Jeremy Herbert, (b. 1960) from London, is an international multi-media artist specializing in theatre design. He trained under

Margaret Harris Margaret Frances Harris (28 May 1904 – 10 May 2000) was an English theatre and opera costume and scenic designer. Biography Early years Harris was born in Hayes, Kent, the fourth child and second daughter of William Birkbeck Harris, a L ...

on the

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. Jeremy Herbert's credits include both premieres of ''

4.48 Psychosis ''4.48 Psychosis'' is the final play by British playwright Sarah Kane. It was her last work, first staged at the Royal Court Theatre, Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre Upstairs on 23 June 2000, directed by James Macdonald (director), James Macdonald ...

'' and ''

Cleansed ''Cleansed'' is the third play by the English playwright Sarah Kane. It was first performed in 1998 at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs in London. The play is set in a university which (according to the blurb of the published script) is ope ...

'' written by

Sarah Kane Sarah Kane (3 February 1971 – 20 February 1999) was an English playwright, screenwriter and theatre director. She is known for her plays that deal with themes of redemptive love, sexual desire, pain, torture—both physical and psychological ...

at the

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. He staged ''

Sexual Perversity in Chicago ''Sexual Perversity in Chicago'' is a play written by David Mamet that examines the sex lives of two men and two women in the 1970s. The play is filled with profanity and regional jargon that reflects the working-class language of Chicago. The ...

'', Laurence Boswell's dark adaptation of ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''

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'', '' Treats'', and recently ''The Ugly One'' for the

. He frequently works with directors

Ian Rickson Ian David Rickson (born 1963) is a British theatre director. He was the artistic director at the Royal Court Theatre in London from 1998 to 2006.

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and

Laurence Boswell Laurence Boswell (born 1959) is a theatre director, whose credits include Ben Elton's Popcorn, Madonna in her London stage debut, Eddie Izzard in a revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, and Matt Damon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hayden Christensen, ...

Awards

* 1995 - Arts Foundation Award - Theatre Design * 2000 - Barclays Theatre Award - Best Designer for ''

''. * 2004 -

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Fellowship Dream Time Award - Design

References

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