Sally Cookson is a British theatre director, known for her devised adaptations of literary works, in particular, '' A Monster Calls'' (2018) and ''

Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The firs ...

'' (2014).

Early life and education

Cookson attended the

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. Founded in 1861, it is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. In ...

(LAMDA).

Career

Cookson began her career as an actor. Her first professional show as a director was ''Cloudland'', a production for early years staged with Travelling Light in 2003.

Directing credits

* ''Wonder Boy'' (2024) –

Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic is a British theatre company based at the Theatre Royal, Bristol. The present company was established in 1946 as an offshoot of the Old Vic in London. It is associated with the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which became a fin ...

* ''Dracula: Mina's Reckoning'' (2023) –

National Theatre of Scotland The National Theatre of Scotland, established in 2006, is the national theatre company of Scotland. The company has no theatre building of its own; instead it tours work to theatres, village halls, schools and site-specific locations, both at h ...

* ''Birthmarked'' (2023) –

* ''Emilia'' –

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS) is a drama school in Bristol, England. The institution provides training in acting and production for careers in film, television and theatre. BOVTS was an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance a ...

* ''Wonder Boy'' (2022) – Bristol Old Vic * ''Peter Pan'' (2019) –

Royal National Theatre The National Theatre (NT), officially the Royal National Theatre and sometimes referred to in international contexts as the National Theatre of Great Britain, is a performing arts venue and associated theatre company located in London, England, ...

/Bristol Old Vic * '' A Monster Calls'' (2018) –

The Old Vic The Old Vic is a 1,000-seat, nonprofit producing theatre in Waterloo, London, England. It was established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre, and renamed in 1833 the Royal Victoria Theatre. In 1871 it was rebuilt and reopened as the Royal ...

* ''Boing!'' (2018) – Travelling Light Theatre Company * '' The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe'' (2017) –

West Yorkshire Playhouse Leeds Playhouse is a theatre in the city centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1990 in the Quarry Hill area of the city as the West Yorkshire Playhouse, successor to the original Leeds Playhouse, and was rebranded in June 2018 ...

* ''

La Strada ''La Strada'', also translated into English as ''The Road'', is a 1954 Italian Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Federico Fellini and co-written by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano. The film tells the story of Gelsomin ...

'' (2017) – The Other Place * ''Peter Pan'' (2016) – Royal National Theatre * ''

Hetty Feather ''Hetty Feather'' is a 2009 novel by English author Jacqueline Wilson. It is about a young red-haired girl who was left by her mother at the Foundling Hospital as a baby and follows her story as she lives in a foster home before returning to t ...

'' (2016) – Rose Theatre Kingston * ''Jane Eyre'' (2015) – Royal National Theatre * ''Sleeping Beauty'' (2015) – Bristol Old Vic * ''Jane Eyre'' (2014) – Bristol Old Vic * ''The Boy Who Cried Wolf'' (2013) – Bristol Old Vic * '' We're Going on a Bear Hunt'' (2013) * ''Hetty Feather'' (2014) –

Duke of York's Theatre The Duke of York's Theatre is a West End theatre in St Martin's Lane, in the City of Westminster, London. It was built for Frank Wyatt and his wife, Violet Melnotte, who retained ownership of the theatre until her death in 1935. Designed by ...

Vaudeville Theatre The Vaudeville Theatre is a West End theatre on the Strand in the City of Westminster. Opening in 1870, the theatre staged mostly vaudeville shows and musical revues in its early days. The theatre was rebuilt twice, although each new buildin ...

* ''Peter Pan'' (2012) – Bristol Old Vic * ''Cinderella: A Fairy Tale'' (2011) – Tobacco Factory Theatre * ''Cloudland'' (2003) – Travelling Light Theatre Company

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cookson, Sally Living people British theatre directors British women theatre directors Date of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art