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Zidi Wu



Designer for Theatre
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Email: zidiwu119@163.com  or  2022zidiwu@gmail.com
Ins: @zi.di1999

Set  /  Lighting  /  Costume  /  Graphic  /  Illustration


Zidi Wu is a designer whose work spans set, lighting, and costume. Born in China and now based in London, she brings her unique perspective to every project she takes part in.  With over six years of experience in the theatre industry, her dual expertise in creative design and technical execution makes her a global theatre-maker.  She currently holds full work rights in the UK under the Global Talent Visa.

She received a solid foundation in fine art at the Affiliated High School of the China Academy of Art, and later graduated with First Class Honours in Stage Design from the Shanghai Theatre Academy. Most recently, she completed her MA at Central Saint Martins and become the Linbury Prize recipient in 2025.

Her interests range from play to contemporary dance, and she has worked on a wide variety of productions as a designer or as an assistant, constantly challenging herself. She seeks to approach the stage as an organic whole, bringing together different theatrical elements in innovative ways to create experiences that lift the audience beyond the present.


 
Work Experience

Current
Starlight Dance GALA                 Lighting Designer      
Sichuan Song and Dance Theatre - Opera House, China     Director: Xiaoyi Tong
I’ll Be Seeing You               Assistant Set Designer Pitlochry Festival Theatre - Auditorium         Designer: Tim Hatley
Questions for John - Complicité      Assistant Set Designer UK & Europe Tour         Designer: Tim Hatley
MY FAIR LADY               Linbury Associate Designer Pitlochry Festival Theatre - Auditorium             Designer:  Tim Hatley
Mr Loverman               Linbury Associate Designer National Theatre - Lyttelton Theatre        Designer: Tim Hatley
The Hunger                 Set & Lighting & Costume Designer      Heywood Civic, Rochdale & Edinburgh Fringe - The Space & Sheffield Theatre, Sheffield      Director: Natalie Simone

2026
NOVA 2026 showcase                 Set Designer      TARA Theatre, London           Director: Natasha Kathi-Chandra & Gavin Joseph

MIA: Out of Sync         Set Designer Battersea Arts Centre, London            Creative Producer: Summer Xue      

2025
CHICKADEE                 Set & Lighting Designer       Riverside Studios, London & Edinburgh Fringe - Zoo Southside      Director:  Aishwarya Ajit Gaikwad
Open Source Intelligence and Counterinsurgency for the Jobbing Hater                                    Set & Lighting Designer   Brighton Fringe 2025 & The Space Theatre, London & Bread and Rose Theatre, London
The Wrinkled Child               Creative Director & Lighting Designer Platform Theatre, CSM, London

Until I found You                   Set Designer & Mask Designer Platform Theatre, CSM, London

Drifting 漂浮               Lighting Designer Bush Theatre, London & Sheffield Theatre, Sheffield & Theatre in the Mile, Bradford

The Pillow,The Sun, and The Dinosaur        Set & Lighting & Costume Designer Golden Goose Theatre, London
A Practical Guide On How Save The World When No One F***ing Else Is               Assistant Set Designer Tara Theatre, A Part of London Borough of Culture 2025
THE LANCET Regional Health - West Pacific - Volume 62, Sep 2025               Cover illustration Designer

2024
PICASSO 2033                   Set & Lighting Designer Edinburgh Fringe - C venues | C aquila - studio & TPark Theatre, Shanghai
Hi, Mom             Set & Lighting Designer Blue Elephant Theatre, London
The Brunt Butterfly             Set & Lighting Designer Edinburgh Fringe - PASS Theatre

2023
Frankenstein                Assistant Set Designer   Premiered at the Shanghai Grand Theatre, later national toured         Designer: Lee Shen

2022
Farewell Viann           Co - Set Designer Pudong Grand Theatre, Shanghai  &  Star Theatre, Chengdu     
Pheadre           Co - Set DesignerExperimental Theatre, Shanghai Theatre Academy
Psychological Communications (Shanghai Mental Health Center quarterly magazine)              Cover illustration Designer (ISSN 2096-5494, CN 31-2151/B), Issue 2, Issue 3

2021
The Homing Bird Flew Across The Desert               Set Designer Duanjun Theatre, Shanghai
Now Loading...                Assistant Set Designer     Experimental Theatre of Shanghai International Dance Center         Designer: Lee Shen  
Hudec           Assistant Set Designer Premiered at the Duanjun Theatre, later invited to participate in 2021 Wuzhen Theatre Festival           Designer: Lee Shen
The Disguiser                  Assistant Set Designer Premiered at the FANCL Arts Center, later toured            Designer: Lee Shen
One Drama Awards Ceremony               Assistant Set Designer Jing'an Modern Drama Valley, Shanghai          Designer: Lee Shen
Psychological Communications (Shanghai Mental Health Center quarterly magazine)              Cover illustration Designer(ISSN 2096-5494, CN 31-2151/B), Issue 1,  Issue 2,  Issue 3
National Civilization Unit (Shanghai Mental Health Center)           LOGO Designer

2020
ANNA (For Cadillac)                 Assistant Set Designer SHANGYIN Opera House           Designer: Lee Shen
The Relationship              Assistant Set Designer Premiered in Hubei Cao Yu Grand Theatre, later toured            Designer: Lee Shen
Red Orign               Assistant Set Designer Premiered at Great Theatre Of China, later toured untill now           Designer: Lee Shen
Shanghai Mental Health Center 85th Anniversary Celebration Series                 Graphic Designer (Commemorative Logo, Posters, Road Flags, Badges, Cultural Shirts, etc.)
Psychological Communications (Shanghai Mental Health Center quarterly magazine)               Cover illustration Designer(ISSN 2096-5494, CN 31-2151/B), Issue 1, Issue 2, Issue 3
 
2019
EVITA              Assistant Set DesignerExperimental Theatre, Shanghai Theatre Academy
The Sixth Viscera                Assistant Set Designer Shanghai 1933 Micro Theatre, Shanghai
Winter Solstice              Art Director
Herstory          Assistant Exhibition Designer Shanghai HIMLAYAS Museum

2018
The Camera              Prop Designer Black Box Theatre, Shanghai Theatre Academy
Taboo Games of Youth            Prop Designer Duanjun Theatre, Shanghai











       
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