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Dancing at LughnasaDancing at Lughnasa
 
[West End, 2023]
Drector
Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons LemonsLemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons
 
[West End, 2023]
Director
As You Like ItAs You Like It
 
[West End, 2022]
Director
City of AngelsCity of Angels
 
[West End, 2020]
Director
Sweet CharitySweet Charity
 
[West End, 2019]
Director
Les Liaisons DangereusesLes Liaisons Dangereuses
 
[Broadway, 2016]
Director
Producer
PrivacyPrivacy
 
[Off-Broadway, 2016]
Director
Les Liasons DangereusesLes Liasons Dangereuses
 
[West End, 2015]
Director
The WeirThe Weir
 
[West End, 2014]
Director
The 24 Hour Plays 2007
 
[Broadway, 2007]
Director
The 24 Hour Plays 2006
 
[Broadway, 2006]
Director

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Bookwriter/Lyricist

Awards and Nominations

Olivier Awards - 2015 - Best Director

Josie RourkeCity of Angels

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Marianne Elliott-Helmed THE UNBELIEVERS and More Set for Royal Court Theatre 2025 Lin Photo
Marianne Elliott-Helmed THE UNBELIEVERS and More Set for Royal Court Theatre 2025 Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 25, 2025

The Royal Court Theatre will present six productions running from May to December, to complete Artistic Director David Byrne’s 2025 programme. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
'2023 Was the Year The National Theatre Stood Up to the Plate' - Alexander Cohen's Be Photo
'2023 Was the Year The National Theatre Stood Up to the Plate' - Alexander Cohen's Best Theatre of 2023
by Alexander Cohen - Dec 13, 2023

The National Theatre somewhat mutedly celebrated its 60th anniversary this year. There was ostensibly little fanfare. No public flotillas, no audiences with royal patrons or forty-one gun salutes. Instead we have been on the receiving end of presents, and a plethora of them in the form of one knockout production after another.
Review: THE LIMIT, Royal Opera House Photo
Review: THE LIMIT, Royal Opera House
by Alexander Cohen - Oct 27, 2023

A play about the limits of language ought to easily translate into a ballet. Words naturally count for less and speech is no longer the primary means of communicating emotions. But does Sam Steiner’s indie darling Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons make the leap into dance?
Woody Harrelson, Andy Serkis, and Louisa Harland Will Lead David Ireland's ULSTER AME Photo
Woody Harrelson, Andy Serkis, and Louisa Harland Will Lead David Ireland's ULSTER AMERICAN at Riverside Studios
by Stephi Wild - Oct 3, 2023

A new production of award-winning playwright David Ireland's Ulster American is headed to Riverside Studios this year, starring Woody Harrelson, Andy Serkis, and Louisa Harland. Learn more about the production and find out how to get tickets here!
Dame Judi Dench Will Make Panto Debut in SNOW WHITE at Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds Photo
Dame Judi Dench Will Make Panto Debut in SNOW WHITE at Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds
by Stephi Wild - Sep 13, 2023

Dame Judi Dench is making her panto debut as the voice of the Magic Mirror in Snow White at Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds.
National Theatre's DANCING AT LUGHNASA Cast Recording is Now Available Photo
National Theatre's DANCING AT LUGHNASA Cast Recording is Now Available
by Stephi Wild - Jun 16, 2023

Broadway Records will release National Theatre's Dancing at Lughnasa, with original music by award-winning musician Hannah Peel.
Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of DANCING AT LUGHNASA? Photo
Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of DANCING AT LUGHNASA?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Apr 19, 2023

Review Roundup: What did the critics think of the revival of Brian Friel's Dancing At Lughnasa?
Review: DANCING AT LUGHNASA, National Theatre Photo
Review: DANCING AT LUGHNASA, National Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Apr 19, 2023

Josie Rourke's new production has much about it to admire, but has little to say on the changes in Ireland since the play's first incarnation on the South Bank in 1990
Ryan Calais Cameron's RETROGRADE Leads Our Top Ten Shows for April Photo
Ryan Calais Cameron's RETROGRADE Leads Our Top Ten Shows for April
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Apr 1, 2023

