Biography

Lu Herbert is a non-binary Set and Costume designer based in Yorkshire, working in Leeds, London and across the UK. Lu is a graduate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s BA Production Arts and Design Degree (specialising in Set and Costume design), and Guildhall School of Music and Drama’s MA Collaborative Theatre Production and Design.

Lu is excited by exploration, play and development for new works of theatre and loves experimenting with colour palettes, texture and bringing new stories to the stage. Lu is proudly neurodivergent. A lot of the work they create explores the relationship between text and visual, sensory practice in design, creative collaboration, and having a complex and exciting dynamic with the rest of the creative team on all projects. Sustainability and accessibility are some of Lu’s most valued elements of the theatrical process.

Lu is was shortlisted for the Linbury Prize 2021, nominated for a BroadwayWorld award in 2022, and was a JMK Finalist 2024.

Having worked with companies such as Shared Experience, British Youth Music Theatre, She Productions, Woven Nest, Paraorchestra, Dibby Theatre and Concrete Youth, Lu has worked on touring shows and has designed for multiple venues across the UK.

For any inquiries please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Faced with the backdrop of the First World War, the insular residents of Bryher can no longer escape the realities of life beyond the islands. It takes the innocence of youth – in the shape of plucky young Gracie Jenkins, and her sailing companion and confidant Daniel Pender – to try to blow apart the fear and hatred that threatens to destroy their community, lifting a powerful curse in the process.

“Tremendous.” – British Theatre Guide