Miriam Buether
Latest News on Miriam Buether:
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Will Return to the West End This Summer (Feb 19, 2026)
INTO THE WOODS, EVITA, and More Nominated For 2026 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards; Full List (Feb 12, 2026)
Broadway's STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW to Be Filmed for Netflix Release (Feb 10, 2026)
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Will Return to the West End This Summer (Feb 19, 2026)
INTO THE WOODS, EVITA, and More Nominated For 2026 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards; Full List (Feb 12, 2026)
Broadway's STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW to Be Filmed for Netflix Release (Feb 10, 2026)
BIO
Theatre and Dance includes: King Lear; To Kill a Mockingbird; Three Tall Women; A Doll’s House 2; The Children (Broadway); And Breathe…, Hymn, Shipwreck; Machinal; Albion; Boy; When the Rain Stops Falling; Judgement Day (Almeida Theatre) The Jungle (Young Vic/ West End/ New York); The Trial; Public Enemy; Wild Swans; The Government Inspector; In the Red and Brown Water; The Good Soul of Szechuan; Generations (Young Vic); Glass.Kill.Blubeard.Imp; Sucker Punch; Cock; In the Republic of Happiness; Get Santa!; (Royal Court); The Children; Escaped Alone; Love and Information (Royal Court Theatre/New York); Sunny Afternoon; Chariots of Fire (Hampstead Theatre/West End); Bend it Like Beckham (West End); The Father (Theatre Royal Bath); The Effect; Earthquakes in London (National Theatre); Six Characters in Search of an Author (Chichester Festival Theatre/ West End); Red Demon; The Bee (Young Vic / Japan); Guantanamo: “Honor Bound to Defend Freedom” (Tricycle Theatre/ West End/ New York/ San Francisco); Frame of View (Cedar Lake, New York); The Cherry Orchard (Amsterdam); Toot (Oper Leipzig).
Opera includes: La Fanciulla Del West (ENO and Santa Fe Opera); Turandot; Wozzeck (ENO); Suor Angelica (Royal Opera House); Anna Nicole (Royal Opera House and New York); Boris Godunov (Berlin Opera); The Death of Klinghoffer (Edinburgh Festival/ Scottish Opera).
Miriam trained in costume design at Akademie für Kostüm Design in Hamburg, and in theatre design at Central Saint Martin’s, London. She won The Linbury Prize for Stage Design in 1999 and received the Evening Standard Best Design Award in 2010 for Earthquakes in London and Sucker Punch, and in 2018 for The Jungle.
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Productions
Awards and Nominations
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Drama Desk Awards - 2025 - Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Drama Desk Awards - 2025 - Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether, Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.
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Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2025 - Outstanding Scenic Design
Miriam Buether, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
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Tony Awards - 2025 - Best Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether , Stranger Things: The First Shadow
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BroadwayWorld Awards - 2023 - Best Scenic Design
Miriam Buether, Prima Facie
Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether, Prima Facie
Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Set Design of a Play
Miriam Buether, The Jungle
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Obie Awards - 2019 - Special Citations
Miriam Buether, The Jungle
Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether, To Kill a Mockingbird
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Drama Desk Awards - 2018 - The Hudson Scenic Studio Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Play
Miriam Buether, Three Tall Women
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Set Design
Miriam Buether, Three Tall Women
Tony Awards - 2018 - Best Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether, Edward Albee's Three Tall Women
The Lortels - 2014 - Outstanding Scenic Design
Miriam Buether, Love and Information
Olivier Awards - 2013 - Best Set Design
Miriam BuetherWild Swans
The Lortels - 2013 - Outstanding Scenic Design
Miriam Buether, Cock
Olivier Awards - 2011 - XL Video Award for Best Design
Miriam BuetherEarthquakes In London
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Evening Standard Awards - 2010 - Best Designer
Miriam BuetherSucker Punch
winner
Evening Standard Awards - 2010 - Best Designer
Miriam BuetherEarthquakes in London
Videos
Video: STRANGER THINGS Star Jamie Campbell Bower Makes Cameo in Broadway Play
by Michael Major - 2025-12-20 12:14:26
Videos: Watch Celia Keenan-Bolger, Paul Tazewell & More Accept Their Tony Awards
