The Jocelyn Herbert Lectures: The National Theatre

Photographs of lectures and back stage parties by Sandra Lousada

The Jocelyn Herbert lecture series was established at the National Theatre with a grant from the Rootstein Hopkins Foundation to provide funding for ten lectures. The aims of the lectures are to increase public awareness of a largely invisible discipline within an otherwise closely monitored activity, to increase the status of the discipline within the academic environment and to honour Herbert for her role in revolutionising the look and feel of post-war British theatre.

The next lecture will be given by Phyllida Lloyd on Friday 3rd November 2017 6.00-6.45pm in the Olivier Theatre at National Theatre https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/your-visit/platforms

Jocelyn Herbert Lectures: Phyllida Lloyd 3rd Nov 17 @ The National Theatre

The celebrated director, whose work includes Mary Stuart, Mamma Mia! and the recent all-female Shakespeare trilogy, reflects on the impact of design on…

The Jocelyn Herbert Lecture: Rae Smith – 3D Imagination

Rae Smith, the award-winning designer of wonder.land, This House (currently at the Garrick) and War Horse (NT), Pelléas et Mélisande (Scottish Opera), Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci (Met Opera), The Tempest (Birmingham Royal Ballet),…

The Jocelyn Herbert Lecture: Sian Thomas, Lions and Nightingales

This lecture is a rare opportunity to hear an actor speak publicly on the subject of theatre design. It has…

The Jocelyn Herbert Lecture: Walter Asmus – The Art of Beckett

Samuel Beckett called designer Jocelyn Herbert “my closest friend in England”, and they worked together many times. The distinguished German…

The Jocelyn Herbert Lecture: Christopher Hampton | Simplifying the Jungle

In his lecture Simplifying The Jungle, Hampton will give a playwright’s insight into the role of the designer in the theatre.…

The Jocelyn Herbert Lecture: The Politics of Good Taste, ULTZ

The second Jocelyn Herbert Lecture, The Politics of Good Taste was delivered by the theatre designer ULTZ in the National Theatre’s Lyttelton…