Meet WNO

John Napier

John Napier was born in London and studied at Hornsey College of Art and the Central School of Arts and Crafts. He was an Associate Designer at the Royal Shakespeare Company and has designed for The Royal Opera, Glyndebourne and English National Opera. Napier won the 1987 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design for Starlight Express and Les Misérables and has won multiple Olivier, Tony and Critics Circle Awards.