Michael Longhurst

Michael Longhurst (born 1981)^[1] was artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse theatre in Covent Garden, London (2019-2024). He was appointed as its fourth artistic director, succeeding Josie Rourke in the role.

Longhurst grew up in Bromley, London.^[2] After studying philosophy at the University of Nottingham, Longhurst trained in theatre directing at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts,^[3] graduating with a postgraduate diploma in 2004.^[4]

Longhurst's first season at the Donmar started on 20 June 2019 with David Greig’s Europe,^[1] followed by the UK premiere of Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.^[5][6]

His previous credits as director include Constellations^[6] at the Royal Court Theatre in 2012^[7] and at Trafalgar Studios in 2015,^[8] Carmen Disruption at the Almeida Theatre in 2015,^[9] Gloria at the Hampstead Theatre in 2017^[10] and, from October 2016 to March 2017 and from February to 24 April 2018, Amadeus at the National Theatre, a production which Michael Billington, in a four-starred review for The Guardian, described as "stunning".^[11][12] In August 2019, his critically acclaimed production of Florian Zeller's The Son^[13] transferred from a successful run at the Kiln Theatre to a West End run at The Duke of York's Theatre.^[14]

Longhurst lives with his partner Des Kennedy.^[2]