RENÉE MULDER

​Designer

Renée is an award-winning set and costume designer.

Renée works with Australia’s leading directors including Jessica Arthur, Sarah Goodes, Lee Lewis, Ian Michael, Paige Rattray, Imara Savage, Shari Sebbens, Sam Strong, and Kip Williams.  Renée was Design Director at Queensland Theatre 2020-2021, was a member of Queensland Theatre’s National Artistic Team 2016-2017 and Resident Designer at Sydney Theatre Company 2012-2014. 

Designs for theatre include: for The Opera Conference, RUSALKA costume; for Sydney Theatre Company, STOLEN, THE SEAGULL costume, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST costume, IS GOD IS, JULIA, THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL costume, GRAND HORIZONS, PLAYING BEATIE BOW costume, THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE, BANGING DENMARK, THE TORRENTS (with Black Swan Theatre Co), BLACK IS THE NEW WHITE, HAMLET: PRINCE OF SKIDMARK, ORLANDO, BATTLE OF WATERLOO, PERPLEX, THE EFFECT, THE LONG WAY HOME, DANCE BETTER AT PARTIES, MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION, THE LUCK CHILD, IN A HEART BEAT, THE SPLINTER, EDWARD GANT’S AMAZING FEATS OF LONELINESS, THE HARP IN THE SOUTH costume, SAINT JOAN, TOP GIRLS, CHIMERICA, CHILDREN OF THE SUN, ENDGAME, VERE (FAITH), CYRANO DE BERGERAC associate; for Melbourne Theatre Company, HOME I’M DARLING, ARBUS & WEST; for Griffin Theatre, DOGGED, SUPERHEROES, PRIMA FACIE, RICE, THE BLEEDING TREE, THE BOYS, HOAX; for Bell Shakespeare, ROMEO AND JULIET; for Queensland Theatre, ROUND THE TWIST, GASLIGHT, BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE, RETURN TO THE DIRT, MOUTHPIECE, TRIPLE X (with Sydney Theatre Company), NEARER THE GODS, AN OCTOROON, RICE (with Griffin), SACRE BLEU, FAT PIG; for Brisbane Festival and QPAC, LOVE STORIES; for La Boite, AS YOU LIKE IT, RUBEN GUTHRIE, I LOVE YOU BRO.

​Designs for film include: production design A PARACHUTE FALLING IN SIBERIA (short); art department THE DISTANCE BETWEEN (short); art department armourer NARNIA – VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER, assistant costume designer on NAUTILUS (Disney). 

Renée has won four Sydney Theatre Awards for: Best Stage Design of a Mainstage Production for STOLEN and THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE, and Best Costume Design of a mainstage production for STOLEN and TOP GIRLS. She has received a further seven Sydney Theatre Award nominations for Best Costume Design of a Mainstage Production for her work on GASLIGHT, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, TRIPLE X, DOGGED, PLAYING BEATIE BOW, THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE, and THE HARP IN THE SOUTH.  She also received a Helpmann Award nomination for Best Costume Design for HARP IN THE SOUTH. Renée won a Matilda Award for Best Design for EDWARD GANT’S AMAZING FEATS OF LONELINESS (Sydney Theatre Company/La Boite).

Renée holds a Bachelor of Design in Dramatic Art from the National Institute of Dramatic Art and a Bachelor of Interior Design from Queensland College of Art, Griffith University.