Sam Yates

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Not to be confused with Samuel Yates.

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 Education with English at Homerton College, Cambridge.

Yates directed and co-created VANYA adapted by Simon Stephens and featuring Andrew Scott. The production won multiple awards including the Olivier Award for Best Revival,[8] Best Revival at the What'sOnStage Awards, and Best Actor for Andrew Scott at the Critics' Circle and Evening Standard Awards. The filmed National Theatre Live production, directed by Yates, played in cinemas internationally and took over $2.5million at the box office.[9]

His productions have been nominated for Olivier Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for Murder Ballad (2017),[10] and Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre for The Phlebotomist by Ella Road (2019).[11]

He directed feature debut Magpie featuring Daisy Ridley and Shazad Latif. The film premiered at South by Southwest in 2024.[12]

Yates is known for his "eclectic body of work" and his "superb sense for casting",[13] having directed leading talent Andrew Scott,[14] Daisy Ridley, Ruth Wilson,[7] Hayley Atwell,[15] Gemma Arterton,[16] Christian Slater,[17] Matthew Broderick,[18] Ciaran Hinds,[14] Jane Horrocks,[6] Elizabeth McGovern[18] and Jonah Hauer-King.[19] He is in a relationship with Irish actress Charlie Murphy.[20]

Selected work

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Theatre

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Year Title Playwright Theatre Cast
2023 Vanya 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
2020 A Separate Peace Tom Stoppard Zoom David Morrissey, Jenna Coleman, Denise Gough, Ed Stoppard
2018-20 Incantata Paul Muldoon Irish Repertory Theatre, Gate Theatre, Dublin, Galway Arts Festival Stanley Townsend
2019 The 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
2013 The El. Train Eugene O'Neill Hoxton Hall Ruth Wilson, Nicola Hughes, Sharon Duncan-Brewster
2012/13 Cornelius 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 Fringe Brooke Morriswood, Monique Cornwell
2005 Macbeth: The Hour William Shakespeare C Venues, Edinburgh Fringe Ben Deery, Sophie Middlemiss


Film and Television

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Year Title Production Cast
2024 Towards Zero Screenplay by Rachel Bennette, Mammoth Screen and BBC Anjeclica Huston, Matthew Rhys, Clarke Peters, Oliver Jackson-Coen, Mimi Keene
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
2016 Auld Wives Lift Bear's Den Joseph Marcell, Lisa Dwyer Hogg
2016 All's Well That Ends Well Shakespeare'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
2015 The Hope Rooms Rather Good Films Andrew Scott, Ciarán Hinds

References

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  1. ^ "'Getting to know the byways of Muldoon's brain was joyous'". independent. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. ^ "2016 RIIFF Awards". www.film-festival.org. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Stephanie Merritt; Laura Barnett; Luke Jennings. "Rising stars of 2014". The Observer. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  4. ^ Grater2016-10-03T07:00:00+01:00, Tom. "Sam Yates, Stars of Tomorrow 2016". Screen. Retrieved 23 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Theatre: According to Michael Grandage | Director – The Men Of The Next 25 Years". GQ. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  6. ^ a b Gardner, Lyn (16 October 2014). "East is East review – a complex and comic portrait of a man adrift". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. ^ a b "The El Train – review". the Guardian. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Stars of London stage gather for Olivier awards 2024". the Guardian. 14 April 2024. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  9. ^ "National Theatre Live: Vanya".
  10. ^ Guardian Staff (6 March 2017). "Olivier awards 2017: full list of nominations". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  11. ^ Brown, Mark; correspondent, arts (5 March 2019). "Olivier awards: Company and Come from Away lead nominations". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 February 2021. {{cite news}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ Daniels, Robert (11 March 2024). "'Magpie': SXSW Review". Screen. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Interview with director Sam Yates". www.thestage.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  14. ^ a b Orlando Parfitt2016-11-21T13:02:00+00:00. "WATCH: trailer for 'The Hope Rooms' starring Andrew Scott". Screen. Retrieved 23 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Shakespeare Lives, Shakespeare's Globe The Complete Walk: Cymbeline". BBC. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  16. ^ "The Complete Walk: Love's Labour's Lost". IMDb. 23 April 2016.
  17. ^ "Glengarry Glen Ross review – Christian Slater is top dog among cut-throat conmen". the Guardian. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  18. ^ a b Treneman, Ann. "Review: The Starry Messenger at Wyndham's, WC2". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Filming begins on Channel 5 drama Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar". Endemol Shine UK. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  20. ^ Collcutt, Deborah collcutt (19 March 2021). "Peaky Blinders star Charlie Murphy's five siblings 'don't let fame go to her head'". Daily Express. Express Newspapers. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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