The Society of British Theatre Designers

2011 National Exhibition

Miriam Nabarro

Gallery Images

  • Palace of the End

Biography

Miriam is a theatre designer, photographer and artist currently based in London. Recent productions include 'Palace of the End' (Amnesty Freedom of Expression Award, 2009), for the Royal Exchange Studio, Galway Festival,Traverse Theatre,
'Dr Korczak's Example', Royal Exchange Studio and Arcola Theatre(2008 Best Studio Production MEN Award),
'The Great Game: Afghanistan' (with Pamela Howard) for the Tricycle and US tour,
'The Winters Tale' (Headlong/ Schtanhaus)
'Twelfth Night' and 'Macbeth' (National Theatre Cottesloe/ Discover)
'A Midsummer Nights Dream' (co-design with Mila Sanders, NT Education/ Unicorn)
'ID1000' and 'Measure for Measure' (National Youth Theatre)
'Sabbat' and 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' (Dukes, Lancaster)
'George and the Dragon' and 'Tombstone Tales' (Schtanhaus/ Beggarsbelief)

Miriam trained at Central Saint Martins, HKU, Utrecht and DAMU, Prague, gaining her MA in European Scenography, with distinction. She also holds an English Literature degree from the University of Edinburgh and an MSc in Political Science from SOAS.

Enjoying new writing, political theatre, site specific collaborations and Shakespeare, she has also worked extensively as a community artist and with young people and vulnerable groups including periods working for NGO's and the British Council in Iran, Georgia, Kosovo, Syria, Sudan and DRC.

In 2008 she was Artist in Residence at Bundanon, NSW, Australia and has exhibited this work in London and Tbilisi, Georgia.

www.miriamnabarro.co.uk