Directing
Community Rating
7.2
TMDB estimate
Born
September 3, 1976 (age 49)
Born in
Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Josie Rourke is an English theatre and film director. She is a Vice-President of the London Library and was the artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse theatre from 2012 to 2019. In 2018, she made her feature film debut with the Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated historical drama Mary Queen of Scots, starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie. During the 2020 lockdown, she directed the episode "Her Big Chance" of the BBC reboot of Alan Bennett's classic 1980s monologues, Talking Heads, starring Jodie Comer. In summer 2021, she directed and co-wrote the star-studded short film Rhythm of Life, encouraging people to get COVID-19 vaccines. It featured the song "The Rhythm of Life" from the 1966 classic musical, Sweet Charity, and starred Jim Broadbent, Derek Jacobi, David Walliams, Asa Butterfield, Colin Salmon, Don Warrington, Nicola Roberts, Russel Tovey and West End dancers.
Custom of the Country
as Director, Adaptation
TBA
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The Nan Movie
as Executive Producer, Director
2022
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Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
as Director
2020
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Mary Queen of Scots
as Director
2018
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National Theatre Live: Saint Joan
as Stage Director, Director
2017
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National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
as Stage Director, Director
2016
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The Vote
as Director, Stage Director, Creator
2015
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National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
as Director, Stage Director
2014
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Much Ado About Nothing
as Director, Stage Director
2011
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