by Michael Major - 2025-06-13 13:30:02
Video: Miriam Buether and Benjamin Pearcy React to Tony Win for Best Scenic Design of a Play
by Joey Mervis - 2025-06-08 21:20:45
Video: First Look at Clips From STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW
by Stephi Wild - 2024-05-22 08:54:42
Video: Stars of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Walk The Red Carpet in Los Angeles
by Adam Riegler - 2022-10-27 13:49:48
VIDEO: Inside the Making of Akram Khan's JUNGLE BOOK REIMAGINED World Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2022-03-29 13:36:03
VIDEO: Get A First Look At A New Trailer For THE JUNGLE At The Curran
by Alan Henry - 2019-03-01 11:18:08
VIDEO: Jeff Daniels Wasn't Intimidated to Play Atticus Finch in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2019-02-19 09:16:33
Video: The Clintons Receive A Warm Welcome At TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - 2019-02-15 23:50:09
TV: Aaron Sorkin, Jeff Daniels & More Talk Bringing TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD From Page to Stage
by Nicole Rosky - 2018-12-05 10:09:34
VIDEO: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Cast and Creatives Discuss the Show on 60 Minutes
by Stephi Wild - 2018-11-26 05:58:44
VIDEO: Laurie Metcalf Discusses Her Love of Theatre on The TODAY Show
by Stephi Wild - 2018-04-29 18:18:36
VIDEO: Glenda Jackson Talks Roles for Women and Returning to the Stage in THREE TALL WOMEN
by Stephi Wild - 2018-03-04 18:41:06
STAGE TUBE: First Look at Highights of BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM
by Christina Mancuso - 2015-07-29 07:17:32
STAGE TUBE: Watch Opening Number from BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM at Phoenix Theatre
by Nicole Rosky - 2015-03-13 10:06:49
TV: Watch Sneak Peek of SUNNY AFTERNOON- Previews Begin October 4
by TV - Press Previews - 2014-09-26 10:18:25
News
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Will Return to the West End This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2026
Aaron Sorkin's riveting stage adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird will return to West End for a strictly limited season this Summer with performances at London's Wyndham's Theatre.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2026
Aaron Sorkin's riveting stage adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird will return to West End for a strictly limited season this Summer with performances at London's Wyndham's Theatre.
INTO THE WOODS, EVITA, and More Nominated For 2026 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards; Full List
by Stephi Wild - Feb 12, 2026
The Critics' Circle has announced the nominations for the 2026 Theatre Awards, highlighting outstanding theatrical achievements.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 12, 2026
The Critics' Circle has announced the nominations for the 2026 Theatre Awards, highlighting outstanding theatrical achievements.
Broadway's STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW to Be Filmed for Netflix Release
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 10, 2026
Broadway's Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the prequel play to the Netflix series, will be filmed this week for a future release on the streamer. Performances from Tuesday, February 10 to Saturday, February 14 have been canceled to accommodate.
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 10, 2026
Broadway's Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the prequel play to the Netflix series, will be filmed this week for a future release on the streamer. Performances from Tuesday, February 10 to Saturday, February 14 have been canceled to accommodate.
Victor de Paula Rocha, Ayana Cymone & More Will Join STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 10, 2026
Get ready, Hawkins. New principal cast members are getting ready to join the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW as the production begins its second year on Broadway.
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 10, 2026
Get ready, Hawkins. New principal cast members are getting ready to join the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW as the production begins its second year on Broadway.
SUNNY AFTERNOON Comes to Milton Keynes Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 9, 2026
The multi Olivier award-winning hit musical Sunny Afternoon will return to Milton Keynes Theatre, bringing the music of The Kinks to the city from Tue 24 - Sat 28 Mar.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 9, 2026
The multi Olivier award-winning hit musical Sunny Afternoon will return to Milton Keynes Theatre, bringing the music of The Kinks to the city from Tue 24 - Sat 28 Mar.
