Richard Nutbourne Scenic Studio is a commercial company specialising in painting scenery for opera, ballet and theatre companies (subsidised and commercial), as well as film, TV and the events industry. If you need anything painting, on any surface, we can do it.

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Richard Nutbourne started designing and painting scenery when he was 15, with Cambridge and National Youth Theatres. He designed, built and painted numerous productions for all the theatres in Cambridge, including University Societies and the Footlights.

After realising his passion lay in painting, Richard studied Scenic Art under the tutorage of Dame Leslie Woolnough, at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Within a year of working in rep at Derby Playhouse he had the career changing opportunity of working for the Royal Opera House as a Scenic Artist. Richard was employed full time at Covent Garden for six years before leaving to become freelance. After building up a successful freelance career, centred on work for the Royal Court Theatre and painting cloths for Mamma Mia! worldwide, he set up his company Coolflight Ltd and started Richard Nutbourne Scenic Studio.

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We have a strong team of full time and freelance artists.

Annie Hargreaves has worked with Richard since she left RADA in 2001 (she studied under Emma Troubridge on their Specialist Scenic Art course). She has also worked freelance for various other companies, including the Royal Opera House, where she was a Scenic Artist attached to the prop making department.

Annie studied at Camberwell College of Art and has had a freelance career as an Art Director in Television Drama.