Claire Auvache
London,United Kingdom
Summary
A creative professional with skills in prop buying and set dressing, demonstrating proficiency in budgeting and research. Skilled in Microsoft Office applications, prop making, scenic painting and illustration, with a strong ability to work quickly and efficiently. Career goals include advancing in the field of set decoration.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work history
Set dec assistant
Playground tv (Maud) limited/Sony pictures
London
2025.10 - Current
'Maud'
Production designer: lucienne Suren
Set decorator: Mike Britton
Sales assistant
Farley, Classical & Contemporary Art Hire Ltd
London
2019.09 - 2025.10
Theatre, Prop Supervisor
Bill Kenwright ltd
London & UK tour
2013.05 - 2022.09
Ghost the musical, The Go between, la Cage aux Folles, Exorcist, Cilla the musical & The Cher Show
Designer: Gary McGann
Theatre, Prop Supervisor
Menier Chocolate Factory
London
2017.04 - 2017.05
Love in Idleness
Director: Trevor Nunn
Theatre, Props Buyer
National Theatre
London
2015.08 - 2015.12
People places & Things, Husbands & Sons & Evening at the Talk house
Set Designer: Bunny Christie
Advert, Prop stylist
Hanger seven,
London & Portugal
2016.02 - 2016.02
Warburton/ Breville & Captain Morgan
Director: Karim Zouek
Film, Prop Maker
Pinewood Studios
London
2013.10 - 2013.10
Exodus Gods & Kings
Set Decorator: Celia Bobak
TV Series, Art Director
Marjan TV
Wimbledon Studios, London
2013.03 - 2015.01
Project X
Director: Karim Zuoek & Dyrek Wheeler
Theatre, Prop Supervisor
Original Theatre company
UK tour
2012.01 - 2015.01
Dear Lupin and Habit of Art
Set Designer: Adrian Linford
Theatre, Assistant stage manager
Chichester Festival Theatre, OTC & Bill Kenwright ltd
2010.03 - 2012.03
Live TV, Prop buyer & Prop maker
Children's BBC
London
2002.02 - 2002.02
Children's BBC Exchange & Short Change
Media Assistant
BBC Archives
London
2001.09 - 2008.09
Education
Diploma - Technical Theatre & Stage Management
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
London 2008.01 - 2001.01
PG (Dip) - Printmaking and Professional studies
University of Brighton
London 2003.01 - 2005.01
BA(Hons) - Fine Art
University of Hertfordshire
1998.01 - 2001.01
Skills
- Working quickly
- Budgeting
- Research
- Microsoft Office applications
- Art direction
- Prop buying
- Set dressing
- Prop making
- Prop styling
- Scenic painting
- Illustration
- Embroidery
Timeline
Set dec assistant
Playground tv (Maud) limited/Sony pictures
2025.10 - Current
Sales assistant
Farley, Classical & Contemporary Art Hire Ltd
2019.09 - 2025.10
Theatre, Prop Supervisor
Menier Chocolate Factory
2017.04 - 2017.05
Advert, Prop stylist
Hanger seven,
2016.02 - 2016.02
Theatre, Props Buyer
National Theatre
2015.08 - 2015.12
Film, Prop Maker
Pinewood Studios
2013.10 - 2013.10
Theatre, Prop Supervisor
Bill Kenwright ltd
2013.05 - 2022.09
TV Series, Art Director
Marjan TV
2013.03 - 2015.01
Theatre, Prop Supervisor
Original Theatre company
2012.01 - 2015.01
Theatre, Assistant stage manager
Chichester Festival Theatre, OTC & Bill Kenwright ltd
2010.03 - 2012.03
Diploma - Technical Theatre & Stage Management
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
2008.01 - 2001.01
PG (Dip) - Printmaking and Professional studies
University of Brighton
2003.01 - 2005.01
Live TV, Prop buyer & Prop maker
Children's BBC
2002.02 - 2002.02
Media Assistant
BBC Archives
2001.09 - 2008.09
BA(Hons) - Fine Art
University of Hertfordshire
1998.01 - 2001.01