Success born from Theatre #1 Sam Mendes

Sam Mendes may be known for his film works “American Beauty” and “Skyfall” but did you know he started out directing the theratre works of Chekhov, The Bear and The Proposal.

Steven Spielberg approached Sam after witnessing Mende’s bold new takes on classic theatre works such as “Caberet” and “Oliver”.

Here are some of the theatre works this versatile director has worked on.

The Motive and the Cue National Theatre of Great Britain

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Theatre Royal Drury Lane

The Cherry Orchard Brooklyn Academy of Music, Old Vic Theatre Company

Gypsy Shubert Theatre

The Blue Room Cort Theatre

Into the Woods Donmar Warehouse

Cabaret Donmar Warehouse

Othello National Theatre of Great Britain

Oliver! Cameron Mackintosh Ltd

Glengarry Glen Ross Donmar Warehouse

The Tempest Royal Shakespeare Company

Assassins Donmar Warehouse

Stay tuned for the next edition, where we look at another iconic director who's success was born from theatre.

in the meantime, you can apply to direct for Short+Sweet and begin your own directing journey: https://shortandsweet.org/form/director-registration-shortsweet-sydney-2024