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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.
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2028
The Lunar Chronicles
Movie Production Design
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2026
The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde
Movie Set Designer
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2026
Molly vs. THE MACHINES
Movie Stage Director
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2025
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
Movie Set Designer
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2024
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
Movie Self - Interviewee
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2024
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
Movie Set Designer
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2024
National Theatre Live: Dear England
Movie Set Designer
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2023
imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester
Movie Self - interviewed guest
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2023
The Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium
Movie Production Design
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2023
National Theatre Live: The Crucible
Movie Set Designer
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2020
I Saw The World End
Movie Director
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2019
Royal Opera House: Don Giovanni
Movie Set Designer
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2019
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
Movie Set Designer
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2017
National Theatre Live: Ugly Lies the Bone
Movie Set Designer
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2017
Abstract: The Art of Design
TV show Self
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2015
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Movie Set Designer
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2015
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Movie Set Designer
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2014
Robin Hood – The Musical Spectacle
Movie Scenic Artist
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2014
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie Production Design
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2009
Kanye West: VH1 Storytellers
Movie Lighting Design
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2008
Royal Opera House: Salomé
Movie Set Designer