
Person
Es Devlin
Art · Born 1971-09-24
Biography
Esmeralda Devlin CBE RDI (/ɛz/; born 24 September 1971) is an English artist and stage designer who works in a range of media, often mapping light and projecting film onto kinetic sculptural forms. She has received several accolades, including a Tony Award and two Olivier Awards. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours by Queen Elizabeth II for services to design. She was recognised as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2013. Devlin is known for her extensive work in the theatre. For her work in the West End, she won two Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Set Design for Chimerica (2014) and The Nether (2015). She was Olivier-nominated for Hamlet (2016), The Lehman Trilogy (2019), and Dear England (2024). For her work on Broadway, she won the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play for The Lehman Trilogy (2022). She was Tony-nominated for Machinal (2014) and American Psycho (2016). She is also known for her roles in The Hunt (2019) and The Motive and the Cue (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Es Devlin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Abstract: The Art of Design
Self

Molly vs. THE MACHINES
Stage Director

National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Set Designer

National Theatre Live: The Crucible
Set Designer

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Production Design

The Lunar Chronicles
Production Design

imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester
Self - interviewed guest

National Theatre Live: Ugly Lies the Bone
Set Designer

National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
Set Designer

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
Set Designer
Filmography
- 2028The Lunar ChroniclesProduction Design
- 2026The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und IsoldeSet Designer
- 2026Molly vs. THE MACHINESStage Director
- 2025National Theatre Live: CoriolanusSet Designer
- 2024Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and NowSelf - Interviewee
- 2024National Theatre Live: The Motive and the CueSet Designer
- 2024National Theatre Live: Dear EnglandSet Designer
- 2023imagine... The Factory: Made in ManchesterSelf - interviewed guest
- 2023National Theatre Live: The CrucibleSet Designer
- 2020I Saw The World EndDirector
- 2019Royal Opera House: Don GiovanniSet Designer
- 2019National Theatre Live: The Lehman TrilogySet Designer
- 2017National Theatre Live: Ugly Lies the BoneSet Designer
- 2017Abstract: The Art of DesignSelf
- 2015National Theatre Live: HamletSet Designer
- 2015Rise and Fall of the City of MahagonnySet Designer
- 2014Robin Hood – The Musical SpectacleScenic Artist
- 2014A Midsummer Night's DreamProduction Design
- 2009Kanye West: VH1 StorytellersLighting Design
- 2008Royal Opera House: SaloméSet Designer
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