Set and costume designer Bunny Christie to be recognised at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland graduation ceremony in July.
Renowned theatre designer Bunny Christie OBE is to be presented with an honorary doctorate at the summer graduation ceremony at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) in July.
Christie is a multi-award-winning set and costume designer, who has received two tony Awards and four Olivier Awards to date. She was the first woman to win the Olivier Award for Best Design, and also the first woman to receive the Evening Standard and Critics' Circle Awards for Best Designer.
Born and raised in St Andrews, she is perhaps most well known for her productions at the National Theatre, for whom she has designed productions in all their theatre spaces, covering both classic and new plays. Christie won widespread acclaim for her designs for the premiere of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (National Theatre), which transferred to the West End and Broadway. She also devised a small-scale touring version of Curious Incident, giving many students their first experience of live theatre and supporting the teaching of drama in schools.
In response to this announcement, Christie said: “As a production designer, born in Scotland, I am delighted to accept an honorary doctorate in production from the world-renowned Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, which trains the young designers of the future who join the UK’s hugely successful and profitable, visual and creative industries.”
Three ceremonies will take place on Thursday 3 July which will be livestreamed on the RCS graduation page: https://www.rcs.ac.uk/graduation/