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Sam Mendes

Date of Birth: August 01, 1965 (57)

Birth Place: ENGLAND

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Sam Mendes BIO

Sam Mendes founded and ran the Donmar Warehouse in London for ten years. He was the founding director of The Bridge Project and Neal Street Productions.

His work has been seen at the National Theatre, RSC, Royal Court, Old Vic, Young Vic, BAM, the West End and on Broadway. Films include American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Jarhead, Revolutionary Road, Away We Go, Skyfall, Spectre, and 1917.

Awards include Academy Award Best Director, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award Best Director, 2 Tony Awards, 5 Olivier Awards, the Olivier Special Award, 3 Evening Standard Awards, Empire Inspiration Award, Directors Guild of America Award and the Shakespeare Prize.
He has also won the Director's Guild Award for lifetime achievement. In addition to The Ferryman, his production of The Lehman Trilogy is currently running at the National Theatre in London.

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Sam Mendes STAGE CREDITS

Sam Mendes Productions

 
[West End, 2023]
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[Broadway, 2021]
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[Off-Broadway, 2019]
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[Broadway, 2018]
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[West End, 2018]
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[West End, 2017]
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[West End, 2017]
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[US Tour, 2016]
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[Broadway, 2014]
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[West End, 2013]
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[Broadway, 2006]
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[Broadway, 2003]
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[New York, 1999]
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[Broadway, 1998]
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[Broadway, 1998]
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[West End, 1997]
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[West End, 1995]
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[West End, 1994]
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[West End, 1993]
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[West End, 1992]
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Sam Mendes Movies

[1998]Little Voice director

[2002]Road to Perdition producer

[2007]Things We Lost in the Fire producer

[2008]Revolutionary Road producer

[2013]Shrek the Musical producer

[2019]1917 writer

[2022]Empire of Light producer

Sam Mendes Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Direction of a Play

Sam Mendes, The Lehman Trilogy

Olivier Awards - 2018 - Best Director

Sam Mendes , The Ferryman

Olivier Awards - 2010 - Best Musical Revival

Sam MendesLionel Bart’s Oliver!

Olivier Awards - 1993 - Best Director of a Play

Sam MendesThe Rise And Fall Of Little Voice

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Sam Mendes News

Adam Pascal Will Direct RENT in Long Island This Summer

Adam Pascal will direct a production of Rent coming to Long island's From Stage to Screen this summer. Auditions will be held this month.  Performances will run July 28-30.

Will Roland, Veanne Cox, and More Join Corbin Bleu and Danielle Wade in Goodspeed's SUMMER STOCK

Goodspeed Musicals has announced the cast for the world premiere musical comedy Summer Stock, the second production of its 60th anniversary season. Filled with exuberant dance numbers and hits from the American songbook, it is adapted from the MGM/Warner Bros. film Summer Stock and will appear on the Goodspeed stage from July 7 – August 27 in East Haddam, Connecticut.

El Museo Del Palacio De Bellas Artes Exhibe La Videoinstalación Dioses Y Máquinas, De Santiago Sierra Soler

La Secretaría de Cultura federal y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), a través del Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, recinto que integra la Red de Museos Inbal, presentan la videoinstalación Dioses y máquinas, dirigida por Santiago Sierra Soler, proyecto que propone nuevas narrativas a partir de una reinterpretación fílmica que hace referencia a algunas obras del movimiento muralista mexicano.  

Wake Up With BWW 5/11: BAD CINDERELLA Closing, Plus a Message From Paula Vogel!

Today's top stories: Bad Cinderella sets closing date, plus watch an exclusive video message from Paula Vogel in honor of BroadwayWorld's 20th anniversary!

Reeve Carney to Return to Chelsea Table + Stage With Led Zeppelin Tribute in June

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present the return of Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and actor Reeve Carney on Sunday, June 4 at 9:30 PM.

Could Sam Mendes' THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE Transfer to the West End and Broadway?

 Sam Mendes' The Motive and the Cue is now playing at the National Theatre. Baz Bamigboye has revealed that the production is hoping to transfer to the West End and then Broadway.

Joshua David Robinson, Steven Skybell, Firdous Bamji & Joe LaRocca to Star in THE LEHMAN TRILOGY at The Huntington

The Huntington has announced the cast and creative team of The Lehman Trilogy, the 2022 Tony Award-winning Best Play by Stefano Massini, adapted to English by Ben Power, and directed by longtime ACT Artistic Director Carey Perloff.

Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE, Starring Mark Gatiss?

What did the critics think of Jack Thorne's new play The Motive and the Cue, which has now opened at the National Theatre?

Review: THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE, National Theatre

A wildly thrilling clash of theatrical titans becomes a love letter to the art form

Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of GOD OF CARNAGE at Theater Breaking Through Barriers

Check out photos from opening night of God of Carnage at Theater Breaking Through Barriers!

THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE Leads Our Top Ten Shows For May

As we wait to throw off our thermals and the sun to show its face, London has some theatrical treats to tickle your tastebuds this May.

TimeLine Theatre Company to Present THE LEHMAN TRILOGY, THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT, and More in 2023-24 Season

TimeLine Theatre Company, acclaimed for presenting plays that explore today's social and political issues through the lens of the past, has announced its 27th season. The company's 2023-24 subscription season will launch in September with the previously announced Chicago premiere of the internationally acclaimed THE LEHMAN TRILOGY presented at Broadway In Chicago's Broadway Playhouse.

Todd Haimes, Artistic Director & CEO Of Roundabout Theatre Company, Dies At Age 66

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of longtime Roundabout Theatre Company Artistic Director and CEO, Todd Haimes. 

Theater Breaking Through Barriers' GOD OF CARNAGE Begins Performances Tonight At Theater Row

​​​​​​​Theater Breaking Through Barriers (TBTB), the only professional Off-Broadway theater company dedicated to advancing artists and developing audiences of people with disabilities, is proud to present the Off-Broadway debut with Yasmina Reza's acclaimed Tony Award-winning play God of Carnage, with a  translation by Christopher Hampton.

Canadian Stage Announces Thrilling 2023-24 Season Featuring THE INHERITANCE And More

Nearing the end of the company’s first full season since 2019 - a season that saw audiences eagerly returning to the joy and thrill of live theatre, bringing back pre-pandemic subscription levels, full houses, and sold-out shows – Canadian Stage has announced an ambitious 23.24 season defined by thrilling and urgently relevant contemporary theatre and performance work from Canada and around the world.

Photos: In Rehearsal for THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE, Directed by Sam Mendes

Rehearsal images for The Motive and the Cue have been released. The show is directed by Sam Mendes and features a cast that includes Johnny Flynn, Mark Gatiss, Tuppence Middleton and Janie Dee.

R.E.D. HAT FIGHT CLUB Musical Parody to be Presented at The Green Room 42 on Mother's Day

Just in time for Mother’s Day, The Green Room 42 will present the world premiere concert of R.E.D. Hat Fight Club, with Broadway performers in an utterly ridiculous and overtly queer musical parody.

Review: Outstanding Performances Highlight MTSU Theatre's All-Too-Brief Run of Kander and Ebb's Timeless CABARET

To be certain, Cabaret (in every iteration I have ever seen), represents the awesome power of live theater to challenge preconceived notions while creating a world audiences can only visit when in the thrall of a talented cast of actors inspired to indulge in fantasy while maintaining an earthbound realism that illuminates the human condition at any possible time in human history.

Bryan Cranston, ANIMAL FARM & More Receive 2022 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced the award recipients for 2022. See the full list here!

Third Performance Added for Bernadette Peters at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium

A 3rd performance  of Bernadette Peters in Concert will be presented June 9-11, 2023 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

Sam Mendes FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Outstanding Direction of a Play (Drama League Awards) for The Lehman Trilogy , Outstanding Director of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Lehman Trilogy , Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Lehman Trilogy , Outstanding Director of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Ferryman , Outstanding Director of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Ferryman , Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Ferryman , Best Director (Olivier Awards) for The Ferryman , Outstanding Director of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Richard III , Best Musical Revival (Olivier Awards) for Lionel Bart’s Oliver! , Outstanding Director - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Uncle Vanya , Best Director (Olivier Awards) for Twelfth Night , Best Director (Olivier Awards) for Uncle Vanya , The Society's Special Award (Olivier Awards) , Outstanding Director of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Gypsy , Outstanding Director - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Twelfth Night , Best Director (Evening Standard Awards) for Uncle Vanya , Best Director (Evening Standard Awards) for Twelfth Night , Best Director (Olivier Awards) for The Blue Room , Outstanding Director - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Cabaret , Outstanding Director - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Cabaret , Best Director (Olivier Awards) for Othello , Best Director - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Cabaret , Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Cabaret , Best Director (Olivier Awards) for Company , Best Director of a Musical (Olivier Awards) for Oliver! , Best Director of a Musical (Olivier Awards) for Cabaret Best Director of a Musical (Olivier Awards) for Assassins and Best Director of a Play (Olivier Awards) for The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice .

Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Lehman Trilogy, Outstanding Director of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Ferryman, Outstanding Director of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Ferryman, Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Ferryman, Best Director (Olivier Awards) for The Ferryman, Outstanding Director - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Uncle Vanya, Best Director (Olivier Awards) for Twelfth Night, Best Director (Olivier Awards) for Uncle Vanya, The Society's Special Award (Olivier Awards), Outstanding Director - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Twelfth Night, Best Director (Evening Standard Awards) for Uncle Vanya, Best Director (Evening Standard Awards) for Twelfth Night Outstanding Director - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Cabaretand Best Director (Olivier Awards) for Company .

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