Miriam Buether is a German stage designer who primarily works in London theatre. She was born in Germany and studied stage design at Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design in London and costume design at the Akademie für Kostüm Design in Hamburg.Profile Her design work includes the West End musical Sunny Afternoon.
Career Buether received her training in costume design at the Akademie für Kostüm Design in Hamburg, Germany, along with theatre design at Central Saint Martin's in London.
Stage credits YearTitleRoleVenueRef.2004Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend FreedomScenic Designer, Costume DesignerOff-Broadway, 45 Bleecker Street Theater2005The Wonderful World of DissociaDesignerScotland, Edinburgh International Festival2010Sucker PunchWest End, Royal Court TheatreEarthquakes in LondonWest End, National Theatre2011King LearScenic DesignerOff-Broadway, The Public Theater2012Chariots of FireWest End, Gielgud TheatreThe EffectDesignerWest End, National TheatreWild SwansWest End, Young Vic2014Love and InformationScenic DesignerOff-Broadway, Minetta Lane Theatre2015The FatherWest End, Wyndham's Theatre2017Escaped AloneWest End, Royal Court TheatreOff-Broadway, Brooklyn Academy of MusicA Doll's House, Part 2Broadway, John Golden TheatreThe ChildrenScenic Designer, Costume DesignerBroadway, Samuel J. Friedman Theatre2018Three Tall WomenScenic DesignerBroadway, John Golden TheatreThe JungleWest End, Playhouse TheatreOff-Broadway, St. Ann's Warehouse2019King LearScenic Designer, Costume DesignerBroadway, Cort Theatre2020Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Scenic DesignerBroadway, Booth TheatreTo Kill a MockingbirdWest End, Gielgud Theatre2021Broadway, Shubert Theatre2023PatriotsWest End, Noël Coward TheatrePrima FacieScenic Designer, Costume DesignerBroadway, John Golden Theatre2024PatriotsBroadway, Ethel Barrymore Theatre2025KyotoScenic DesignerWest End, Soho PlaceUnicornWest End, Garrick TheatreStranger Things: The First ShadowBroadway, Marquis TheatreThe Hunger Games: On StageWest End, Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre2026To Kill a MockingbirdScenic DesignerWest End, Wyndham's TheatreWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?West End, Soho PlaceInter AliaScenic Designer, Costume DesignerBroadway, Music Box Theatre
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.1999Linbury PrizeStage DesignRambert Dance Company2005Critics' Award for Theatre in ScotlandBest DesignerThe Wonderful World of Dissocia2008Hospital Club Creative Award for Theatre 2010Evening Standard Theatre AwardsBest DesignSucker Punch and Earthquakes in London 2012Critics' Award for Theatre in ScotlandBest DesignerWild Swans2013Lucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Scenic DesignCock2014Love and Information2018Evening Standard Theatre AwardsBest DesignThe JungleDrama Desk AwardOutstanding Scenic Design of a PlayThree Tall WomenTony AwardBest Scenic Design of a Play2019Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Scenic Design of a PlayThe JungleTony AwardBest Scenic Design of a PlayTo Kill a Mockingbird2023Prima Facie2024Laurence Olivier AwardBest Set DesignStranger Things: The First Shadow2025Tony AwardScenic Design of a PlayDrama Desk AwardOutstanding Scenic Design of a PlayGlass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.2026Lucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Scenic Design
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