THEATRE DIRECTOR
DRAMATURG
Sophie Drake in rehearsals for Patriots, Almeida Theatre.
Photography: Marc Brenner
ABOUT
Sophie Drake is an award-winning theatre director and dramaturg based in London. ​She has worked on large-scale productions in the West End and on Broadway with actors including Ian McKellen, Penelope Wilton, and Tom Hollander. Sophie is the winner of the 2024 Stage Debut Best Director Award and was part of the '24 National Theatre Directors Course cohort.
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Sophie's production of Angus Cerini's multi-award winning play THE BLEEDING TREE starring Mariah Gale, Elizabeth Dulau and Alexandra Jensen, ran at Southwark Playhouse and won the 2024 Stage Debut Best Director Award. The production received fantastic reviews and five Off-West-End nominations, including Best Director.
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​Sophie recently opened CHARLEY'S AUNT adapted by Rob Madge at the Watermill Theatre.
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She will be tour director on the upcoming RSC production of HAMLET based on Rupert Goold's original production which tours the UK in 2026. ​
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THEATRICAL ENQUIRIES:
Agent: Amanda Evans
T: 020 7637 4623​​
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ALL OTHER ENQUIRIES:
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Sophie is the winner of Best Director at the Stage Debut Awards 2024 for her production of THE BLEEDING TREE by Angus Cerini
"Drake's empathetic direction finds the funny or feelings of frustration in every situation."★★★★★ WhatsOnStage
"Drake's dynamic direction" ★★★★ The Stage
"Sophie Drake's glittering direction" ★★★★ BroadwayWorld
"Superbly directed by Sophie Drake." ★★★★★ SpyInTheStalls
"This production has everything you could want from an updated classic" ★★★★★ StageTalkMagazine
"Directed by Sophie Drake with flair" British Theatre Guide
"Director Sophie Drake has pulled all the farcical threads together brilliantly " ★★★★★ TheatreandArtReviews​
"Charming, witty, light-footed" ★★★★ Mickey-Jo Theatre
"It's Drake's assured hand on the tiller that makes it work so terrifyingly well." Tim Walker, The New European
"Breathless and compelling from beginning to end."★★★★ The Stage
"Sophie Drake gives a direction masterclass" ★★★★★ All That Dazzles
"Exquisitely painted on the stage like a poem in motion." ★★★★ Reviews Hub
"Sophie Drake manages to create a nuanced atmosphere that breathes both absolute fear and real hope." ★★★★★ West End Best Friend
"Creatively, Drake delivers a masterclass in atmospheric storytelling" There Ought to be Clowns
"Note-perfect production by Sophie Drake" ★★★★ ajhlovestheatre
"Seamless direction" ★★★★ Reviews Gate
