Richard Hudson was born in Zimbabwe and educated in Zimbabwe and England. In 1988 he won a Laurence Olivier Award for designing a season of seven plays at the Old Vic Theatre, London. His set designs for The Lion King have won numerous awards, including a Tony® in 1998. He is a Royal Designer for Industry (RDI). In 2003 he won the Gold Medal for Set Design at the Prague Quadriennale, and in 2005 he was given an honorary doctorate by the University of Surrey. He has designed sets and costumes for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, the Young Vic and the Gate, London. In opera he has worked at the Royal Opera, English National Opera, La Scala Milan, Metropolitan Opera New York, Opera National de Paris, Lyric Opera Chicago, Staatsoper Vienna, Glyndebourne Festival Opera and in Zurich, Munich, Amsterdam, Venice, Florence, Turin, Bregenz, Houston and Washington.
Richard Hudson, Leopoldstadt
Richard Hudson, The Lion King
Richard Hudson, The Lion King
Richard Hudson - , The Lion King
Richard Hudson, The Lion King
Richard Hudson, The Lion King
Richard HudsonVolpone
Richard Hudson, La Bete
Richard Hudson, La Bete
Richard Hudson, La Bete
Richard Hudson, La Bête
Richard HudsonPerformance Season
Richard Hudson has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout his career, including Best Scenic Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for "Leopoldstadt," Best Set Designer at the Olivier Awards for "The Lion King," Outstanding Set Design - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Lion King," Best Set Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Lion King," Best Scenic Design at the Tony Awards for "The Lion King," Outstanding Revival-Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Lion King," Best Costume Designer at the Olivier Awards for "Volpone," Outstanding Choreography at the Drama Desk Awards for "La Bete," Outstanding Set Design at the Drama Desk Awards for "La Bete," Scenic and Costume Design at The Hewes Awards for "La Bete," Best Scenic Design at the Tony Awards for "La Bête," and Designer of the Year at the Olivier Awards for Performance Season.
Richard Hudson has won several awards for his outstanding set design work, including the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design - Musical for The Lion King, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Set Design for The Lion King, the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design for The Lion King, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival-Play for The Lion King, The Hewes Award for Scenic and Costume Design for La Bete, and the Olivier Award for Designer of the Year for Performance Season.
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