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Sophie Hunter
Born1978 (age 45–46)[1]
Britain
NationalityBritish
EducationOxford University[1]
Jacques Lecoq
Saratoga International Theatre Institute[1]
Known forTheatre directing, acting, singing
AwardsSamuel Beckett Award – Barbican Centre
2007 The Terrific Electric – Director[2]

Sophie Hunter (born 1978) is a theatre director, actress,[3][4][5][6] and singer[7][8] notable for her work in experimental theatre. She directed the North American tour of the 2013 avant-garde play The Shackleton Project, which dramatized the almost fatal voyage of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton by having performers on stilts manipulate marionette puppets,[8][9] and the 2010 revival of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts at Access Theatre in Broadway.[10] She received the Samuel Beckett Award for writing and directing the experimental theatre play The Terrific Electric at the Barbican Centre in 2007.[2]

After studying French and Italian at Oxford,[1] Hunter moved to Paris to study avant-garde theatre for two years at the L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq.[11][12] She then trained at the Saratoga International Theatre Institute (also known as the SITI Company) in New York City under the mentorship of Anne Bogart.

She has co-founded the Lacuna Theatre Company, is an artistic director of the Boiler Room, is an associate director at the Broadhurst Theatre, and collaborates on marionette and puppetry production with the Phantom Limb company.[13]

In addition to directing, she has also acted in film, theatre and television and has recorded the French-language music album The Isis Project released in 2005.[14][15][7]

Throughout her career she has created, directed, and sometimes performed in theatre performances throughout Europe, the Middle East and North America, including Silverland, Hamlet, Volpone, and Ubu Roi.[16][17] She directed the 2010 revival of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts at Access Theatre in Broadway,[10] as well as directing the North American tour of the 2013 avant-garde play The Shackleton Project. She collaborated on opera productions such as Mozart's Cosi fan tutte[10] and Benjamin Britten's The Rape of Lucretia, Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen (Italy), Mozart's The Magic Flute (African tour), and Beethoven's Fidelio[18] She is a vocalist and collaborated with songwriter Guy Chambers in her French-language music album The Isis Project. She is fluent in French.

Selected credits

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Production Role Year Location Notes
Midsomer Murders (TV) Actor [19]
Torchwood (TV) Actor [19]
Burlesque Fairytales (film) Actor 2004 [19][20]
The Shackleton Project Director 2013 North American Tour [8]
Ghosts Director 2010 Access Theatre, New York City play by Henrik Ibsen[10]
Cosi Fan Tutte Director 2010 France, London [10]
The Terrific Electric Director
writer 		2007 Barbican Centre London won Samuel Beckett Award[2]
The Isis Project (music album) Vocalist 2005 collaboration with songwriter Guy Chambers[15]
Silverland New York City Brits Off Broadway, Arcola
Hamlet Beirut Al Bustaan Festival
Volpone Director France Avignon Festival
Ubu Roi Director Battersea Arts Centre[16]
The Rape of Lucretia Director New York opera by Benjamin Britten
The Cunning Little Vixen Director Italy opera by Leoš Janáček
The Magic Flute Director Africa opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fidelio Director Palestine opera by Ludwig van Beethoven[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference twsMirror was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Jane Edwardes, Sep 3 2007, TimeOut, Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust award, Retrieved Oct. 4, 2014, "....when this year’s winner... ‘The Terrific Electric’, ... Co-directors ... Sophie Hunter ... acknowledge that there was a pressure to be experimental...."
  3. ^ BEN BRANTLEY, February 15, 2008, The New York Times, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Retrieved Oct. 3, 2014, "..three witches (Sophie Hunter...)"
  4. ^ Elysa Gardner, April 9, 2008, USA Today, Patrick Stewart's Macbeth: Damned spot-on, Retrieved Oct. 3, 2014, "...the three Witches — played by Polly Frame, Sophie Hunter ..."
  5. ^ Alexis Soloski, May 22 2007, Village Voice, London Broil: Grim news for England in Benjamin Davis's eco-drama Silverland, Retrieved Oct. 3, 2014, "...Artist Ellen (Sophie Hunter) muses..."
  6. ^ Stephanie Merritt, Liz Hoggard and Simon Garfield, 24 September 2005, The Guardian, Rise and shine: five early starters already in the public eye ..., Retrieved Oct. 3, 2014, "...Conrad Shawcross ... He dates the actress Sophie Hunter. ..."
  7. ^ a b Mark Savage, 23 May, 2005, BBC News, The Hitmakers: Guy Chambers, Retrieved Oct. 3, 2014, "...That atmosphere is enhanced by the cool, relaxed delivery of vocalist Sophie Hunter, who sings in French throughout the record...."
  8. ^ a b c Don Aucoin, GLOBE STAFF, FEBRUARY 10, 2012, The Boston Globe, ‘69° S.’ is entrancing, Retrieved Oct. 3, 2014, "...Director: Sophie Hunter..."
  9. ^ ERIC GRODE, November 3, 2011, The New York Times, Tale of Antarctic Explorers, Lives Hanging by a Thread (theatre review), Retrieved Oct. 3, 2014, "... Sophie Hunter’s direction ... Ms. Hunter’s disciplined images are continually undermined by the clomping stilts..."
  10. ^ a b c d e Samantha Toy, October 2010, Broadway World magazine, Extant Arts Company Presents New Version of Ibsen's GHOSTS 11/5-11/21, Retrieved Oct. 4, 2014, "...Sophie Hunter returns to New York to direct Ghosts after touring Europe with Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte. She explains ... 'Ghosts is a series of violent encounters between characters ultimately concerned with survival'..."
  11. ^ "Sophie - Biographies, people, profiles from cast and creatives - Chichester Festival Theatre". Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  12. ^ "About". Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  13. ^ The Guardian, 2 November 2006, You review: Faustus, Retrieved 1 October 2014
  14. ^ "Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust award". Time Out London. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  15. ^ a b The Guardian, 24 May 2005, Life after Robbie, Retrieved Oct. 3, 2014, "...the Isis Project ... set to Chambers' music, and sung by British actress Sophie Hunter...."
  16. ^ a b "Sophie Hunter Theatre Credits". Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  17. ^ The New York Times, May 21, 2007, Theater review, Retrieved 2014
  18. ^ a b "Sophie Hunter - Broadway Theatre Credits, Photos, Who's Who - Playbill Vault". Playbill. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  19. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference twsHelloMagazine was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  20. ^ Cite error: The named reference twsIBTimes2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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