Emily Mahon is an artist and set designer from North West England. She studied Fine Art and Production Arts at Priestley College and graduated from The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts with a BA (Hons) in Theatre & Performance Design. She is a recipient of the Linbury Prize 2025.
Her work spans across both stage and screen, with a focus on set design, scenic art, model making, illustration and puppetry. Emily loves using her craft to create tactile worlds that are rich in detail and texture. Finding quiet poetry in the small and unassuming, she hopes to evoke curiosity and encourage audiences to look closer.
Photo by Joe Norman
Production Experience
2026 –
Set Designer
Operafest dir. Jeanne Pansard Besson
Clonter Opera Theatre
2025 –
Solo Exhibition
Paradise Rot
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Assistant Production Designer
Good Behaviour dir. Dan Sloan
2024 –
Co-Set Designer & Puppet Maker
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall dir. Russell Bolam
George Harrison Workshop Studio
Co-Set Designer
The Gift dir. Anthea Lewis
George Harrison Workshop Studio
Set & Costume Assistant
Her Naked Skin dir. Kate Coogan
Paul McCartney Auditorium
Puppet Designer & Maker
Do You Believe In Fairies?
St James’ Garden, Liverpool Cathedral
2023 –
Scenic Artist
Calamity dir. Kristine Berget
Paul McCartney Auditorium
Costume Assistant
The Seagull dir. Will Hammond
Paul McCartney Auditorium