Best Costume Design

Rob Howell, Matilda The Musical

Olivier Awards - 2012 - Best Set Design

Rob Howell, Matilda The Musical

Olivier Awards - 2012 - Best Set Design

Rob Howell, Ghost The Musical

Olivier Awards - 2009 - Best Costume Design

Rob HowellThe Norman Conquests

Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Scenic Design of a Play

Rob Howell, The Norman Conquests

Olivier Awards - 2008 - Best Costume Design

Rob HowellThe Lord Of The Rings

Olivier Awards - 2008 - Best Set Design

Rob HowellThe Lord Of The Rings

Olivier Awards - 2000 - Best Costume Designer

Rob HowellMoney and Troilus And Cressida

Olivier Awards - 1998 - Best Set Designer

Rob HowellChips With Everything

Olivier Awards - 1996 - Best Set Designer

Rob HowellThe Glass Menagerie

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RSC's MATILDA THE MUSICAL to Welcome New Cast Members; Booking Extended

The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Matilda The Musical is welcoming new cast members. See who is staring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Video: Andy Karl and Cast of GROUNDHOG DAY Sing 'There Will Be Sun'

Catch a sneak peek of Groundhog Day with a clip of the cast singing an acoustic version of 'There Will Be Sun.' Groundhog Day will run at Melbourne's Princess Theatre for a strictly limited run until April 20, 2024. Watch the video here!

Video: GROUNDHOG DAY Stars Andy Karl & Matthew Hamilton Dance in Style

In their stylish new suits from Calibre Australia, Andy Karl and Matthew Hamilton, the stars of GROUNDHOG DAY, display their dance prowess with flair. Watch in this video!

Review Roundup: Jez Butterworth's THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA

Jez Butterworth’s new play, The Hills of California, just celebrated opening night and we've got the consensus from the critics!

Photos: First Look at THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA at the Harold Pinter Theatre

All new production photos have been released for Jez Butterworth’s new play, The Hills of California. Check out the photos here!

Review: THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA, Harold Pinter Theatre

Death comes to us all and the spectre of the end of life often brings families together who may not have met for years, even decades. Jez Butterworth’s bittersweet and bitingly funny new play, The Hills of California, draws both on this and how events are shaped by memory and by who remembers them.

Review: GROUNDHOG DAY THE MUSICAL at Princess Theatre

Fun and witty, with elements of dark humour, yet also philosophically heart-warming. This musical provides an excellent psychological examination of the human condition and not only honours, but excellently extends upon, the classic Columbia Pictures 1993 film of the same name.

Photos: First Look At Andy Karl & More In GROUNDHOG DAY Australian Premiere

See brand-new photos of the Australian premiere of Tim Minchin and Danny Rubin's Groundhog Day starring Tony Award-nominee Andy Karl!

Interview: Andy Karl On Returning To GROUNDHOG DAY, the Show's International Success & More

BrodwayWorld sat down with Andy Karl to find out all about him living his own personal 'Groundhog Day' down under in Melbourne, the musical's Broadway run, and more.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For Jez Butterworth's THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA

All new rehearsal photos have been released for Jez Butterworth’s new play, The Hills of California. Check out the photos here!

Video: Watch the 2024 West End Trailer For MATILDA THE MUSICAL

 Royal Shakespeare Company’s West End production of Matilda The Musical is now in its 12th year and continues to play to packed houses at the Cambridge Theatre. Watch an all new 2024 trailer for the musical in the video here!

Tim Minchin Discusses Why GROUNDHOG DAY Failed to Find an Audience on Broadway

In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Tim Minchin discussed the experience of bringing Groundhog Day to Broadway, and why he thinks the show, which was a hit in London, didn't succeed in New York.

Andy Karl to Reprise Role of 'Phil Connors' in the Australian Cast of GROUNDHOG DAY THE MUSICAL

Award-winning Broadway star Andy Karl joins the Australian cast of Groundhog Day The Musical. Get all the details about the outstanding cast and the limited season at Melbourne's Princess Theatre.

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Old Vic Theatre

The Old Vic has established Matthew Warchus' version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol as one of London's must-see festive shows. Since 2017 audiences have been welcomed with mince pies and satsumas and showered with snow and parachuting sprouts.

Laura Donnelly, Leanne Best, Ophelia Lovibond, and Helena Wilson Will Lead THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA

Laura Donnelly (The Ferryman, The Nevers, Outlander), Leanne Best (Sweat, Ripper Street, Line of Duty), Ophelia Lovibond (Minx, W1A, The Effect) and Helena Wilson (Vogue World, Jack Absolute Flies Again, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern) lead the cast as the Webb family in Jez Butterworth's new play, The Hills of California.

Sam Mendes to Direct New Play by Jez Butterworth

Following their multi-award-winning triumph, The Ferryman, Jez Butterworth, writer of Jerusalem, and Sam Mendes, director of The Lehman Trilogy, return to the West End to bring you The Hills of California. The latest play from the acclaimed playwright will run at Harold Pinter Theatre, for a limited season, from 27 January to 15 June 2024.

GROUNDHOG DAY THE MUSICAL to Make Australian Premiere in Exclusive Melbourne Season

Direct from its record-breaking return season at London's Old Vic, Groundhog Day The Musical will play exclusively at Melbourne's Princess Theatre, for a strictly limited season from January 2024. Get all of the event and ticket information here!

GAME OF THRONES' Owen Teale Will Play Scrooge in A CHRISTMAS CAROL in Melbourne

Tony Award winner and international screen star, Owen Teale will play the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the triumphant return season of A Christmas Carol.  Learn more about the production and find out how to get tickets here!

Full Cast Set For A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Old Vic

The Old Vic has announced the full cast and the creative team for Matthew Warchus' smash hit production of A Christmas Carol. Find out who is starring in the production here!

MATILDA THE MUSICAL Will Embark on International Tour; Cast Revealed!

Matilda The Musical will begin an international tour in August at the Israeli Opera House, Tel Aviv. The tour will then transfer to Dubai before continuing with further dates in Asia. 

Rob Howell FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Rob Howell has been nominated for various awards throughout his career. Some of his nominations include Outstanding Scenic Design and Best Costume Design of a Play for "A Christmas Carol" at the Outer Critics Circle Awards and Tony Awards respectively. He has also been nominated for awards such as Best Set Design at the Olivier Awards for productions like "The Ferryman," "Groundhog Day," "Matilda The Musical," "Ghost The Musical," and others. Howell has received nominations for Best Costume Design, Best Scenic Design, Outstanding Set Design, and more across a range of prestigious award ceremonies including the Drama Desk Awards, Outer Critics Circle Awards, Tony Awards, Olivier Awards, and BroadwayWorld Awards.

Rob Howell has won several awards for his outstanding work in Broadway productions. Some of his notable wins include Outstanding Scenic Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "A Christmas Carol," Best Costume Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for both "A Christmas Carol" and "The Ferryman," Best Scenic Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for "A Christmas Carol" and "The Ferryman," Best Scenic Design at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Matilda," Best Set Design at the Olivier Awards for both "Matilda The Musical" and "Hedda Gabler," Best Set Designer at the Olivier Awards for "Richard III," and Best Designer at the Evening Standard Awards for "Richard III," "Troilus and Cressida," and "Vassa."

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