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Es Devlin

Known For
Art

Known Credits
3

Gender
Female

Birthday
September 24, 1971 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Es Devlin

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).

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Known For

Art

2028The Lunar Chronicles...Production Design
2026The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde...Set Designer
2025National Theatre Live: Coriolanus...Set Designer
2024National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue...Set Designer
2024National Theatre Live: Dear England...Set Designer
2023National Theatre Live: The Crucible...Set Designer
2019Royal Opera House: Don Giovanni...Set Designer
2019National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy...Set Designer
2017National Theatre Live: Ugly Lies the Bone...Set Designer
2015National Theatre Live: Hamlet...Set Designer
2015Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny...Set Designer
2014A Midsummer Night's Dream...Production Design
2008Royal Opera House: Salomé...Set Designer

Directing

2026Molly vs. THE MACHINES...Stage Director
2020I Saw The World End...Director
2009Kanye West: VH1 Storytellers...Director

Crew

2014Robin Hood – The Musical Spectacle...Scenic Artist

Lighting

2009Kanye West: VH1 Storytellers...Lighting Design

Costume & Make-Up

2008Royal Opera House: Salomé...Costume Designer

Acting

2024Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Nowas Self - Interviewee
2023imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchesteras Self - interviewed guest
2017Abstract: The Art of Designas Self