Review: BORIS GUDUNOV, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Franco Milazzo - Jan 30, 2026
If Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov were a dinner party, Richard Jones’s Russian-language revival at the Royal Opera House would be the dinner date where you arrive bright and curious and leave questioning your life choices, nursing a neat whisky in a corner. This is not an opera that gives up its secrets like a West End musical handing out catchy tunes. It is, in its original 1869 incarnation, seven tableaux of conscience-stripped torment, political intrigue and chorus lines that hammer their point home with power and precision.
by Franco Milazzo - Jan 30, 2026
If Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov were a dinner party, Richard Jones’s Russian-language revival at the Royal Opera House would be the dinner date where you arrive bright and curious and leave questioning your life choices, nursing a neat whisky in a corner. This is not an opera that gives up its secrets like a West End musical handing out catchy tunes. It is, in its original 1869 incarnation, seven tableaux of conscience-stripped torment, political intrigue and chorus lines that hammer their point home with power and precision.
Further Cast Set To Join Rosamund Pike in West End Transfer of INTER ALIA
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2026
The National Theatre's production of INTER ALIA, starring Rosamund Pike, announces additional cast members for its upcoming season at Wyndham's Theatre.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2026
The National Theatre's production of INTER ALIA, starring Rosamund Pike, announces additional cast members for its upcoming season at Wyndham's Theatre.
STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW Breaks Marquis Theatre Box Office Record
by Stephi Wild - Dec 30, 2025
The Tony Award-winning Broadway production of STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW broke the 9-performance house record at the Marquis Theatre with a gross of $2,510,948.00 for the week ending Sunday, December 28, 2025.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 30, 2025
The Tony Award-winning Broadway production of STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW broke the 9-performance house record at the Marquis Theatre with a gross of $2,510,948.00 for the week ending Sunday, December 28, 2025.
Video: STRANGER THINGS Star Jamie Campbell Bower Makes Cameo in Broadway Play
by Michael Major - Dec 20, 2025
Watch a video of Jamie Campbell Bower surprising the audience for the final scene of STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW for the final scene of the production, reprising his role as “Henry Creel.'
by Michael Major - Dec 20, 2025
Watch a video of Jamie Campbell Bower surprising the audience for the final scene of STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW for the final scene of the production, reprising his role as “Henry Creel.'
Review: THE HUNGER GAMES: ON STAGE, Canary Wharf Troubadour Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - Nov 13, 2025
Housed in a purpose-built venue in Canary Wharf, it’s a behemoth. Adapting it for the stage was always going to be a Herculean task, not only when it comes to pleasing a very passionate fandom, but when we consider the scale and magnitude of the story too. Written by Conor McPherson and directed by Matthew Dunster, it’s an unquestionably impressive achievement with great technical value. The actors are tireless athletes, the theatre is an imposing arena, and the stagecraft is often remarkable. Unfortunately, it’s also a soulless incarnation.
by Cindy Marcolina - Nov 13, 2025
Housed in a purpose-built venue in Canary Wharf, it’s a behemoth. Adapting it for the stage was always going to be a Herculean task, not only when it comes to pleasing a very passionate fandom, but when we consider the scale and magnitude of the story too. Written by Conor McPherson and directed by Matthew Dunster, it’s an unquestionably impressive achievement with great technical value. The actors are tireless athletes, the theatre is an imposing arena, and the stagecraft is often remarkable. Unfortunately, it’s also a soulless incarnation.
Photos: Louis McCartney and More at Netflix's STRANGER THINGS Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2025
The stars STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW attended the LA premiere for the final series of the Netflix global phenomenon. See photos of Louis McCartney and more.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2025
The stars STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW attended the LA premiere for the final series of the Netflix global phenomenon. See photos of Louis McCartney and more.
Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, King's Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Nov 5, 2025
Aaron Sorkin’s riveting, award-winning stage adaptation of the seminal American novel about racial injustice and childhood innocence became a Broadway and West End sensation with star-studded sell-out seasons on both sides of the Atlantic.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Nov 5, 2025
Aaron Sorkin’s riveting, award-winning stage adaptation of the seminal American novel about racial injustice and childhood innocence became a Broadway and West End sensation with star-studded sell-out seasons on both sides of the Atlantic.
Photos: THE HUNGER GAMES on Stage Now Playing in London
by Stephi Wild - Nov 5, 2025
The Hunger Games: On Stage is now playing in London. Check out the first official photos and learn about the cast and creative team!
by Stephi Wild - Nov 5, 2025
The Hunger Games: On Stage is now playing in London. Check out the first official photos and learn about the cast and creative team!
Review Roundup: KYOTO Opens at Lincoln Center Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 4, 2025
Lincoln Center Theater is presenting the American premiere of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Good Chance production of the 2025 Olivier Award-nominated play KYOTO. Read the reviews!
