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Linbury Prize 2017 winners announced

Basia Binkowska was crowned the overall winner of this annual prize

Ben Hewis

Ben Hewis

| London | London's West End | Off-West End |

2 November 2017

Fin Redshaw, Eleanor Bull, Basia Binkowska and Khadija Raza
Fin Redshaw, Eleanor Bull, Basia Binkowska and Khadija Raza
© Sheila Burnett

The winners of this year's Linbury Prize for Stage Design have been announced at a ceremony at the National Theatre.

Founded by Anya Sainsbury in 1987, the prize – which offers graduating designers the opportunity to work with established directors on a professional commission with a major company – was judged by a panel including designers Tom Piper, Nicky Shaw and Rae Smith.

This year's successful applicants and their projects are Khadija Raza (Dido, Unicorn Theatre and ENO), Eleanor Bull (Windrush: Movement of the People, Phoenix Dance Theatre) and Fin Redshaw (Pieces of String, Mercury Theatre, Colchester).

This year's overall winner is Basia Binkowska who will design o t h e l l o m a c b e t h at the Lyric Hammersmith.

The work of all 12 finalists can now be seen in a new exhibition at the National Theatre until 2 January.

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