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The Linbury Prize exhibition for Stage Design

Start Date 13 November 2023
End Date 30 March 2024
Venue National Theatre
Location London,UK
Curator Jean-Marc Puissant
Male mannequin wearing a red jacket with black detail, red trousers and black boots. Look is complete with red hat.
Costume for ‘Dr Faustus’ by Christopher Marlowe, designed and made by Tiffany Fraser Steele. The costume is a mix of red and black textures. Complete with a red hood and black jacket.
Costume for ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ by John Webster, designed and made by Biz Sutton. The costume is red with black detailing on the top and at the hips. The look is complete with a red hat and black boots.

The Linbury Prize is the only nationwide prize for stage design in the UK, founded in 1987 by Lady Anya Sainsbury, former ballet dancer and patron of the arts

The prize is open every two years to graduating designers or those who demonstrate equivalent skills and experience. The Prize offers 12 prize recipients the chance to work with some of the UK’s leading theatre, opera and dance companies, offering vital support at the early stage of a designer’s career.

Applications for the Linbury Prize are next open in the summer of 2025.

Linbury Prize 2023 exhibition

The Linbury Prize exhibition took place in the Lyttelton Lounge at the National Theatre, from November 2023 to March 2024. This free exhibition showcased the work of the 12 emerging designers from across the UK who were selected as the recipients of the Linbury Prize for Stage Design 2023.

Images courtesy of National Theatre.