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{{Short description|British scenic designer}}
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'''Anthony Ward''' (born 1957) is a British [[theatre designer]] specializing in [[set design|set]] and [[costume designer|costume design]]. He studied theatre design at [[Wimbledon School of Art]].<ref name=wimb/>

He has designed productions for the [[Royal National Theatre]], [[Royal Shakespeare Company]], [[Donmar Warehouse]] and the [[Almeida Theatre]].  Recent productions include the revival of [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s play ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street|Sweeney Todd]]'', directed by [[Jonathan Kent (director)|Jonathan Kent]] ([[Chichester Festival Theatre]]/Adelphi Theatre), ''[[Posh (play)|Posh]]'' (Royal Court/Duke of York Theatre), ''[[Enron (play)|Enron]]'' (Royal Court/Chichester Festival Theatre). Ward's West End musical credits include ''[[My Fair Lady]]'', ''[[Oklahoma!]]'', ''[[Oliver!]]'' and ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]''.

Ward designed [[Sam Mendes]]' inaugural production, ''[[Assassins (musical)|Assassins]]'', at the Donmar Warehouse and ''[[Mary Stuart (Schiller play)|Mary Stuart]]'', directed by [[Phyllida Lloyd]], which transferred to the West End and Broadway and received a [[Tony Award]] for Best Costume Design.

Opera productions include productions of ''[[Gloriana]]'' and ''[[Peter Grimes]]'' directed by Phyllida Lloyd for [[Opera North]], and  ''[[Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria]]'' directed by [[Adrian Noble]] for the Festival d'[[Aix-en-Provence]].

For dance he designed ''[[Matthew Bourne]]'s Nutcracker!'' (Sadler's Wells and UK tour) and most recently ''[[The Nutcracker]]'' for [[Nikolaj Hübbe]] at the [[Royal Danish Ballet]].

Ward's partner is Mark Thompson, the Olivier award-winning and Tony-nominated international costume and set designer for stage and screen. They share a house in Kent and a studio in London with their grey Italian whippet.

==Awards and nominations==
Awards include:

(2009) Tony Award Best Costume Design of a Play for ''Mary Stuart'',
(2008) Touring Broadway Award for Best Set &Costume Design ''My Fair Lady''.
(2003) OBIE Award Set Design ''Uncle Vanya'', 
(2003) What's on Stage Theatregoers Choice Award for Set Design ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' 
(2001) Outer Critics Circle Award for Set Design ''Oklahoma!'', 
(1999) Olivier Award for Set Design ''Oklahoma!''
(1996) Olivier Award for Costume Design ''Midsummer Night’s Dream'', ''La Grande Magia'' & ''The Way of the World''

Nominations include:

Olivier Award Nomination: 
(2006) for Best Costume Design ''Mary Stuart''
(2003) Best Set Design for ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang''
(2002) Best Set & Costume Design for ''My Fair Lady'' 
(1995) Best Set Design for ''The Tempest'' 
(1994) Best Set & Costume Design for ''The Winter’s Tale''

Tony Award Nominations: 
(2007/8) ''Macbeth'' Set design  
(2004/05) Set Design  ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang''
(1995/96) Set design ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream''

Drama Desk Award Nominations: 
(2004/2005) Outstanding Set and Costume Design for ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'', (2001/2002) Outstanding Set Design for ''Oklahoma!''
Evening Standard Award Nominations:
(2007) Best Set Design for ''Macbeth''.

==References==
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<ref name=wimb>[https://archive.today/20130816210230/http://www.wimbledon.arts.ac.uk/aboutwimbledon/alumni/alumnilist/ Wimbledon College of Art: About Wimbledon: Alumni: Alumni List]. University of the Arts London. Accessed August 2013.</ref>

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== External links ==
*{{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20130524164723/http://anthonywarddesign.com/}}
*{{IMDb name|0911379}}
*{{IBDB name|24629}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080213182306/http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/1064212/Anthony%20Ward.html?dataSet=1 Variety]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081231003815/http://www.oliver-themusical.co.uk/ Oliver! West End Official Website]

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