Tahra Zafar

With over 30 years of experience of working on live events, theatre, film and television, Zafar has created iconographic costumes, puppets, creatures and extraordinary creations that have become part of our collective cultural memories. 

Film creature and costume effects credits includes: The Banshees of Inisherin, Antman III: Quantumania, The Batman, The Last Duel, Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens, Annihilation, X Men: First Class, Kick Ass, Hell Boy 2, The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Lost in Space, and The Fifth Element. Children’s TV characters and puppets: In the Night Garden, Zingzillas, The Adventures of Abney and Teal, and Moon & Me. Pop promos and tours: The Monster for Lady Gaga’s Monster Tour, Eddie for Iron Maiden, Scissor Sisters for the

Brit Awards and the dancing Milk Carton for Blur’s Coffee and TV. Commercials: She created the original Monkey Sidekick for ITV Digital which later became the PG Tips Monkey. Her theatre design and live experiences: Costume Design for Eugene Onegin (English National Opera); and Gunpowder Plot at the Tower of London; Set and Costume Design for La Boheme and Rigoletto (Mid Wales Opera); and The Rake’s Progress (Aldeburgh Festival); Costume and Character Design for In the Night Garden Live and Bing Live. Live televised event credits include: She received a Royal Television Society Award for her role as Head of Costume Hair and Make-up for the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies, for which her team delivered 23,000 costumes for the four ceremonies.