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Josie Rourke

For the National:

Theatre

West End includes: As You Like ItLemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons and Much Ado About Nothing 

On Broadway: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Productions at the Donmar included: Sweet CharityMeasure for Measure, Saint Joan, Coriolanus, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Weir (also in the West End) and City of Angels (Olivier Award).

Theatre productions in New York include: Privacy at The Public; and The Machine at Park Avenue Armory.

Further theatre directing includes productions for: the National Theatre; the Young Vic; Chicago Shakespeare; Manchester International Festival, and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Film

Parliament Square (upcoming) and Mary Queen of Scots.

Awards

Mary Queen of Scots – BAFTA, SAG and Oscar Award nominations

City of Angels – Olivier Award.

Other

With James Graham, Josie Rouke created The Vote: a new play for theatre and television, broadcast live onto More4 on the night of the British General Election and watched by over 650,000 viewers. The Vote received a BAFTA Television Award nomination for Best Live Event. Josie Rourke also served as a Non-Executive Director of Channel 4. 

 

(Published April 2023)