Shaun Gurton
Shaun began his career as an actor before becoming a designer in the early 1970’s as a freelance designer. He has designed productions for most of the major theatre and opera companies in Australia and many international productions.
From 1990 - 1994 he was Associate Director / Designer for the State Theatre Company of South Australia.
Recent productions include; Moonlight and Magnolias, Scartlett O'Hara at the Crimson Parrot, Entertaining Mister Sloane, Festin, King Lear, Cheech, Inheritance and Bombshells (Melbourne Theatre Company); Cheech and Romeo and Juliet (Centaur Theatre in Montreal Canada) and Verona (Buenos Aries in Argentina).
In 1991 he was invited to design a production for the Shanghai People’s Theatre in Shanghai China.
Other recent productions include Secret Bridesmaids, Business and Talking Heads (Kay and Tinderbox Productions); Crossing Line (Chamber Made Productions); Weary (McPherson Productions); Red Dog (Black Swan Theatre Company); Taking Liberty (Perth Theatre Company); A Handful of Friends and A Stretch of the Imagination (Hit Productions).
Shaun has received Greenroom Awards for Steaming, Masterclass, Rivers of China and Festen.
He was presented with the John Truscott award for excellence in design. He has been nominated for the Helpmann Award in design for Inheritance (2004) and King Lear (2005).
