John Bury (theatre designer)

For other people with the same name, see John Bury.

John Bury (27 January 1925 - 12 November 2000) was a British set designer, costume designer and lighting designer who worked in theatre in the UK, West End and Broadway and international opera. He had a long creative relationship with director Peter Hall. Together they made Amadeus, which Bury was nominated for Tony Awards for scenery, costumes and lighting and received the award for scenery and lighting.

He was also nominated for 5 more Tony Awards including his first show on Broadway, Harold Pinter's The Homecoming in 1967.

He worked for many years with director Joan Littlewood at the Theatre Workshop which resides in the Theatre Royal in Stratford, London.

References

Timothy O'Brien. "Obituary: John Bury." The Guardian. Nov 15, 2000

Tony Award for Best Scenic Design (1976–2000)

Boris Aronson (1976) David Mitchell (1977) Robin Wagner (1978) Eugene Lee (1979) John Lee Beatty (1980) John Bury (1981) John Napier and Dermot Hayes (1982) Ming Cho Lee (1983) Tony Straiges (1984) Heidi Landesman (1985) Tony Walton (1986) John Napier (1987) Maria Björnson (1988) Santo Loquasto (1989) Robin Wagner (1990) Heidi Landesman (1991) Richard Walton (1992) John Arnone (1993) Bob Crowley (1994) John Napier (1995) Brian Thomson (1996) Stewart Laing (1997) Richard Hudson (1998) Richard Hoover (1999) Bob Crowley (2000)

Complete list (1947–1975) (1976–2000) (2001–2004) (2005-present (Play)) (2005-present (Musical))

Tony Award for Best Lighting Design (1976–2000)

Tharon Musser (1976) Jennifer Tipton (1977) Jules Fisher (1978) Roger Morgan (1979) David Hersey (1980) John Bury (1981) Tharon Musser (1982) David Hersey (1983) Richard Nelson (1984) Richard Riddell (1985) Pat Collins (1986) David Hersey (1987) Andrew Bridge (1988) Jennifer Tipton (1989) Jules Fisher (1990) Jules Fisher (1991) Jules Fisher (1992) Chris Parry (1993) Rick Fisher (1994) Andrew Bridge (1995) Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer (1996) Ken Billington (1997) Donald Holder (1998) Andrew Bridge (1999) Natasha Katz (2000)

Complete list (1970–1975) (1976–2000) (2001–2004) (2005–2025 (Play)) (2005–2025 (Musical))

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