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Sam Pritchard

Sam is a director working in theatre across the UK and internationally. He was an Associate Director at the Royal Court Theatre between 2016 and 2024, where he directed productions across the programme, developed work with writers and ran the theatre’s International Programme, working with artists from around the world. His work includes Alistair McDowall’s monologue series all of it for the Royal Court and Avignon Festival, the site-responsive London premiere of Julia Jarcho’s noir thriller Grimly Handsome which took over the Royal Court building and The Mysteries, a six play cycle with Chris Thorpe commissioned by the Royal Exchange to be made and performed in different communities across the UK. Sam began his career as New Writing Associate at the Royal Exchange Theatre and won the JMK Award for Directors in 2012.

Credits

THEATRE
Date: 2023
Production (role):
MATES IN CHELSEA
Company:
Royal Court Theatre
Project details:
Director. Written by Rory Mullarkey.
Date: 2023
Production (role):
ALL OF IT
Company:
Royal Court Theatre (Avignon Festival)
Project details:
Co-Director. Written by Alistair McDowall.
Date: 2023
Production (role):
A FIGHT AGAINST...
Company:
Royal Court Theatre
Project details:
Director. Written by Pablo Manzi (trans. William Gregory).

Filmed for Santiago-a-mil Festival (2022)

Date: 2021
Production (role):
LIVING NEWSPAPER
Company:
Royal Court Theatre
Project details:
Director.
Date: 2018
Production (role):
THE MYSTERIES
Company:
Royal Exchange Theatre & Tour
Project details:
Director. Created by Chris Thorpe & Sam Pritchard.
Date: 2018
Production (role):
PITY
Company:
Royal Court Theatre
Project details:
Director. Written by Rory Mullarkey.
Date: 2017
Production (role):
GRIMLY HANDSOME
Company:
Royal Court Theatre
Project details:
Co-created with Chloe Lamford. Written by Julia Jarcho.
Date: 2017
Production (role):
B
Company:
Royal Court Theatre
Project details:
Director. Written by by Guillermo Calderón (trans. William Gregory).
Date: 2017
Production (role):
PYGMALION
Company:
Headlong / Nuffield Theatre / West Yorkshire Playhouse
Project details:
Director. Written by George Bernard Shaw.
Date: 2013-14
Production (role):
THERE HAS POSSIBLY BEEN AN INCIDENT
Company:
Royal Exchange / Soho / Edinburgh / Berlin Theatertreffen
Project details:
Director. Written by Chris Thorpe.
Date: 2012
Production (role):
FIREFACE
Company:
Young Vic
Project details:
Director. Written by Marius von Mayenburg (trans. Maja Zade).
Date: 2011
Production (role):
GALKA MOTALKA
Company:
Royal Exchange Theatre
Project details:
Director. Written by Natal’ya Vorozhbit (trans. Sasha Dugdale).

Credits

  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2023
    Production (role): MATES IN CHELSEA
    Company: Royal Court Theatre
    Project details: Director. Written by Rory Mullarkey.
  • Date: 2023
    Production (role): ALL OF IT
    Company: Royal Court Theatre (Avignon Festival)
    Project details: Co-Director. Written by Alistair McDowall.
  • Date: 2023
    Production (role): A FIGHT AGAINST...
    Company: Royal Court Theatre
    Project details: Director. Written by Pablo Manzi (trans. William Gregory).

    Filmed for Santiago-a-mil Festival (2022)

  • Date: 2021
    Production (role): LIVING NEWSPAPER
    Company: Royal Court Theatre
    Project details: Director.
  • Date: 2018
    Production (role): THE MYSTERIES
    Company: Royal Exchange Theatre & Tour
    Project details: Director. Created by Chris Thorpe & Sam Pritchard.
  • Date: 2018
    Production (role): PITY
    Company: Royal Court Theatre
    Project details: Director. Written by Rory Mullarkey.
  • Date: 2017
    Production (role): GRIMLY HANDSOME
    Company: Royal Court Theatre
    Project details: Co-created with Chloe Lamford. Written by Julia Jarcho.
  • Date: 2017
    Production (role): B
    Company: Royal Court Theatre
    Project details: Director. Written by by Guillermo Calderón (trans. William Gregory).
  • Date: 2017
    Production (role): PYGMALION
    Company: Headlong / Nuffield Theatre / West Yorkshire Playhouse
    Project details: Director. Written by George Bernard Shaw.
  • Date: 2013-14
    Production (role): THERE HAS POSSIBLY BEEN AN INCIDENT
    Company: Royal Exchange / Soho / Edinburgh / Berlin Theatertreffen
    Project details: Director. Written by Chris Thorpe.
  • Date: 2012
    Production (role): FIREFACE
    Company: Young Vic
    Project details: Director. Written by Marius von Mayenburg (trans. Maja Zade).
  • Date: 2011
    Production (role): GALKA MOTALKA
    Company: Royal Exchange Theatre
    Project details: Director. Written by Natal’ya Vorozhbit (trans. Sasha Dugdale).
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