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British theatre, film and opera director
Natalie Abrahami is a
British
theatre ,
film and
opera director . She was Associate Director and Genesis Fellow
[1] at the
Young Vic in
London 2013-16 and Associate Artist at
Hull Truck Theatre . From 2007–12 she was joint
Artistic Director of the
Gate Theatre with
Carrie Cracknell .
[2]
[3]
Abrahami attended Ibstock Place School, Roehampton before
sixth form at
Latymer Upper School in west London.
[4] She read English Literature at
Christ's College, Cambridge before joining the
Royal Court Theatre as a Graduate Trainee and then continuing her training at the
National Theatre Studio and the
Young Vic . Abrahami was awarded the James Menzies-Kitchin Trust Award for Directors for her production of
Samuel Beckett 's
Play and
Not I .
[5] Abrahami and Cracknell were awarded a grant from the
Paul Hamlyn Breakthrough Fund for Creative Entrepreneurs in 2009 to develop their vision of the Gate Elsewhere, involving co-production, touring and off-site presentations.
[6]
In 2015, Abrahami directed the debut production of
Helen Edmundson 's play
Queen Anne for the
Royal Shakespeare Company at the
Swan Theatre .
[7] In 2017, she directed the play's revival at the
Theatre Royal Haymarket .
[8]
Selected directing credits include:
Anna created by
Ella Hickson , Ben and Max Ringham,
Dorfman Theatre ,
National Theatre 2019, cast includes;
Phoebe Fox ,
Max Bennett , and
Diana Quick .
[9]
The Meeting by
Charlotte Jones ,
Minerva Theatre, Chichester ,
Chichester Festival Theatre , 2018, cast includes:
Lydia Leonard ,
Gerald Kyd and
Jean St Clair .
[10]
Machinal by
Sophie Treadwell ,
Almeida Theatre 2018, cast includes:
Emily Berrington , Jonathan Livingstone and Kirsty Rider.
[11]
Wings by
Arthur Kopit ,
Young Vic 2017, cast includes
Juliet Stevenson and
Lorna Brown .
[12]
Queen Anne by
Helen Edmundson ,
Royal Shakespeare Company 2015 and
Theatre Royal Haymarket 2017, cast includes:
Emma Cunniffe ,
Romola Garai and Beth Park.
[13]
Ah, Wilderness! by
Eugene O'Neill ,
Young Vic 2015, cast includes:
Janie Dee ,
George MacKay , and
Martin Marquez .
[14]
Happy Days by
Samuel Beckett ,
Young Vic 2014 and revived 2015, cast:
Juliet Stevenson and David Beames.
[15]
After Miss Julie by
Patrick Marber , Classics for a New Climate,
Young Vic , 2012, cast:
Natalie Dormer ,
Kieran Bew , and
Polly Frame .
[16]
[17]
[18]
The Kreutzer Sonata by
Nancy Harris (adapted from
Leo Tolstoy 's novella), Gate Theatre (World Premiere 2009) and
La MaMa E.T.C , New York 2012, cast:
Hilton McRae ,
Tobias Beer , and Sophie Scott.
[19]
[20]
[21]
[22]
Yerma in a new version by Anthony Weigh – after
Federico García Lorca ,
Hull Truck Theatre and Gate Theatre, World Premiere 2011.
[23]
[24]
Pericles by
William Shakespeare ,
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre , 2011.
[25]
[26]
A Midsummer Night's Dream by
William Shakespeare ,
Headlong Theatre ,
Nuffield Theatre, Southampton and Hull Truck and Regional Tour, 2011.
[27]
How To Be An Other Woman by
Lorrie Moore (adapted by Abrahami), Gate Theatre, World Premiere 2010.
[28]
Vanya by
Sam Holcroft (inspired by
Anton Chekhov 's
Uncle Vanya ) Gate Theatre, World Premiere 2009.
[29]
Guardians by
Lucy Caldwell
HighTide Festival , Halesworth, World Premiere 2009.
[30]
Unbroken by Alexandra Wood (inspired by
Arthur Schnitzler 's
La Ronde ) Gate Theatre, World Premiere 2009.
[31]
Women in Love by
Mark Ravenhill , site specific production,
Pembridge Square , London, 2008.
[32]
The Internationalist by
Anne Washburn , Gate Theatre, UK Premiere 2008.
[33]
The Eleventh Capital by Alexandra Wood, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, World Premiere, Winner of the 2007
George Devine Award 2007.
[34]
Play and
Not I by Samuel Beckett,
Battersea Arts Centre , 2005.
Human Rites by
Amélie Nothomb ,
Southwark Playhouse , UK Premiere 2005.
The Roof by
Nigel Williams , A Young Vic Film, 2016, cast includes:
David Lan ,
Peter Brook ,
Natalie Dormer ,
Noma Dumezweni ,
Jude Law ,
Sinead Matthews ,
Ian McKellen , and
Hugh Skinner .
[35]
MAYDAY by
Nancy Harris , A Young Vic Film,
[36] 2014, cast:
Juliet Stevenson , David Beames, and
Tanya Moodie .
Life's a Pitch by
Olivia Poulet , A Young Vic Film, 2013, cast includes
David Lan ,
Jane Horrocks ,
Rory Kinnear , and
Eddie Redmayne .
^
"Genesis Fellow | Young Vic website" . www.youngvic.org . Archived from
the original on 8 August 2019.
^
"New faces 2008: Theatre" . The Guardian . London. 29 December 2007.
^ Gardner, Lyn (20 April 2007).
"It's time we got angrier" . The Guardian . London.
^
"Natalie Abrahami: In the right direction | Ink Pellet" .
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Winner 2005 | The JMK Trust
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Paul Hamlyn Breakthrough Fund for Creative Entrepreneurs
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"Sewn for the throne: The RSC's Queen Anne costumes – in pictures" . The Guardian . 17 December 2015.
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"Photoshoot Behind the Scenes | Queen Anne" .
YouTube .
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"ANNA" . 15 January 2019.
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"The Meeting" . 6 February 2022.
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"Machinal" .
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"Wings" .
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"Queen Anne | Royal Shakespeare Company" .
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"Ah, Wilderness!" .
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"Happy Days" .
^
Young Vic Classics For A New Climate
^ Lyn Gardner (22 March 2012).
"After Miss Julie – review | Stage" . The Guardian . London. Retrieved 18 August 2013 .
^
Young Vic After Miss Julie
^ Taylor, Paul (12 November 2009).
"The Kreutzer Sonata, Gate Theatre, London" . The Independent . London.
Archived from the original on 18 June 2022.
^ Cavendish, Dominic (12 January 2012).
"The Kreutzer Sonata, Gate Theatre, review" . The Daily Telegraph . London.
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The Kreutzer Sonata
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The Kreutzer Sonata
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Yerma, Gate – review | Theatre
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Yerma
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View Production :: Open Air Theatre
^ Billington, Michael (11 July 2011).
"Pericles – review" . The Guardian . London.
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Headlong – Exhilarating, provocative and original touring theatre :
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How To Be An Other Woman
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Vanya
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HighTide Festival Theatre: Guardians
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Unbroken
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Shoot/ Get Treasure/ Repeat
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The Internationalist
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The Eleventh Capital at The Royal Court Theatre
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"The Roof" .
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"Mayday" .
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"Technical error" .