A designer & community artist based in Manchester, Nerissa designs and makes stuff. She also helps others to design and make stuff.
I trained in Theatre Design at Nottingham Trent University. I have been a freelance set & costume designer for over 15 years. I am Director of Design at Aqueous Humour, a street theatre company, in charge of design for all the professional shows and community projects. I have worked closely as a designer & facilitator for several years with Proud & Loud and DIY Theatre Company. I was Head of Design at Manchester Youth Theatre from 1997-2000 designing 3-4 shows each summer at venues such as Library Theatre, Contact, Green Room & Royal Exchange Studio.
For full listings of theatre design projects, please download my CV.
Written by Proud and Loud Arts & Cathy Crabb
Directed by Tom Hogan
Performed at Lowry Studio Theatre
It’s paradise in the surreal Cul-De-Sac. Every want and need is catered for without prejudice or unnecessary medical intervention. So why would Taylor and Peter ever want to leave?
Directed by Colette Murray
What appears to be just another bistro has a more sinister side. A passion for fabulous food and impeccable service. The ultimate eating experience drives Jean-Michelle and Bruno to the most extraordinary lengths to impress their guests.
Directed by Sue Caudle & Jenny Harris
Performed at The Lowry Theatre, Salford
Platform 1 is a fusion of music and theatre – where we explore what music means to us, what it says about us and how it makes us feel.
Written by Cathy Crabb
Directed by Tom Hogan
Performed at Proud & Loud, Lowry Studio Theatre
Video by Mariela Artiles
The play explored the current attitude to being perfect and what lengths people are prepared to go to acheive it.
Directed by Sue Caudle & Jenny Harris
Performed at The Lowry Studio
“Strange Capers” was devised by the group using Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” as a starting point. The design was developed from a drawing of Shakespeare by one of the members, Anna Ward.
Written by Justin Butcher
Performed by David Milne
Directed by Bill Hopkinson
Born at midnight on New Year’s Eve, 1899, Scaramouche takes his old clown body – and the audience – on his hilarious and terrifying journey through the 20th century.
Film & Theatre project performed at The Zion Centre, Manchester.
Film shot & edited by Terry Egan (Reel Mcr)
“Proud and Loud” are a group of young disabled performers based in Salford. They devised the show with drama worker/director Tom Hogan.
Written by Deborah Freeman
Directed by Philip Parr
Performed at Robert Powell Theatre
Fire in the Park is a new play set against the spectacular ‘pyrodramas’ that used to take place at Belle Vue Park in Manchester in the mid-19th century.