REVIEWS
“Ryan Dawson Laight’s ingeniously compact set design grapples with everything from a pen transforming into a sword to an airborne motorbike ride.”
★★★★ The Times on THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL
“If you wonder to yourself how on earth a costume designer could put together the looks for Chiron and Grover, then buy a ticket and go, because you won't be disappointed.”
★★★★ Radio Times on THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL
“This show is sexy. The cast is so hot and the costumes spectacular”
The Herald on BURLESQUE THE MUSICAL
“Costume designer Ryan Dawson Laight will blind you with brilliance as you behold the classy, cool, and sophisticated Burlesque on offer. He blends this classic world of sequins and feathers with a modern urban edge, and the impact hits you with a whoomph!”
London Theatres on BURLESQUE THE MUSICAL
“Ryan Dawson Laight’s extravagant costumes are full of inventive touches.”
WhatsOnStage on THE CREAKERS
“Ryan Dawson-Laight has produced some outstanding costumes; wonderfully exaggerated versions of the real things; he appears to have got into a child’s head to design them and they work perfectly.”
Reviews Gate on THE CREAKERS
“Ryan Dawson Laight’s sumptuous costumes shine”
The Guardian on TWELFTH NIGHT
“The glory of his vision, sumptuously realised by… rich, sequined costumes by Ryan Dawson Laight, is that it combines this with a great deal of fun.”
“Ryan Dawson Laight’s fab costumes set the tone, in saturated colours and a truckload of sparkle, zhuzhed-up ski-wear for the Waltz of the Snowflakes and superhero hot pants.”
★★★★ The Guardian on THE NUTCRACKER
“Costume designer Ryan Dawson Laight has heaps of fun – enviable pyjamas, quilted snow-wear, spangly hotpants…”
★★★★ Evening Standard on THE NUTCRACKER
“Ryan Dawson Laight’s costumes dazzle; one skirt has its own set of wheels, another its own set of legs.”
★★★★ The Guardian on LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
“Ryan Dawson Laight’s costumes never fail to dazzle”
★★★★ The Times on LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
“Gender non-conforming performers in bewilderingly beautiful gowns by Ryan Dawson Laight scurry through the audience”
★★★★ City A.M. on LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
“Ryan Dawson Laight’s frequently outrageous costumes…”
★★★★ WhatsOnStage on LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
“Ryan Dawson Laight’s setting and costume design are magical”
The Stage on I WISH
“Designer Ryan Dawson Laight sure knows how to create atmosphere “
Lyn Gardner on THE TEMPEST LIVE
"Costume Designer Ryan Dawson Laight ditches all whiff of Disney and takes the tale back to exactly where it ought to be"
Chichester Observer on PETER PAN
"the costumes excel, with swathes of fabric becoming characters in their own right. Skirts and sleeves envelop, intertwine and emphasise the fluidity of movement, particularly as all three dancers conjoin towards the end in a heated frenzy."
The Reviews Hub on HAM AND PASSION
"stunning period costume and set by Ryan Dawson Laight"
MacBirmingham on HAM AND PASSION
"The costume design is outstanding, taking the drama outside of a particular time or place and allowing the personal aspect of Shakespeare's play to take precedence over a more political setting."
Stagetalk Magazine on KING LEAR
"One of the real strong points of the show is the costuming and props; the use of recycled materials brings an organic charm while firing the audience's imagination."
Matthew Trainor, The Upside News on DUCKIE