Sophie Hunter

Actor

Born: London, England, UK

BIOGRAPHY

Sophie Irene Hunter (born 16 March 1978) is an English avant-garde theatre and opera director, playwright, and former performer. She made her directorial debut in 2007 co-directing the experimental play The Terrific Electric at the Barbican Pit after her theatre company Boileroom was granted the Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award. In addition, she has directed an Off-Off-Broadway revival of Henrik Ibsens Ghosts (2010) at Access Theatre, the performance art titled Lucretia (2011) based on Benjamin Brittens opera The Rape of Lucretia at Location Ones Abramovic Studio in New York City, and the Phantom Limb Companys 69° South also known as Shackleton Project (2011) which premièred at the Brooklyn Academy of Musics Harvey Theatre and later toured North America.In August 2015, Hunter directed Phaedra and The Turn of the Screw to critical acclaim for the Happy Days Enniskillen International Beckett Festival and Aldeburgh Music, respectively.

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