April has some truly exciting theatre in store. From Ryan Calais Cameron's new play about Sidney Poitier to a revival of Brian Friel's Olivier Award-winning play and one of Noël Coward's darkly comic masterpieces, BroadwayWorld has some brilliant recommendations for your theatrical delectation.
Photos: Inside Rehearsal for DANCING AT LUGHNASA at the National Theatre Photo
Photos: Inside Rehearsal for DANCING AT LUGHNASA at the National Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Mar 13, 2023

Rehearsal photos have been released for Josie Rourke’s striking revival of Brian Friel’s Olivier Award-winning play, Dancing at Lughnasa, opening in the Olivier theatre in April. See the photos from rehearsal here.
SEEKING DELPHI Premieres At VAULT Festival This Month Photo
SEEKING DELPHI Premieres At VAULT Festival This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 6, 2023

Seeking Delphi is a deeply compelling, painfully stark and shameless play about three homeless women seeking out stability, security and a way to change their fate.
Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Make of LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS, Star Photo
Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Make of LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS, Starring Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 1, 2023

What did the critics have to say about Sam Steiner's 2015 play?
Review: LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS, Harold Pinter Theatre Photo
Review: LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS, Harold Pinter Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 1, 2023

First performed in 2015, Sam Steiner’s Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons is an intriguing idea; a love story played out under a new law that restricts every person to 140 words a day. There is a lot of potential, but it remains an idea, not a fully-formed conclusion.
Emma Hatton, Sally Ann Triplett & More to Star in BERLUSCONI World Premiere Musical a Photo
Emma Hatton, Sally Ann Triplett & More to Star in BERLUSCONI World Premiere Musical at Southwark Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 24, 2023

The cast has been announced for the world premiere of BERLUSCONI at Southwark Playhouse. Rehearsals begin on 13 February with first preview on 25 March and press night on 29 March.
Special Prices for LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS Photo
Special Prices for LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jan 11, 2023

Special prices for Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons ‘Let’s just talk until it goes.’
Photos/Video: Inside Rehearsal For LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS Photo
Photos/Video: Inside Rehearsal For LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS
by Stephi Wild - Jan 5, 2023

Rehearsal photos and a new video are released today for the West End premiere of Sam Steiner’s Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons starring Jenna Coleman (The Serpent, BBC One; All My Sons, The Old Vic) and Aidan Turner (The Suspect, ITV; The Lieutenant of Inishmore, West End).
NOISES OFF Leads our Top Ten Shows For January Photo
NOISES OFF Leads our Top Ten Shows For January
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jan 3, 2023

We start the 2023 as we mean to go on; with some cracking West End shows. From some well-deserved transfers from the Theatre Royal Bath and Chichester Festival Theatre, to the UK premiere of George Takei's musical and the unknown story of Charlie  Chaplin and  Stan Laurel there are some true theatrical treats in store in January.
Boxing Day Theatre Sale: Save up to 49% on AS YOU LIKE IT @sohoplace Photo
Boxing Day Theatre Sale: Save up to 49% on AS YOU LIKE IT @sohoplace
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Dec 28, 2022

Boxing Day Theatre Sale: Save up to 49% on As You Like It @sohoplace
Review: AS YOU LIKE IT, @sohoplace Photo
Review: AS YOU LIKE IT, @sohoplace
by Cindy Marcolina - Dec 15, 2022

Presented in the round with the inclusion of closed-captioning at every performance and a few BSL-signing characters, it’s probably the most accessible, most gender-fluid show currently running in London.
Video: Rehearsals Begin For LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS in London Photo
Video: Rehearsals Begin For LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS in London
by Stephi Wild - Dec 14, 2022

An all new video has been released to mark the start of rehearsals for the West End premiere of Sam Steiner’s Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons. 
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Josie Rourke written?

Josie Rourke has written 1 shows including Committee... (A New Musical) (Bookwriter/Lyricist).

What awards has Josie Rourke been nominated for?

and Best Director (Olivier Awards) for City of Angels.

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