Effie Gu

Set Designer and Prop Maker based in London and Reading, UK.

Works full-time as a Senior Theatre Technician at Film, Theatre and TV Department of Reading University.

Set designs have appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, Barbican Conservatory… and featured in Vogue, Schön!, Nasty Magazine, Sicky Magazine, and Esquire, as well as in music videos and editorial storytelling.

Alongside the creative practice, works as a Senior Theatre Technician at the University of Reading, exploring the dialogue between design, craftsmanship, and live performance, while teaching and supporting students through design-led and hands-on workshops.

MFA in Performance Design and Practice from Central Saint Martins, UK
MA in Spatial Design for Performance from the Architectural Association, UK
BA in Stage Design from Shanghai Theatre Academy

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