William Dudley
Award-Winning Designer William Dudley Passes Away at 78 (Jun 6, 2025)
Agatha Christie's WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION Extends and New Cast Joins (Feb 20, 2025)
Agatha Christie's WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION Celebrates 100 Years (Jan 31, 2025)
BIO
West End: All My Sons, Carousel, Hitchcock Blonde, Lenny, The Breath of Life, The Woman in White, Betrayal, The Last Confession; National Theatre: over 60 productions; Royal Court Theatre; Royal Shakespeare Company; Opera Bayreuth: The Ring Cycle; Salzburg Festival: Un ballo in maschera; Metropolitan Opera: Billy Budd; Opera National de Paris; Royal Opera, Covent Garden. Film Persuasion: BAFTA Award. Other: Roman Polanski’s Dance of the Vampires (Vienna), Peter Pan (Kensington Gardens and U.S. tour). Awards include seven Olivier Awards.
Productions
Awards and Nominations
William Dudley, The Woman in White
William Dudley, The Woman in White
William Dudley, The Woman In White
winner
William DudleyHitchcock Blonde
William DudleyThe Coast Of Utopia - Voyage, Shipwreck, Salvage
William DudleyThe Coast Of Utopia - Voyage, Shipwreck, Salvage
William DudleyAll My Sons
William Dudley, Amadeus
William Dudley, Amadeus
winner
William DudleyAmadeus
William DudleyAmadeus
William DudleyThe Homecoming
William DudleyMary Stuart
winner
William DudleyHeartbreak House
William DudleyMarya
William DudleyWaiting For Godot
William DudleyThe Shaughraun
William DudleyCat On A Hot Tin Roof
William DudleyBartholomew Fair
William DudleyThe Changeling
William DudleyRichard II
winner
William DudleyThe Merry Wives Of Windsor
winner
William DudleyThe Royal Court
winner
William DudleyKafka's Dick
winner
William DudleyFuturists
winner
William DudleyThe Mysteries
winner
William DudleyUndiscovered Country
Videos
TV: First Look at David Suchet, John O'May, George Spartels and More in Highlights of THE LAST CONFESSION
by Christina Mancuso - 2014-08-06 07:43:40
STAGE TUBE: First Look at Tracie Bennett, Michael Cumpsty and More in Highlights of END OF THE RAINBOW
by Stage Tube - 2013-03-15 16:04:55
STAGE TUBE: Commercial - END OF THE RAINBOW, Starring Tracie Bennett, at the Ahmanson
by Stage Tube - 2013-03-09 12:30:39
News
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 6, 2025
William Dudley, an innovative set and costume designer in the English theater scene, has passed away at the age of 78. Throughout his career, Dudley's work was seen on numerous stages presented by theater and opera companies in the UK, including The National Theatre, The Royal Shakespeare Company, and more.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 20, 2025
The thirteenth cast has been announced for Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution at London County Hall, Plus the production will extend until 26 April 2026. The new cast will begin performances from 18 March this year.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2025
31 January 2025 marks 100 years since Agatha Christie's story Witness for the Prosecution – originally titled Traitor Hands – was first published. Learn more here!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2024
Details have been announced for the twelfth cast for Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution at London County Hall which will take the show into its eighth year.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 7, 2024
World renowned author Kate Mosse and Agatha Christie’s great grandson James Prichard have announced the winner of the Witness for the Prosecution story writing competition for secondary school students.
