Sam Yates

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Sam Yates (born August 1983) [1] [2] is a British director. [3] Yates grew up in Stockport and attended Poynton High School. [3] He was selected as a Screen International Star of Tomorrow, [4] named a rising star in The Observer , [3] and featured in GQ Magazine's "Men of the next 25 years". [5] Yates has been described as "a major talent" [6] in The Guardian , and "a director of unusual flair" [7] in The Observer. He studied English at Homerton College, Cambridge.

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Yates directed and co-created VANYA adapted by Simon Stephens and featuring Andrew Scott. The production was awarded a Olivier Award for Best Revival. [8] His productions have been nominated for Olivier Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for Murder Ballad (2017), [9] and Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre for The Phlebotomist by Ella Road (2019). [10]

He directed feature debut Magpie featuring Daisy Ridley and Shazad Latif. The film premiered at South by Southwest in 2024. [11]

Yates is known for his "eclectic body of work" and his "superb sense for casting", [12] having directed leading talent Andrew Scott, [13] Daisy Ridley, Ruth Wilson, [7] Hayley Atwell, [14] Gemma Arterton, [15] Christian Slater, [16] Matthew Broderick, [17] Ciaran Hinds, [13] Jane Horrocks, [6] Elizabeth McGovern [17] and Jonah Hauer-King. [18] He is in a relationship with Irish actress Charlie Murphy. [19]

Selected work

Theatre

YearTitlePlaywrightTheatreCast
2023Vanya Simon Stephens (after Anton Chekhov) Duke of York's Theatre Andrew Scott
2021 The Two Character Play Tennessee Williams Hampstead Theatre Kate O'Flynn, Zubin Varla
2020A Separate Peace Tom Stoppard Zoom David Morrissey, Jenna Coleman, Denise Gough, Ed Stoppard
2018-20Incantata Paul Muldoon Irish Repertory Theatre, Gate Theatre, Dublin, Galway Arts Festival Stanley Townsend
2019The Starry Messenger Kenneth Lonergan Wyndham's Theatre Matthew Broderick, Elizabeth McGovern, Rosalind Eleazar, Jim Norton
2018/19 The Phlebotomist Ella Road Hampstead Theatre Downstairs and Main House Jade Anouka, Rory Fleck Byrne, Cherrelle Skeete
2017-19 Glengarry Glen Ross David Mamet Playhouse Theatre and UK Tour Christian Slater, Robert Glenister, Don Warrington, Kris Marshall, Stanley Townsend
2017 Desire Under the Elms Eugene O'Neill Crucible Theatre Matthew Kelly, Aoife Duffin, Michael Shea
2016 Murder Ballad Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash Arts Theatre Ramin Karimloo, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, Kerry Ellis, Norman Bowman
2015 Cymbeline William Shakespeare Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Joseph Marcell, Pauline McLynn, Jonjo O'Neill, Emily Barber
2014/15 East is East Ayub Khan Din Trafalgar Theatre and UK Tours Jane Horrocks, Ayub Khan Din, Amit Shah, Taj Atwal
2015 Outside Mullingar John Patrick Stanley Ustinov Studio Deirdre O'Kane, Owen McDonnell
2014 Billy Liar Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall Royal Exchange Theatre Harry McEntire, Rebeka Hinds, Emily Barber
2013The El. Train Eugene O'Neill Hoxton Hall Ruth Wilson, Nicola Hughes, Sharon Duncan-Brewster
2012/13Cornelius J.B. Priestley Finborough Theatre and 59E59 Alan Cox, Emily Barber, Pandora Colin, Col Farell
2011 Mixed Marriage St. John Greer Ervine Finborough Theatre Daragh O'Malley, Nora-Jane Noone, Fiona Victory
2006 Purgatory W.B. Yeats C Venues, Edinburgh FringeBrooke Morriswood, Monique Cornwell
2005Macbeth: The Hour William Shakespeare C Venues, Edinburgh FringeBen Deery, Sophie Middlemiss


Film

YearTitleProductionCast
2024 Magpie Screenplay by Tom Bateman, Werewolf, Agile, 55 Films Daisy Ridley, Shazad Latif, Matilda Lutz
2020 Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar Channel 5, Endemol Shine Lyndsey Marshal, Jonah Hauer-King
2016Auld Wives Lift Bear's Den Joseph Marcell, Lisa Dwyer Hogg
2016All's Well That Ends WellShakespeare's Globe Ruth Wilson, Lindsay Duncan
2016 Love's Labours Lost Shakespeare's Globe Gemma Arterton, David Dawson
2016 Cymbeline Shakespeare's Globe Hayley Atwell, Kevin Harvey
2015The Hope RoomsRather Good Films Andrew Scott, Ciarán Hinds

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