Her first works were in small experimental theatres in London.
Her canvas has expanded over the past two decades – through the national theatre, Sadlers Wells, Royal Opera House, La Scala, and onto the O2 Arena, Wembley Stadium, and the Olympic Stadia in London and Rio.
She has created stage sculptures in collaboration with Beyoncé, Kanye West, U2, Jay Z, Adele and The Weeknd.
She designed the London Olympic closing ceremony and the Rio Olympic opening ceremony. Es continues to work in theatre at all scales – including Hamlet with Benedict Cumberbatch at the barbican and Girls & Boys with Carey Mulligan at the Royal Court.
Her solo installation work includes: The Singing Tree at the V&A Museum (2017/18), Room 2022 which was on show at the Miami Beach Edition Hotel last year, Mirrormaze in Peckham in London (2016), Playbox at the Belgian Stadstriennale (2016), Poemportraits at the Serpentine Gallery (201) and Magicbox in the permanent collection at the V&A.
Devlin was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to stage and set design. She has also won three Olivier Awards, three TPi Awards, two Critics Circle Awards, the Evening Standard Award, the Wall Street Journal Award for Innovation in Design and the London Design Medal 2017.
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