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).

Early life and education
Cookson attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

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

Directing credits

 * Dracula: Mina's Reckoning (2023) – National Theatre of Scotland
 * Birthmarked (2023) – Bristol Old Vic
 * Emilia – Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
 * Wonder Boy (2022) – Bristol Old Vic
 * Peter Pan (2019) – Royal National Theatre/Bristol Old Vic
 * A Monster Calls (2018) – The Old Vic
 * Boing! (2018) – Travelling Light Theatre Company
 * The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (2017) – West Yorkshire Playhouse
 * La Strada (2017) – The Other Place
 * Peter Pan (2016) – Royal National Theatre
 * Hetty Feather (2016) – Rose Theatre Kingston
 * Jane Eyre (2015) – Royal National Theatre
 * Sleeping Beauty (2015) – Bristol Old Vic
 * Jane Eyre (2014) – Bristol Old Vic
 * The Boy Who Cried Wolf (2013) – Bristol Old Vic
 * We're Going on a Bear Hunt (2013)
 * Hetty Feather (2014) – Duke of York's Theatre/Vaudeville Theatre
 * Peter Pan (2012) – Bristol Old Vic
 * Cinderella: A Fairy Tale (2011) – Tobacco Factory Theatre
 * Cloudland (2003) – Travelling Light Theatre Company