Sophie Drake

Sophie Drake is a theatre director and dramaturg based in London with an interest in new writing. ​She has worked on large-scale productions in the West End and on Broadway.
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As director and dramaturg, she has developed new writing including THE SOCIETY FOR NEW CUISINE by Chris Fung which ran at the Underbelly 2023. Her reimagined version of SEA WALL by Simon Stephens was performed for the first time by a woman at the Turner Contemporary in 2022 before going on an international tour. As Associate Director she has worked with directors including Rupert Goold, Michael Grandage & Sean Mathias and with actors including Ian McKellen, Penelope Wilton & Tom Hollander.
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Current: Sophie is working as the Associate Director to Rupert Goold on the Broadway Transfer of Peter Morgan's PATRIOTS at the Barrymore Theatre.
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Sophie's has just opened the European Premiere of Angus Cerini's multi-award winning play THE BLEEDING TREE at Southwark Playhouse, which runs until 22nd June. https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/the-bleeding-tree/

Credits

DIRECTOR, THE BLEEDING TREE/ Southwark Playhouse, 2024
DRAMATURG, The Society for New Cuisine, Edinburgh Fringe, 2023
DIRECTOR, Click Delete/ King's Head Theatre, 2022
DIRECTOR, Seawall / Turner Contemporary, 2022
DIRECTOR, I Lived for Art / The Guildhall, Salisbury, 2021
DIRECTOR, The Self Defence Club / Brighton Fringe, 2021
DIRECTOR, Vessel / UK Tour, 2020
DIRECTOR and Co-Curator, Voices From Home / Arcola, 2020
DIRECTOR, Speak / Workshop & Rehearsed Reading, 2020
DIRECTOR, Post / Old Red Lion, 2019
DIRECTOR, My Boys / Theatre503, 2019
DIRECTOR, Constellations / Hen & Chickens Theatre, 2018
DIRECTOR, Constellations / Banham Theatre, 2017

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Patriots Dir. Rupert Goold, Broadway, 2024
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, The Hunt Dir. Rupert Goold, Off-Broadway, 2024
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Backstairs Billy Dir. Michael Grandage, West End, 2023
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Patriots Dir. Rupert Goold, West End, 2023
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Chalk Garden Dir. Sean Mathias, Theatre Royal Windsor, 2022
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Patriots Dir. Rupert Goold, Almeida Theatre , 2022
ASSISTANT/ RESIDENT DIRECTOR, Doctor Who: Time Fracture Dir. Tom Maller / Immersive Everywhere, 2022
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Hamlet Feature Film Dir. Sean Mathias, 2021
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Hamlet and The Cherry Orchard Dir. Sean Mathias / Theatre Royal Windsor, 2021
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, God's Dice Dir. James Grieve / Soho Theatre, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Weatherman Dir. Alice Hamilton / Park Theatre, 2019
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Maggie May Dir. Matthew Iliffe / Finborough Theatre, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, In Lipstick Dir. Alice Hamilton / The Pleasance, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Homos, Or Everyone in America Dir. Josh Seymour / Finborough Theatre, 2018

Training

Trained under Michael Grandage on his West End production of John Logan's RED starring Alfred Molina and Alfred Enoch.

Read English Literature & Theatre at the University of Leeds.