Talk:Tom Scutt

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. Track your hook after promotion. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 01:12, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that Tom Scutt has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, whose productions he attended as a child?

• Source: "a portfolio that includes work at the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company..." and "His own understanding of design was shaped by frequent trips to the RSC with his father"

• • ALT1: ... that Tom Scutt's set design for Into the Woods was described as "exquisitely conceived"? Source: "the exquisitely conceived set design by Tom Scutt"
  • ALT2: ... that Tom Scutt won the Olivier Award for Best Set Design for a production in an open-air theatre? Source:
  • ALT3: ... that Tom Scutt judged an award only eight years after winning it? Source: "he’s judging the Linbury Prize only eight years after winning it"
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  • Comment: He worked with the RSC on a 2011 production of The Merchant of Venice.

Created by Max263 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Max263 (talk • contribs) 19:01, 24 April 2026 (UTC).

• Note: There is a free photo of Scutt up now and you can look through the video for any others if you want a photo of him with his Tony. Bremps... 08:01, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

@Bremps: Thank you very much for the photo! (although a more flattering screenshot might be possible, I'll have a look). I have a new alt suggestion (apologies if I'm proposing too many):

Tom Scutt with his Tony Award

ALT4 ... that in the Tony Award-winning Cabaret set design by Tom Scutt (pictured), the audience enters the theatre through a special side entrance, symbolising the "descent into the cabaret"? Source: "...Scutt says. “I wanted there to be like this descent into the cabaret."" Max263 (talk • contribs) 17:26, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

I have uploaded a new photo which is now visible on this page, which depicts the trophy and has Scutt smiling. I have swapped this photo into the article as well. Max263 (talk • contribs) 19:23, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

I have striked the two least interesting hooks. The image could be included in ALT2 or ALT3 as well, minus the "with his Tony award". Hopefully this will get reviewed soon! Max263 (talk • contribs) 17:41, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

• @Max263: I don't think ALTs 2 or 3 meet DYKINT either, unfortunately, and I suspect others agree given that this nomination has gone nearly two months without a review. Would suggest that a new hook is proposed before this nomination times out. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 05:14, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

I also agree that they don't seem interesting. Honestly, I don't see anything that would work in this article. TheBritinator (talk) 13:48, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: I liked ALT4 from May 6 and was ready to OK this, but it is not timely and the photo belongs to The Tony Awards who shared it on YouTube. Time to move on.

Approving ALT4. This nomination suffered from lack of reviews, and then my mistaken rejection. Now I support this nomination fully. -SusanLesch (talk) 19:37, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

@SusanLesch: The article was nominated two days after creation, has not yet timed out, and the Tony Awards video is marked as under Creative Commons. Max263 (talk • contribs) 18:51, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

@SusanLesch and Max263: I am confident the photo is OK, and the article was nominated within the time limit (it was created on the 22nd and nominated on the 24th), so it meets the newness requirement. Either of the hooks that have not been crossed out would be fine by me. ALT3 seems more interesting to me than ALT2 does. I don't agree that ALT3 fails DYKINT. Gommeh ^{(talk! sign!)} 19:05, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the correction, I missed the Creative Commons notice! Please give me a minute to check the dates. -SusanLesch (talk) 19:15, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

Good to go. -SusanLesch (talk) 19:34, 16 June 2026 (UTC)