laurence eastwood

Wind (USA) Stark, The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy while continuing to design for theatre including commercial productions of The Odd Couple, Rumours and Emerald City for London’s West End.

In the last decade Laurence has continued film design for The Three Stooges, The Natalie Wood Story, Dynasty (USA productions) and theatre design for The Club and Influence at the STC and Hamlet for Bell Shakespeare.

Laurence served six years as Head of Design at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) as well as returning to architecture, designing renovations for a number of Paddington terraces. Recently Laurence designed three new dwellings on the Western Foreshores of Pittwater.

Commercial work has included conventions for IBM and Coca Cola, TV commercials, retail and nightclub interiors.

Laurence was co-winner of Pittwater Councils Urban Design Award - New Residential 2006, for his own dwelling in Morning Bay.

Having initially studied Architecture in London, Laurence diverted to study Theatre Design and Production at E15 Acting School.

In 1970, he emigrated to Australia where he joined John Bell, Ken Horler and Richard Wherrett in the formation of the Nimrod Theatre Company at the now Stables Theatre where he designed and production managed many productions including Hamlet, The Removalists, Summer of the 17th Doll and Much Ado About Nothing.

During the late 70’s and 80’s, he continued design for the Belvoir Theatre and STC, productions including Comedy of Errors, Jumpers, Elocution of Benjamin Franklin, The Sea, Celluloid Heros, Cabaret, As you Like It and Emerald City.

During this period, Laurence also designed
a number of Film and TV productions. These included Newsfront (Art Director), A Town like Alice, Phar Lap, The Last Bastion, The Empty Beach, Ginger Meggs and Crocodile Dundee 2.

Then in the late 80’s and 90’s, designs included The Delinquents, Weekend with Kate, Under the Lighthouse Dancing, Country Life,