Sophie Drake in rehearsals for Patriots, Almeida Theatre.
Photography: Marc Brenner
ABOUT
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 Broadway and at theatres across the UK.
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.
Current: Sophie is currently in New York working as the Associate Director to Rupert Goold on the Broadway Transfer of Peter Morgan's PATRIOTS at the Barrymore Theatre.
Sophie's will direct the European Premiere of Angus Cerini's multi-award winning play THE BLEEDING TREE at Southwark Playhouse this Spring. https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/the-bleeding-tree/