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 4, 2025
Lincoln Center Theater is presenting the American premiere of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Good Chance production of the 2025 Olivier Award-nominated play KYOTO. Read the reviews!
Photos: Stephen Kunken, Jorge Bosch and More in KYOTO at Lincoln Center Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 3, 2025
Lincoln Center Theater has released production photos of the American premiere of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Good Chance production of the 2025 Olivier Award-nominated play KYOTO. See photos here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 3, 2025
Lincoln Center Theater has released production photos of the American premiere of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Good Chance production of the 2025 Olivier Award-nominated play KYOTO. See photos here!
THE HUNGER GAMES: ON STAGE Extends Run in London
by Stephi Wild - Oct 30, 2025
Performances of the first-ever stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s book The Hunger Games and Lionsgate’s hit motion picture of the same name have been extended. Find out how long the production will run, how to get tickets and more.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 30, 2025
Performances of the first-ever stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s book The Hunger Games and Lionsgate’s hit motion picture of the same name have been extended. Find out how long the production will run, how to get tickets and more.
The Almeida Theatre Reveals Cast And Creative Team For World Premiere Of Sam Grabiner’s CHRISTMAS DAY
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2025
The Almeida Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Olivier Award-winning playwright Sam Grabiner’s Christmas Day, directed by James Macdonald (Infinite Life, The Children).
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2025
The Almeida Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Olivier Award-winning playwright Sam Grabiner’s Christmas Day, directed by James Macdonald (Infinite Life, The Children).
Video: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD UK and Ireland Tour Trailer
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2025
A brand-new trailer has been released for the first ever UK & Ireland tour of Aaron Sorkin’s riveting stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Check out the video here!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2025
A brand-new trailer has been released for the first ever UK & Ireland tour of Aaron Sorkin’s riveting stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Check out the video here!
Photos: First Look at KYOTO at Lincoln Center Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 9, 2025
Lincoln Center Theater unveils the first look at KYOTO, a powerful play about climate negotiations, premiering in the U.S. this October.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 9, 2025
Lincoln Center Theater unveils the first look at KYOTO, a powerful play about climate negotiations, premiering in the U.S. this October.
Review: THE LAND OF THE LIVING, starring Juliet Stevenson
by Debbie Gilpin - Sep 19, 2025
'Was what I did 'wrong'?' In 1945 Germany, Ruth is part of a UN relief programme which is seeking to reunite displaced people with their families - she’s passionate about the work, and is certain that what she’s doing is for the best. But in London 45 years later, she’s not so sure.
by Debbie Gilpin - Sep 19, 2025
'Was what I did 'wrong'?' In 1945 Germany, Ruth is part of a UN relief programme which is seeking to reunite displaced people with their families - she’s passionate about the work, and is certain that what she’s doing is for the best. But in London 45 years later, she’s not so sure.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What awards has Miriam Buether been nominated for?
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp., Outstanding Scenic Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Best Scenic Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Best Scenic Design (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Prima Facie, Best Scenic Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Prima Facie, Outstanding Set Design of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Jungle, Special Citations (Obie Awards) for The Jungle, Best Scenic Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for To Kill a Mockingbird, The Hudson Scenic Studio Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Three Tall Women, Outstanding Set Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Three Tall Women, Best Scenic Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Edward Albee's Three Tall Women, Outstanding Scenic Design (The Lortels) for Love and Information, Best Set Design (Olivier Awards) for Wild Swans, Outstanding Scenic Design (The Lortels) for Cock, XL Video Award for Best Design (Olivier Awards) for Earthquakes In London, Best Designer (Evening Standard Awards) for Sucker Punch and Best Designer (Evening Standard Awards) for Earthquakes in London .
What awards has Miriam Buether won?
Miriam Buether has won several prestigious awards for her scenic design work. She received the Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play award at the Drama Desk Awards for Stranger Things: The First Shadow, as well as Outstanding Scenic Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same production. She also earned the Best Scenic Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Additionally, she won Best Scenic Design at the BroadwayWorld Awards for Prima Facie and received a Special Citation at the Obie Awards for The Jungle. Miriam was honored with The Hudson Scenic Studio Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Three Tall Women. She has been recognized twice as Best Designer at the Evening Standard Awards, for both Earthquakes in London and Sucker Punch.
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