Bunny Christie | |
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Born | St Andrews |
Education | Madras College |
Occupation | Theatre Designer |
Known for | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time |
Awards | 4
Olivier Awards 2 Tony Awards |
Website | http://www.bunnychristie.co.uk |
Bunny Christie OBE (born 1962) is a Scottish theatre set designer. [1] [2]
She was born in St Andrews, educated at Madras College [3] and at the Central School of Art in London. She has won four Olivier Awards and also worked on Kenneth Branagh's Oscar-nominated short film Swan Song. [4]
Christie designed the sets and costumes for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, which was initially produced at the Royal National Theatre in 2012, and also was performed on Broadway in 2014. [5]
In 2014, Christie designed the set for the new musical Made in Dagenham. [6] She designed the set for People, Places and Things which ran at the Royal National Theatre in 2015 and Off-Broadway at St. Ann's Warehouse in 2017. [7]
In 2018, she designed the set for Marianne Elliot’s gender bending revival of the musical Company. The musical opened in the West End in 2018. [8]
She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for her services to British theatre. [9]
David Jays, writing in The Guardian, described her style: "Bunny Christie doesn’t design stage sets. She creates worlds. Audaciously theatrical and frequently startling, her creations pull spectators headlong into the universe of a play – whether through the disorienting aperture of The Red Barn or the vintage newsroom pile-up in Ink. Christie often places us inside a protagonist’s head – she designs psychology as well as space, most notably for the singular hero of The Curious Incident, which won her one of her three Olivier awards." [10]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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1999 | Olivier Award | Best Costume Design | As You Like It | Nominated |
2000 | Evening Standard Theatre Award [11] | Best Set Design | Baby Doll | Won |
2001 | Olivier Award | Best Set Design | Nominated | |
2003 | Olivier Award [12] | Best Set Design | A Streetcar Named Desire | Won |
2011 | Olivier Award [13] | Best Set Design | The White Guard | Won |
2013 | Olivier Award [14] | Best Set Design | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (with Finn Ross) | Won |
2015 | Tony Award [15] | Best Scenic Design in a Play | Won | |
Olivier Award [16] | Best Set Design | Made in Dagenham | Nominated | |
2017 | Evening Standard Theatre Award | Best Set Design | Ink | Nominated |
2018 | Olivier Award | Best Set Design | Nominated | |
Drama Desk Award [17] | Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play | People, Places and Things | Nominated | |
Critics’ Circle Theatre Award [18] | Best Designer | Company | Won | |
2019 | Olivier Award [19] | Best Set Design | Won | |
2022 | Tony Award [20] | Best Scenic Design in a Musical | Won |
Bunny Christie | |
---|---|
Born | St Andrews |
Education | Madras College |
Occupation | Theatre Designer |
Known for | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time |
Awards | 4
Olivier Awards 2 Tony Awards |
Website | http://www.bunnychristie.co.uk |
Bunny Christie OBE (born 1962) is a Scottish theatre set designer. [1] [2]
She was born in St Andrews, educated at Madras College [3] and at the Central School of Art in London. She has won four Olivier Awards and also worked on Kenneth Branagh's Oscar-nominated short film Swan Song. [4]
Christie designed the sets and costumes for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, which was initially produced at the Royal National Theatre in 2012, and also was performed on Broadway in 2014. [5]
In 2014, Christie designed the set for the new musical Made in Dagenham. [6] She designed the set for People, Places and Things which ran at the Royal National Theatre in 2015 and Off-Broadway at St. Ann's Warehouse in 2017. [7]
In 2018, she designed the set for Marianne Elliot’s gender bending revival of the musical Company. The musical opened in the West End in 2018. [8]
She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for her services to British theatre. [9]
David Jays, writing in The Guardian, described her style: "Bunny Christie doesn’t design stage sets. She creates worlds. Audaciously theatrical and frequently startling, her creations pull spectators headlong into the universe of a play – whether through the disorienting aperture of The Red Barn or the vintage newsroom pile-up in Ink. Christie often places us inside a protagonist’s head – she designs psychology as well as space, most notably for the singular hero of The Curious Incident, which won her one of her three Olivier awards." [10]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Olivier Award | Best Costume Design | As You Like It | Nominated |
2000 | Evening Standard Theatre Award [11] | Best Set Design | Baby Doll | Won |
2001 | Olivier Award | Best Set Design | Nominated | |
2003 | Olivier Award [12] | Best Set Design | A Streetcar Named Desire | Won |
2011 | Olivier Award [13] | Best Set Design | The White Guard | Won |
2013 | Olivier Award [14] | Best Set Design | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (with Finn Ross) | Won |
2015 | Tony Award [15] | Best Scenic Design in a Play | Won | |
Olivier Award [16] | Best Set Design | Made in Dagenham | Nominated | |
2017 | Evening Standard Theatre Award | Best Set Design | Ink | Nominated |
2018 | Olivier Award | Best Set Design | Nominated | |
Drama Desk Award [17] | Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play | People, Places and Things | Nominated | |
Critics’ Circle Theatre Award [18] | Best Designer | Company | Won | |
2019 | Olivier Award [19] | Best Set Design | Won | |
2022 | Tony Award [20] | Best Scenic Design in a Musical | Won |