Exclusive: In this Deadline exclusive, it’s Devlin, whose brilliant scene is directed by Sam Mendes. The Lehman trilogy Nominated for a Tony Award, we present a series of sketches and photos showing what could become one of the most impressive experiences of the Broadway season. From the simple guidelines of Mendes’s manuscript to the first sketches and subsequent photographs, the gallery offers a glimpse of a particular vision.
For each image, Devlin offers a caption that provides a background, including an initial, later canceled idea that would be performed on a tightrope audience. “We are all heading for the dubious noose of more complex human systems,” she writes.
An accurate synthesis of the visual power in the decoration of Devlin, design magazine JohnHe wrote after opening the show in 2018 in the West End, he said.
Several theatrical scenes convey a modernist doctrine: form follows function, with the same effectiveness as Devlin’s rotating masterpiece for the current National Theater hit, the Lehmann trilogy, directed by Sam Mendes … Characters, action and history. .. Essentially a rotating glass box that looks like a modern office archetype with a digital landscape by video designer Luke Halls that looks like a zoetrope on the back: it’s much more than just scenic wallpaper, especially date. The fact that the narrative spans centuries and continents. This skeletal structure of glass and steel plays a key role – it is the dynamic force that propels the characters, actions and narrative from the vast cotton fields of rural Alabama to the fast-paced urban jungles of Wall Street. 2008
After that West End opened, The Lehman trilogy, Adapted from a play by Stefano Massini of Ben Power, appeared on Broadway, New York, in Arms Park Avenue, returned to London, returned to New York, this time on Broadway, and in Los Angeles in a limited edition . where he wants what to be leman Then the viewer is enchanted by the creative power of the work, especially the triumph of Devlin’s design.
Three-time Olivier Award winner, London-based Devlin is a rarity among production designers: a recognizable face in good faith, after all, of course, in his native UK. But even American audiences who have never been to Broadway know of his work: he created jaw-dropping shows, “Large-scale installations and scenic sculptures” is how he describes them on his website, for Beyoncé, Kanye West and U2 . If you’ve seen the Super Bowl 2022 halftime show with Dr. Dres and Kendrick Lavra, or the Super Bowl 2021 halftime show The Weeknd, or the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic ceremonies, you’ve seen this visionary genius by Devlin.
The play, which chronicles the 164-year history of the rise and fall of investment firm Lehman Brothers and its pivotal role in American history, was nominated for an Eight Tone Award for Best Leading Actor / Actor. (Simon Russell Billy, Adam Godley and Adrian Lester), Best Production Design / Acting, Best Production Design / Acting, Best Direction / Acting, Best Game and, of course, Best Production / Acting.
To begin the Devlin guide tour, start with the video below (after Devlin’s description), then click the image at the top of this post to launch the photo gallery.
“Video of the rotating glass box”
The mechanical music box described by Henry Lehmann on his first arrival in New York has been activated. The ensemble became the fourth dancer, as did Ben Power and Sam [Mendes] Refine the long text and many characters in a laconic composition for a trio of virtuosos. Composer Nick Powell attended each rehearsal and improvised on the piano score when the actors blocked it – just as the film’s soundtrack was being written. To live. candida [Caldicot]The pianist became the fifth cast member and accompanied each performance from the bottom to the left as if it were a silent film.
– This is Devlin
Source: Deadline
