Dann Barber
Set & Costume Designer
AUS
Dann Barber (he/him) is a multi-award-winning set & costume designer whose work is influenced by his study of drawing and fine art.
Malthouse Theatre: TROY, MACBETH (AN UNDOING) and YENTL (with Kadimah Yiddish Theatre).
Other Theatre: As Set & Costume Designer, BLAK IN THE ROOM (ILBIJERRI Theatre Company/Melbourne Theatre Company); RENT (LPD Productions/Opera Australia); WORLD PROBLEMS (Melbourne Theatre Company); FAR AWAY (Patalog Theatre Company); WITTENOOM, THE AMATEURS and ESCAPED ALONE (Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre); RHINOCEROS and THE CROCODILE (Spinning Plates Co.); CHESS (StoreyBoard Entertainment) and CANDIDE (Victorian Opera/Opera Australia). As Set Designer, BLOOM (Melbourne Theatre Company/Sydney Theatre Company) and CHERYOMUSHKI (Victorian Opera). As Costume Designer, A VERY JEWISH CHRISTMAS CAROL (Melbourne Theatre Company).
Awards & Nominations: Dann has won six Green Room Awards for his designs, with a further seven nominations across Cabaret, Opera, Mainstage, and Independent Theatre. Sydney Theatre Award for Costume Design, and a nomination for Set Design (Yentl).
Training: National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA), Royal Institute of Technology (RMIT).
Current as of July 2025.