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Sam Mendes at an event for Revolutionary Road (2008)

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Sam Mendes

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  • London and Broadway theatrical productions of Cabaret.
  • (1999) Directed The Blue Room, starring Nicole Kidman.
  • Directed original stage version of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.
  • Ran the Donmar Warehouse, a theatre in London (1993-2002).
  • (September 2002) Directed "Uncle Vanya", a play by Anton Chekhov (Donmar Warehouse, London, England, UK).
  • (November 2003) Directed Bernadette Peters in "Gypsy" on Broadway.
  • November 2006 - directing Julianne Moore and Bill Nighy in "The Vertical Hour" - written by David Hare - on Broadway.
  • Directed Ralph Fiennes in a production of Hamlet. The cast also included Francesca Annis as Gertrude and Damian Lewis as Laertes.
  • (2002) He directed Brian Friel's translation of Anton Chekhov's play, "Uncle Vanya", at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London, England with Simon Russell Beale, Helen McCrory, Emily Watson, Mark Strong, Selina Cadell, David Bradley, Luke Varley, Paul Jesson, Cherry Morris, Anthony O'Donnell, Gary Powell and Gyuri Sarossy in the cast.
  • (1991) He directed William Shakespeare's play, "Troilus and Cressida", in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at The Pit Theatre in London, England with Ralph Fiennes, Amanda Root, Norman Rodway, Alfred Burke, Paul Jesson, Richard Ridings, Ciarán Hinds, Simon Russell Beale, Sally Dexter, Griffith Jones and David Troughton in the cast.
  • (1994) He directed William Shakespeare's play, "The Tempest", in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Barbican Theatre in London, England with Alec McCowen, Simon Russell Beale, David Troughton, Sarah Woodward, Paul Greenwood, James Hayes, Clifford Rose, Mark Lewis Jones, David Bradley and Mark Lockyer in the cast.
  • (1993) He directed William Shakespeare's play, "Richard III", in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London, England with Simon Russell Beale, Simon Dormandy, Annabelle Apsion, Kate Duchêne, Stephen Boxer, Mike Dowling, Ellie Haddington and Mark Lewis Jones in the cast.
  • (August 1990) He directed Frank Hauser's adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre's play, "Kean", at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with Derek Jacobi, Eleanor David, Nicholas Farrell, Ian McNeice, Sarah Woodward, Kate Duchêne, Christopher Luscombe and Tim Wallers in the cast.
  • (2013) DVD commentary for Skyfall (2012).
  • (1992) He directed Stephen Sondheim's musical, "Assassins," at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London, England with Henry Goodman, Louise Gold, Paul Bentley, Jack Ellis, Paul Harrhy, Ciaran Hinds, Cathryn Bradshaw, and David Firth in the cast.
  • (1996) He directed Stephen Sondheim's musical, "Company," at the Albery Theatre in London, England with Adrian Lester, Paul Bentley, Clare Burt, Anna Francolini, Rebecca Front, Sheila Gish, Kiran Hocking, Hannah James, Teddy Kempner, Clive Rowe, Liza Sadovy, Michael Simkins, Gareth Snook, and Sophie Thompson in the cast.
  • (1993) He directed Brian Friel's play, "Translations," at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London, England with Barry Lynch, Cara Kelly, Daniel Flynn, Norman Rodway, and David Killick in the cast.
  • (1996) He directed Alan Bennett's play, "Habeas Corpus," at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London, England with Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn, John Padden, Sarah Woodward, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Bonneville, Celia Imrie, Natalie Walter, Jason Watkins, Nicholas Woodeson, and Stewart Permutt in the cast.
  • (1997) He directed Ben Hecht's play, "The Front Page," at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London, England with Alun Armstrong, Ian Gelder, Martin Marquez, Hilton McRae, Adam Godley, Tim McMullan, Griff Rhys-Jones, Lizzy McInnerny, Ian Bartholomew, and Christopher Benjamin in the cast.
  • (1991) He directed Edward Bond's play, "The Sea," in a Royal National Theatre production at the Lyttelton Theatre in London, England with Judi Dench, Ken Stott, Samuel West, Alan MacNaughtan, Celia Imrie, David Thewlis, David Foxxe, Sarah Woodward, Ellie Haddington, and Karl Johnson in the cast.
  • (1994) He directed Harold Pinter's play, "The Birthday Party," in a Royal National Theatre production at the Lyttelton Theatre in London, England with Bob Peck, Dora Bryan, Anton Lesser, Nicholas Woodeson, and Trevor Peacock in the cast.
  • (2000) He directed Nick Whitby's play, To the Green Fields Beyond," at the Donmar Theatre in London, England with Dougray Scott, Adrian Scarborough, Ray Winstone, Finbar Lynch, and Paul Venables in the cast.
  • (2010) Directed the stage play The Tempest - international tour.
  • (2009) Directed the stage play The Winter's Tale - international tour.
  • (2010) Directed the stage play As You Like It - international tour.
  • (1997 - 1998) Directed the stage play Othello, at the National Theatre, London, UK.
  • (2013) Directed the stage musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, UK.
  • (1994) Directed the stage musical Oliver! at the London Palladium, UK.
  • (1997) Directed the stage musical The Fix at the Donmar Warehouse, London, UK.
  • (2009) Directed the stage play The Cherry Orchard - international tour.
  • (2011) Directed the stage play Richard III, at the Old Vic, London, UK.
  • (2014) Directed the stage play King Lear, National Theatre, London, UK.
  • (2020) Directing "The Lehman Trilogy," Nederlander Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA
  • (2017 - 2018) Directed "The Ferryman," Royal Court Theatre, then Gielgud Theatre, London, UK. Then directed same play in 2019 on Broadway, at Nederlander Theater, New York City, USA, winning Tony Award for Best Director.

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