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 27, 2024
Today, Saturday 27 January, Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution celebrates 2000 performances at London County Hall.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 29, 2023
As the tenth cast is announced today, Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution will also extend its run at London County Hall through to 29 September 2024.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 20, 2023
All new photos have been released for the ninth cast of Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution which has recently extended its run at London County Hall until 28 April 2024, making it London’s longest running site specific theatre production.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2023
All new photos have been released for the ninth cast of Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution which has recently extended its run at London County Hall until 28 April 2024, making it London’s longest running site specific theatre production.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 23, 2023
Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution will extend its run at London County Hall until 28 April 2024, making it London’s longest running site specific theatre production.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 2, 2022
An extension has been announced for Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution following the production's recent fifth anniversary. Audiences will now be able to watch the trial of Leonard Vole at the magnificent London County Hall until 8 October 2023.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 7, 2022
New photos have been released on the fifth anniversary of Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution at London County Hall. The production’s eighth cast have now started performances in the acclaimed production at the iconic London County Hall building where the play takes place.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 2, 2022
As this iconic production approaches its fifth anniversary, producers Eleanor Lloyd and Rebecca Stafford have announced the eighth cast to join Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution.
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2022
Eleanor Lloyd Productions and Rebecca Stafford Productions have announced an extension for Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution. Audiences can now watch the trial of Leonard Vole at the magnificent London County Hall until 16th April 2023.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 6, 2022
The new cast includes Joshua Glenister as the accused, Leonard Vole, opposite Lauren O’Neil as Romaine. Owen Oakeshott will play Sir Wilfrid Robarts QC. He is joined by Peter Landi as Mr Mayhew, Richard Teverson as Mr Myers QC, and James Hayes as Mr Justice Wainwright.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 1, 2022
The seventh cast has been announced for Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution which is now booking until September 2022 at the London County Hall.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 2, 2021
The trial of Leonard Vole will continue at London County Hall as the run of Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution is extended to 25 September 2022. The hit production returned to the historic venue in September with a brand-new cast and was met by standing ovations and critical acclaim.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Oct 1, 2021
Based on Agatha Christie’s 1925 short story, Witness For The Prosecution was well-established at London’s County Hall before the pandemic. It now makes a welcome return and is as ingenious as ever. We are all used to seeing television adaptations of Christie’s work, but Lucy Bailey’s creative version takes all the theatrics of a courtroom and translates it neatly into a truly immersive production.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 21, 2021
New production images have been released for Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 15, 2021
Audiences were welcomed back to the iconic London County Hall last night as Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution reopened with a brand-new cast following a 78 week closure due to the pandemic. The acclaimed production opened its doors in time to celebrate what would have been Agatha Christie’s 131st birthday today, Wednesday 15 September.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Outstanding Costume Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Woman in White , Outstanding Set Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Woman in White, Best Set Design (Olivier Awards) for The Woman In White, Best Set Design (Olivier Awards) for Hitchcock Blonde, Best Costume Design (Olivier Awards) for The Coast Of Utopia - Voyage, Shipwreck, Salvage, Best Set Design (Olivier Awards) for The Coast Of Utopia - Voyage, Shipwreck, Salvage, Best Set Designer (Olivier Awards) for All My Sons, Outstanding Costume Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Amadeus, Outstanding Scenic Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Amadeus, Best Costume Designer (Olivier Awards) for Amadeus, Best Set Designer (Olivier Awards) for Amadeus, Best Set Designer (Olivier Awards) for The Homecoming, Best Costume Designer (Olivier Awards) for Mary Stuart, Best Costume Designer (Olivier Awards) for Heartbreak House, Best Set Designer (Olivier Awards) for Marya, Designer of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Waiting For Godot, Designer of the Year (Olivier Awards) for The Shaughraun, Designer of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Designer of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Bartholomew Fair, Designer of the Year (Olivier Awards) for The Changeling, Designer of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Richard II , Designer of the Year (Olivier Awards) for The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Designer of the Year (Olivier Awards) for The Royal Court , Designer of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Kafka's Dick, Designer of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Futurists, Designer of the Year (Olivier Awards) for The Mysteries and Designer of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Undiscovered Country.
William Dudley has won several Olivier Awards, including Best Set Design for Hitchcock Blonde, and Best Costume Designer for both Amadeus and Heartbreak House. He has also been recognized as Designer of the Year for multiple productions, including The Merry Wives of Windsor, Futurists, Kafka's Dick, The Royal Court, The Mysteries, and Undiscovered Country.
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