About

Warda Abbasi is a Model Maker and Set Designer based in Bradford

Warda is currently a Resident Designer at Leeds Playhouse, in partnership with Leeds-based theatre company tutti frutti productions, supported by the Weston Jerwood Creative Bursaries programme.

Of her own initiative she self-taught many of the necessary skills for design and model making. As a result, Warda has worked as an Assistant Designer for tutti frutti productions for their play, Sweet Dreams (postponed due to the pandemic) and as a Craft Activity Creator for their Digital Stories (Spring 2021).

Warda is an alumni of the SET ACCESS: A UK Film Talent Development Programme (Nov 2020) from Creative Access & Guy Ritchie. She also participated as an artist working on Leeds Playhouse's Creative Engagement Workshop - Reasons to be Hopeful (Spring 2021). At present, she is furthering her personal development within Prop Making & Set Decorating.