Sam Yates Explained

Sam Yates should not 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. He was selected as a Screen International Star of Tomorrow,[4] named a rising star in The Observer, 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, Hayley Atwell,[15] Gemma Arterton,[16] Christian Slater,[17] Matthew Broderick,[18] Ciaran Hinds, Jane Horrocks, Elizabeth McGovern and Jonah Hauer-King.[19] He is in a relationship with Irish actress Charlie Murphy.[20]

Selected work

Theatre

YearTitlePlaywrightTheatreCast
2023VanyaSimon Stephens (after Anton Chekhov)Duke of York's TheatreAndrew Scott
2021The Two Character PlayTennessee WilliamsHampstead TheatreKate O'Flynn, Zubin Varla
2020A Separate PeaceTom StoppardDavid Morrissey, Jenna Coleman, Denise Gough, Ed Stoppard
2018-20IncantataPaul MuldoonIrish Repertory Theatre, Gate Theatre, Dublin, Galway Arts FestivalStanley Townsend
2019The Starry MessengerKenneth LonerganMatthew Broderick, Elizabeth McGovern, Rosalind Eleazar, Jim Norton
2018/19The PhlebotomistElla RoadHampstead Theatre Downstairs and Main House Jade Anouka, Rory Fleck Byrne, Cherrelle Skeete
2017-19Glengarry Glen RossDavid MametPlayhouse Theatre and UK TourChristian Slater, Robert Glenister, Don Warrington, Kris Marshall, Stanley Townsend
2017Desire Under the ElmsEugene O'NeillMatthew Kelly, Aoife Duffin, Michael Shea
2016Murder BalladJulia Jordan and Juliana NashRamin Karimloo, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, Kerry Ellis, Norman Bowman
2015CymbelineWilliam ShakespeareSam Wanamaker PlayhouseJoseph Marcell, Pauline McLynn, Jonjo O'Neill, Emily Barber
2014/15East is EastAyub Khan DinTrafalgar Theatre and UK ToursJane Horrocks, Ayub Khan Din, Amit Shah, Taj Atwal
2015Outside MullingarJohn Patrick StanleyUstinov StudioDeirdre O'Kane, Owen McDonnell
2014Billy LiarKeith Waterhouse and Willis HallRoyal Exchange TheatreHarry McEntire, Rebeka Hinds, Emily Barber
2013The El. TrainEugene O'NeillHoxton HallRuth Wilson, Nicola Hughes, Sharon Duncan-Brewster
2012/13CorneliusJ.B. PriestleyFinborough Theatre and 59E59Alan Cox, Emily Barber, Pandora Colin, Col Farell
2011Mixed MarriageSt. John Greer ErvineFinborough TheatreDaragh O'Malley, Nora-Jane Noone, Fiona Victory
2006PurgatoryW.B. YeatsC Venues, Edinburgh FringeBrooke Morriswood, Monique Cornwell
2005Macbeth: The HourWilliam ShakespeareC Venues, Edinburgh FringeBen Deery, Sophie Middlemiss

Film and Television

YearTitleProductionCast
2024Towards ZeroScreenplay by Rachel Bennette, Mammoth Screen and BBCAnjeclica Huston, Matthew Rhys, Clarke Peters, Oliver Jackson-Coen, Mimi Keene
2024MagpieScreenplay by Tom Bateman, Werewolf, Agile, 55 FilmsDaisy Ridley, Shazad Latif, Matilda Lutz
2020Agatha and the Curse of IshtarChannel 5, Endemol ShineLyndsey Marshal, Jonah Hauer-King
2016Auld Wives LiftBear's DenJoseph Marcell, Lisa Dwyer Hogg
2016All's Well That Ends WellShakespeare's GlobeRuth Wilson, Lindsay Duncan
2016Love's Labours LostShakespeare's GlobeGemma Arterton, David Dawson
2016CymbelineShakespeare's GlobeHayley Atwell, Kevin Harvey
2015The Hope RoomsRather Good FilmsAndrew Scott, Ciarán Hinds

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Getting to know the byways of Muldoon's brain was joyous'. 2021-02-23. independent. 24 June 2018 . en.
  2. Web site: 2016 RIIFF Awards. 2021-02-23. www.film-festival.org.
  3. News: Stephanie Merritt . Laura Barnett . Luke Jennings . Rising stars of 2014 . . 15 February 2014.
  4. Web site: Grater2016-10-03T07:00:00+01:00. Tom. Sam Yates, Stars of Tomorrow 2016. 2021-02-23. Screen. en.
  5. Web site: Theatre: According to Michael Grandage | Director – The Men Of The Next 25 Years . . 18 December 2013 . 15 February 2014.
  6. News: Gardner. Lyn. 2014-10-16. East is East review – a complex and comic portrait of a man adrift. en-GB. The Guardian. 2021-02-23. 0261-3077.
  7. Web site: 2013-12-15. The El Train – review. 2021-02-23. the Guardian. en.
  8. News: 2024-04-14 . Stars of London stage gather for Olivier awards 2024 . 2024-06-07 . the Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  9. https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3143335937/weekend/
  10. Web site: Guardian Staff. 2017-03-06. Olivier awards 2017: full list of nominations. 2021-02-23. the Guardian. en.
  11. News: Brown. Mark. correspondent. arts. 2019-03-05. Olivier awards: Company and Come from Away lead nominations. en-GB. The Guardian. 2021-02-23. 0261-3077.
  12. Web site: Daniels . Robert . 2024-03-11 . ‘Magpie’: SXSW Review . 2024-06-07 . Screen . en.
  13. Web site: Interview with director Sam Yates . www.thestage.co.uk . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171108160031/https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2017/interview-with-glengarry-glen-ross-director-sam-yates/ . 8 November 2017 . dead.
  14. Web site: Orlando Parfitt2016-11-21T13:02:00+00:00. WATCH: trailer for 'The Hope Rooms' starring Andrew Scott. 2021-02-23. Screen. en.
  15. Web site: Shakespeare Lives, Shakespeare's Globe The Complete Walk: Cymbeline . BBC . 2021-02-23.
  16. Web site: The Complete Walk: Love's Labour's Lost. . 23 April 2016.
  17. Web site: 2017-11-09. Glengarry Glen Ross review – Christian Slater is top dog among cut-throat conmen. 2021-02-23. the Guardian. en.
  18. News: Treneman. Ann. Review: The Starry Messenger at Wyndham's, WC2. The Times. en. 2021-02-23. 0140-0460.
  19. Web site: 2019-10-14. Filming begins on Channel 5 drama Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar. 2021-02-23. Endemol Shine UK. en-US.
  20. Web site: Collcutt . Deborah collcutt . Peaky Blinders star Charlie Murphy's five siblings 'don't let fame go to her head' . Daily Express . 19 March 2021 . Express Newspapers . 8 March 2023.

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