Prof Simon Banham
BA (Hons)

Professor
Department of Theatre, Film & Television Studies
Contact Details
- Email: shb@aber.ac.uk
- ORCID: 0000-0003-3243-3508
- Office: Joseph Parry Building
- Phone: +44 (0) 1970 628573
- Research Portal Profile
Profile
Simon Banham has spent the past 30 years working as a freelance Scenographer/Theatre Designer. He was Head of Design (1991-1995) at Contact Theatre, Manchester, and has a long and continuing relationship with Music Theatre Wales. Most of his current work is with Quarantine, the company he co-founded with directors Richard Gregory and Renny O'Shea in 1998.
Since September 1999 he has taught in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television at Aberystwyth University.
Additional Information
Appointed Commissioner for Weather and Scenography PQ15 at the Prague Quadrennial International Performance Design Exhibition 2015
The Persians designed by Simon Banham/Mike Brookes for National Theatre Wales won the TMA (Theatre management Association) 'Best Design 2010' award.
Greek designed by Simon Banham) for Music Theatre Wales was awarded 'Outstanding Achievement in Opera' for 2011 presented by Theatre Awards UK.
Teaching
Module Coordinator
Tutor
- TP35940 - Advanced Scenographic Project
- TPM1340 - Compositional Practices
- TP22620 - Theatre Design Project
- TP22520 - Scenographic Composition
- TP31240 - Advanced Studio Practice (scenography)
- TP24740 - Scenography Production Project
Lecturer
- TPM1540 - Creative Production Project
- TPM1020 - Space, Time, Material and Form
- TP24740 - Scenography Production Project
- TP22520 - Scenographic Composition
- TP22620 - Theatre Design Project
- FM36040 - Independent Research Project
- TP33120 - Theatre, Gender and Sexuality
- TP33420 - Performance and Architecture
- TPM1820 - Engaging Publics
- TP23220 - Shakespeare in Performance
- TP24940 - Theatre Production Project
- TP35520 - Ensemble Performance Project
- TP38140 - Independent Production Project
- TP11320 - Theatre in Context 2
- TP11720 - Scenography Site Project
- TP21620 - Devised Performance Project
- TP32820 - Place, Space and Landscape
- TP35940 - Advanced Scenographic Project
- TP36040 - Independent Research Project
- TP39020 - Musical Theatre Dramaturgies
- TPM0860 - Research Project
- TPM1340 - Compositional Practices
- TP11120 - Studio Theatre Project
- TP11420 - Site-Specific Performance Project
- TP11820 - Design Skills
- TP19920 - Theatre Technologies 2
- TP25920 - Acting for Camera
- TP10020 - Theatre and Performance Design in Context
- TP20820 - Theatre and Contemporary Society
- TP22320 - Principles of Scenography
- TP10220 - Body, Voice, Expression.
- TP21820 - Directors' Theatre
- TP30020 - Contemporary Drama
- TP33340 - Playwriting
- TPS0260 - Professional Practice Year
- TP11020 - Theatre in Context 1
- TP10120 - Body, Voice, Perception
- TP19820 - Theatre Technologies
- TP21220 - Acting: Process and Performance
- TPS0360 - Professional Practice Year
- TP31240 - Advanced Studio Practice (scenography)
- TP23820 - New Media Performance
Coordinator
Attendance Dept Admin
Blackboard Dept Admin
Scenography and Theatre Design.
Research
Scenography as a co-author in the creation of performances. Scenography as alternative and co-dependent 'text', with Quarantine theatre company: issues and territory surrounding working with 'experts of the everyday', untrained performers, creating a highly theatricalised anti theatrical aesthetic, relational environments, and a desire to create 'situations' in work that is situated on the borders of theatre and dance. The integration of a relational scenography within the creation and commissioning of contemporary Opera/music Theatre.