| Bunny ChristieOBE | |
|---|---|
 Christie at the 75th Tony Awards in 2022 | |
| Born | St Andrews |
| Education | Madras College |
| Occupation | Theatre Designer |
| Known for | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time |
| Awards | 4 Olivier Awards 2 Tony Awards |
| Website | http://www.bunnychristie.co.uk |
Bunny Christie OBE (born 1962) is a Scottish theatre set designer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for her services to British theatre.
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."
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Olivier Award | Best Costume Design | As You Like It | Nominated |
| 2000 | Evening Standard Theatre Award | Best Set Design | Baby Doll | Won |
| 2001 | Olivier Award | Best Set Design | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Olivier Award | Best Set Design | A Streetcar Named Desire | Won |
| 2011 | Olivier Award | Best Set Design | The White Guard | Won |
| 2013 | Olivier Award | Best Set Design | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (with Finn Ross) | Won |
| 2015 | Tony Award | Best Scenic Design in a Play | Won | |
| Olivier Award | 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 | Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play | People, Places and Things | Nominated | |
| Critics’ Circle Theatre Award | Best Designer | Company | Won | |
| 2019 | Olivier Award | Best Set Design | Won | |
| 2022 | Tony Award | 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". Critics' Circle Theatre Awards - Founded in 1989. 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.