Soutra Gilmour is a British set designer. She is primarily known for her work on the London stage. She won the Evening Standard Award for Best Set Design in 2012 for her work on the Donmar Warehouse production of Inadmissible Evidence and the National Theatre production of Antigone. She is also a past nominee for three Olivier Awards and three Tony Awards.
Career She was born in London and trained at the Wimbledon School of Art.Interview Gilmour has been one of the most in demand theatre creatives across the UK of the 2000s having designed over 60 drama and opera productions, largely in London theatres. Gilmour designed Running With Lions by Sian Carter at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith in 2022, and the original West End production of Burlesque.
Most recently Gilmour has been praised for her work on London's St. James Theatre revival of Urinetown: The Musical, the West End and Broadway revival of Sunset Boulevard and the West End and Broadway production of Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), the latter which garnered her a third Tony Award nomination.
Stage credits YearTitleRoleVenueRef.2005HairScenic DesignerLondon Fringe Festival2008The Lover & The CollectionWest End, Harold Pinter Theatre2011Inadmissible EvidenceScenic Designer, Costume DesignerWest End, Donmar WarehouseReasons to be PrettyWest End, Almeida Theatre2012The Duchess of MalfiScenic DesignerWest End, Old Vic TheatreAntigoneWest End, Royal National TheatreCyrano de BergeracScenic Designer, Costume DesignerBroadway, American Airlines TheatreMerrily We Roll AlongDesignerWest End, Menier Chocolate Factory2013The HothouseWest End, Trafalgar StudiosThe PrideThe Night AliveScenic Designer, Costume DesignerOff-Broadway, Atlantic Theatre Company2014UrinetownProduction DesignerWest End, Apollo Theatre2015The HomecomingDesignerWest End, Trafalgar Studios2017Twelfth NightWest End, Royal National TheatreThe Wild PartyScenic Designer, Costume DesignerWest End, The Other PalaceMy Brilliant FriendWest End, The Rose TheatreGuards at the TajDesignrWest End, Bush Theatre2018Strictly BallroomScenic DesignerWest End, Piccadilly TheatreThe Turn of the ScrewScenic Designer, Costume DesignerWest End, Open Air TheatrePinter at the PinterSeason DesignerWest End, Harold Pinter Theatre2019EvitaDesignerWest End, Open Fist TheatreBetrayalScenic Designer, Costume DesignerBroadway, Bernard B. Jacobs TheatreCyrano de BergeracDesignerWest End, Playhouse Theatre2020Timon of AthensScenic Designer, Costume DesignerOff-Broadway, Theatre for a New AudienceA Doll's HouseDesignerWest End, Playhouse Theatre2021& JulietScenic DesignerWest End, Shaftesbury Theatre2022Running with LionsScenic Designer, Costume DesignerWest End, Lyric HammersmithCyrano de BergeracDesignerOff-Broadway, Brooklyn Academy of MusicCloserScenic Designer, Costume DesignerWest End, Lyric Hammersmith& JulietScenic DesignerBroadway, Stephen Sondheim TheatreMerrily We Roll AlongScenic Designer, Costume DesignerOff-Broadway, New York Theatre Workshop2023A Doll's HouseScenic Designer, Costume DesignerBroadway, Hudson TheatreFurther than the Furthest ThingDesignerWest End, Young Vic TheatreSunset Blvd.Scenic Designer, Costume DesignerWest End, Savoy TheatreMerrily We Roll AlongBroadway, Hudson Theatre2024Just for One DayScenic DesignerWest End, Old Vic TheatreThe EffectScenic Designer, Costume DesignerOff-Broadway, The ShedTwo Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)DesignerWest End, Criterion Theatre& JulietScenic DesignerU.S. National TourSunset Blvd.Scenic Designer, Costume DesignerBroadway, St. James TheatreBurlesqueScenic DesignerManchester Opera House2025Much Ado About NothingDesignerWest End, Theatre Royal Drury LaneWaiting for GodotScenic Designer, Costume DesignerBroadway, Hudson TheatreTwo Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)Broadway, Longacre TheatreBurlesqueScenic DesignerWest End, Savoy TheatreWoman in MindScenic Designer, Costume DesignerWest End, Duke of York's TheatreEvitaWest End, The Palladium2027Broadway, Winter Garden TheatreTwo Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)U.S. National Tour
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.2009Laurence Olivier AwardBest Set DesignThe Lover & The Collection2013Tony AwardBest Costume Design of a PlayCyrano de Bergerac2014Laurence Olivier AwardBest Costume DesignMerrily We Roll Along2020Best Set Design& JulietTony AwardBest Scenic Design of a PlayBetrayal2024Laurence Olivier AwardBest Set DesignSunset Blvd.2026Tony AwardBest Scenic Design of a MusicalTwo Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Scenic Design of a PlayWaiting for Godot
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