Has worked extensively in Australia designing sets and costumes for contemporary dance and theatre with a career spanning twenty years. In dance Bruce has designed for choreographers Natalie Weir, Kate Champion, Garry Stewart, Brian Lucas, Clare Dyson and Lisa Wilson; working with Force Majeure, Australian DanceTheatre, Expressions Dance Company, WA Ballet and Tasdance. In theatre, Bruce has designed for directors Neil Armfield, Kate Cherry, Wesley Enoch, John Bell, Michael Gow, Adam Cook, Jon Halpin, Jean-Marc Russ, Scott Witt, David Fenton, Kate Gaul, Leah Purcell and Marion Potts; working with companies including Queensland Theatre Company, Company B Belvoir, Black Swan, Bell Shakespeare, Adelaide Festival, La Boite, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Queensland University of Technology, University of Southern Queensland, Australian Theatre for Young People, GriffinTheatre Company, Hothouse Theatre and Adelaide Festival of the Arts.