Sophie is the winner of Best Director at the Stage Debut Awards 2024 for her production of THE BLEEDING TREE by Angus Cerini
"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
Sophie Drake in rehearsals for Patriots, Almeida Theatre.
Photography: Marc Brenner
ABOUT
Sophie Drake is a 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.
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.
This year, Sophie worked as the Associate Director to Rupert Goold on the Broadway Transfer of Peter Morgan's Olivier-Award-winning PATRIOTS at the Barrymore Theatre and the Off-Broadway transfer of Almeida Theatre's THE HUNT, starring Tobias Menzies. Before that, she was Michael Grandage's Associate on the world premiere of Marcelo Dos Santos' new play BACKSTAIRS BILLY.
Sophie's recent production of Angus Cerini's multi-award winning play THE BLEEDING TREE ran at Southwark Playhouse until 22nd June. Starring Mariah Gale, Elizabeth Dulau and Alexandra Jensen, the production received fantastic reviews and five Off-West-End nominations, including Best Director. Sophie won Best Director at the Stage Debut Awards 2024 for this production.
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