
Es Devlin
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, inc...
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
National Theatre Live: Hamlet2015 · Set Designer3.8
Robin Hood – The Musical Spectacle2014 · Scenic Artist3.3
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy2019 · Set Designer4.1
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now2024 · Self - Interviewee4.2
A Midsummer Night's Dream2014 · Production Design3.2
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue2024 · Set Designer3.8
Kanye West: VH1 Storytellers2009 · Lighting Design, Director4.5
National Theatre Live: The Crucible2023 · Set Designer2.3Cast credits
Crew credits
National Theatre Live: Hamlet2015 · Set Designer3.8
Robin Hood – The Musical Spectacle2014 · Scenic Artist3.3
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy2019 · Set Designer4.1
A Midsummer Night's Dream2014 · Production Design3.2
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue2024 · Set Designer3.8
Kanye West: VH1 Storytellers2009 · Lighting Design, Director4.5
National Theatre Live: The Crucible2023 · Set Designer2.3
Molly vs. THE MACHINES2026 · Stage Director1.5
Royal Opera House: Salomé2008 · Costume Designer, Set Designer1.5
The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde2026 · Set Designer1.5
The Lunar Chronicles2028 · Production Design
National Theatre Live: Dear England2024 · Set Designer
National Theatre Live: Ugly Lies the Bone2017 · Set Designer
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny2015 · Set Designer
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus2025 · Set Designer
I Saw The World End2020 · Director
Royal Opera House: Don Giovanni2019 · Set Designer