Draft:Michael Pavelka

Michael Pavelka (born 28th March 1959) is an English theatre designer, teacher and author. He is known for his work with Edward Hall for the Propeller Theatre Company, Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal National Theatre. Since graduating from Wimbledon School of Art in 1981, he has primarily designed scenery and costumes for 'new writing' productions, Bertolt Brecht and William Shakespeare plays.

Pavelka is the Director of the London Shakespeare's Globe Design programme for Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts and is a member of the Society of British Theatre Designers (SBTD).