Sally Cookson

Sally Cookson is a British theatre director, known for her devised adaptations of literary works, in particular, A Monster Calls (2018) and Jane Eyre (2014).

Sally Cookson
Occupation	Theatre director

Early life and education

Cookson attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).^[1]

Career

Cookson began her career as an actor.^[1] Her first professional show as a director was Cloudland, a production for early years staged with Travelling Light in 2003.^[2]

Directing credits

• Wonder Boy (2024) – Bristol Old Vic^[3]
• Dracula: Mina's Reckoning (2023) – National Theatre of Scotland^[4]
• Birthmarked (2023) – Bristol Old Vic^[5]
• Emilia – Bristol Old Vic Theatre School^[6]
• Wonder Boy (2022) – Bristol Old Vic^[7]
• Peter Pan (2019) – Royal National Theatre/Bristol Old Vic^[8]
• A Monster Calls (2018) – The Old Vic^[9]
• Boing! (2018) – Travelling Light Theatre Company^[2]
• The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (2017) – West Yorkshire Playhouse^[10]
• La Strada (2017) – The Other Place^[11]
• Peter Pan (2016) – Royal National Theatre^[12]
• Hetty Feather (2016) – Rose Theatre Kingston^[13]
• Jane Eyre (2015) – Royal National Theatre^[14][15]
• Sleeping Beauty (2015) – Bristol Old Vic^[16]
• Jane Eyre (2014) – Bristol Old Vic^[15]
• The Boy Who Cried Wolf (2013) – Bristol Old Vic^[17]
• We're Going on a Bear Hunt (2013)^[18]
• Hetty Feather (2014) – Duke of York's Theatre/Vaudeville Theatre^[19]
• Peter Pan (2012) – Bristol Old Vic^[12]
• Cinderella: A Fairy Tale (2011) – Tobacco Factory Theatre^[20]
• Cloudland (2003) – Travelling Light Theatre Company

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Result	Notes	Ref.
2019	Laurence Olivier Award for Best Family Show	A Monster Calls	Won	devised by the company	[21]
2017	Laurence Olivier Award for Best Family Show	Peter Pan	Nominated	devised by the company
2015	Laurence Olivier Award for Best Family Show	Hetty Feather	Nominated		[22]
2013	Laurence Olivier Award for Best Family Show	Cinderella: A Fairy Tale	Nominated		[23]