ABOUT

Based in London, Damien is a Set & Graphic designer for Stage, Events & Installations.

Damien has designed for some of the biggest companies in the theatre, arts, opera and retail sectors. Collaborations have included projects with Westfield and Transport for London as well as large scale Immersive theatre productions in Covent Garden and Blenheim Palace.

Damien regularly creates onstage graphic artwork for many major productions. His work can currently be seen onstage in MJ The Musical (London), Stranger Things - The First Shadow (London), Hamilton (London), Back To The Future (London & New York), The Phantom of the Opera (London, Vienna) Mary Poppins (Tokyo, Sydney), & Juliet (New York, Sydney), Frozen (London), and many others around the UK and internationally.

He co-founded the Theatre Support Fund+ and designed the artwork for their “The Show Must Go On!” campaign. The TSF+’s merchandise, Live at the Palace West End concerts and fundraising raised more than £1.1 Million for those in the theatre community who found themselves facing hardship during the pandemic.

Damien was awarded the Stage Award for Innovation in Theatre, and in 2021 was honoured with a place on the Stage 100.

Damien trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts graduating with a BA Hons Degree in Theatre Production Design.

Damien is proud to identify as Neurodivergent & Queer.


AWARDS

Stage Award 2021
Innovation In Theatre

Stage 100
Achievement in Fundraising

Broadway World UK Awards
Best Special Event

The Show Must Go On! - Live at the Palace Theatre

Årets Reumert Awards (Denmark)
Opera of the Year
Lisbon Floor - Copenhagen Opera Festival

Acting for Others
Lifetime Achievement

NOMINATIONS

Licensing International Awards
Best Experiential or Location Based Initiative
Peter Rabbit™ Garden Adventure - Blenheim Palace

Broadway World UK Awards
Lockdown Hero

Damien Stanton & Chris Marcus