Yimei is a set and costume designer based in London, working across theatre, dance, opera and film.
She graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with a first class in Design for Performance. She is one of the 2023 Linbury Prize winners and she was a resident design assistant at the National Theatre Design Studio in 2024.
Current
Chewing Gum Dreams Set and Costume Designer Theatre503 Dir. Anthony Simpson-Pike
The Hungry Ghost Set and Costume Designer Bush Theatre Dir. Ailin Conant
Giulio Cesare Set and Costume Designer Beijing Music Festival at Poly Theatre Dir. Noa Naamat
2026
An Ideal Husband Associate Set Designer Lyric Hammersmith, Bristol Old Vic Des. Rajha Shakiry Dir. Nicholai La Barrie
Heartwood Costume Designer curious directive Dir. Jack Lowe
May Day Design Consultant King's Head Theatre Dir. Millie Foy & Molly Stacey
2025
Porn Play Designer Royal Court Theatre Dir. Josie Rourke
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Associate Designer Young Vic Des. Rajha Shakiry Dir. Omar Elerian
The Heat Set and Costume Designer Sadler's Wells (Lilian Baylis Studio), South East Dance, The Lowry Chore. Becky Namgauds
The Society For New Cuisine Designer Omnibus Theatre Dir. Rupert Hands *OFFIES Assessor's Choice*
Design Assistant to Lizzie Clachan on various projects
2024
National Theatre Max Rayne Design Studio Assistant Designer
The Hot Wing King Associate Set and Costume Designer National Theatre Des. Rajha Shakiry Dir. Roy Alexander Weise
King Troll Associate Designer New Diorama Theatre Des. Rajha Shakiry Dir. Milli Bhatia
Unbound Designer Birmingham Hippodrome Dir. Sarah Jane Schostack
Dog Women (working title) Designer R&D Chore. Becky Namgauds
Love Highland Designer R&D Dir. Karoline Gable
I often wonder what they would say about me if they met Production Designer Short Film Dir. Masha Novikova
Before After Set and Costume Designer Southwark Playhouse Dir. Georgie Rankcom
2023
Magical Bones: Soulful Magic Set Designer Bloomsbury Theatre
AWAKE Set Designer Soho Rep, New York Dir. Melvin Yen
Dare You Say Please Set Designer King's Head Theatre Dir. Alexzandra Sarmiento
Light of Million Hope 万家灯火 Assistant Set and Projection Designer Guangzhou Art Centre, China Dir. Lie Wang
2022
Absolute Hell Set Designer Embassy Theatre, RCSSD Dir. Robert Styles
KISS the musical Associate Set Designer Webber Douglas Studio, RCSSD Dir. Keziah Serreau
The Hugging Project Design collaboration Site-specific, RCSSD Chore. Scarlett Perdereau
2021
The Burnt City Design Department Assistant Punchdrunk Dir. Felix Barrett/Maxine Doyle
Going Underground Associate Designer Site-specific, Shorditch Town Hall Dir. Gareth White