About Lez Brotherston
Born 1961. Lez Brotherston is a British costume designer and scenographer.
Leslie William Brotherston (born 1961) is a British set and costume designer.
Early life He was born in Liverpool and attended Prescot Grammar School.
He trained at the Central School of Art and Design, graduating in theatre design in 1984.
Career He was a production designer of Letter to Brezhnev in the same year. He has worked in dance, theatre, opera, musicals and film, and has collaborated with Matthew Bourne. He won the Olivier Award for Cinderella and the Tony Award for Swan Lake.
National Life Stories conducted an oral history interview (C1173/10) with Lez Brotherston in 2006 for its An Oral History of Theatre Design collection held by the British Library.
Brotherston was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to dance and theatre.
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Who is Lez Brotherston?
British set and costume designer
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Lez Brotherston was born in 1961 in Liverpool.
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Lez Brotherston is a costume designer and scenographer.
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