Bunny Christie OBE (born 1962) is a Scottish theatre set designer.[1][2]
Career
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]
Awards and nominations
| 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 |
References
- ^ Profile, The Guardian, 17 March 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Meet Bunny Christie: London's most astonishing set designer". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Former Pupil Biographies, Bunny Christie LLD (1962 - current)", The Madras College Archive
- ^ "Bunny Christie Credits" nationaltheatre.org.uk, accessed 5 March 2019
- ^ "Broadway Production" playbill (vault), accessed 5 March 2019
- ^ "Gemma Arterton stars in Rupert Goold's Made in Dagenham musical at Adelphi from October". whatsonstage.com. Whats On Stage. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ Gordon, David. "Review. 'People, Places & Things'" theatermania.com, October 25, 2017
- ^ Peikert, Mark. "Read Reviews of Marianne Elliott's Reimagined Revival of Sondheim's 'Company' in the West End" playbill, October 17, 2018
- ^ Masso, Giverny. "Sophie Okonedo, Bunny Christie and Richard Alston recognised in New Year honours list" thestage.co.uk, December 28, 2018
- ^ Jays, David. "Dangerous dreams: the mind-blowing world of designer Bunny Christie – in pictures" The Guardian, 4 September 2017
- ^ "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 1980-2003" Evening Standard, 29 October 2003
- ^ http://www.playbill.com/article/west-ends-olivier-award-winners-announced-feb-14-com-111514# "West End's Olivier Award Winners Announced Feb. 14"] playbill, February 14, 2003
- ^ "Olivier Awards 2011", accessed 5 March 2019
- ^ "Olivier Awards 2013" officiallondontheatre.com, accessed 5 March 2019
- ^ "BWW TV Exclusive: Curious Incident's Bunny Christie and Finn Ross on Their Tony Win! Video". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Olivier Awards 2015" officiallondontheatre.com, accessed 5 March 2019
- ^ "Awards" ibdb.com, accessed 5 March 2019
- ^ "2018 Results | Critics' Circle Theatre Awards". 29 January 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Winners list for the Olivier Awards 2019 with Mastercard | Official Website". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Tony Awards 2022". Tony Awards. Retrieved 9 May 2022.