Bunny Christie (born 1962) is a Scottish theatre set designer.Profile, The Guardian, 17 March 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
Career She was born in St Andrews, educated at Madras College 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."Bunny Christie Credits" nationaltheatre.org.uk, accessed 5 March 2019
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."Broadway Production" playbill (vault), accessed 5 March 2019
In 2014, Christie designed the set for the new musical Made in Dagenham. 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.Gordon, David. "Review. 'People, Places & Things'" theatermania.com, 25 October 2017
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.Peikert, Mark. "Read Reviews of Marianne Elliott's Reimagined Revival of Sondheim's 'Company' in the West End" playbill, 17 October 2018
She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for her services to British theatre.Masso, Giverny. "Sophie Okonedo, Bunny Christie and Richard Alston recognised in New Year honours list" thestage.co.uk, 28 December 2018
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."Jays, David. "Dangerous dreams: the mind-blowing world of designer Bunny Christie – in pictures" The Guardian, 4 September 2017
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResult1999Olivier AwardBest Costume DesignAs You Like It2000Evening Standard Theatre Award"Evening Standard Theatre Awards 1980-2003" Evening Standard, 29 October 2003Best Set Design Baby Doll2001Olivier AwardBest Set Design2003Olivier Awardhttp://www.playbill.com/article/west-ends-olivier-award-winners-announced-feb-14-com-111514# "West End's Olivier Award Winners Announced Feb. 14"] playbill, 14 February 2003Best Set DesignA Streetcar Named Desire2011Olivier Award"Olivier Awards 2011", accessed 5 March 2019Best Set DesignThe White Guard2013Olivier Award"Olivier Awards 2013" officiallondontheatre.com, accessed 5 March 2019Best Set Design The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (with Finn Ross) 2015Tony AwardBest Scenic Design in a PlayOlivier Award"Olivier Awards 2015" officiallondontheatre.com, accessed 5 March 2019Best Set DesignMade in Dagenham2017Evening Standard Theatre AwardBest Set Design Ink 2018Olivier AwardBest Set DesignDrama Desk Award"Awards" ibdb.com, accessed 5 March 2019Outstanding Scenic Design of a PlayPeople, Places and ThingsCritics’ Circle Theatre AwardBest Designer Company2019Olivier AwardBest Set Design2022Tony AwardBest Scenic Design in a Musical2022Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Scenic Design of a Musical
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