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film director. Years active. 1998–present. Notable work. Mary Queen of Scots (2018) Josie Rourke (born 3 September 1976) is an English theatre and film director. She is a Vice-President of the London Library and was the artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse theatre from 2012 to 2019.
Josie Rourke. Director: Mary Queen of Scots. Josie is the Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse. Her productions have transferred to Broadway, the West-End and won Olivier Awards.
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Jan 18, 2023 · Josie Rourke talks about her career, life and new play 'Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons' with Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner. The former artistic director of the Bush and Donmar Warehouse shares her views on theatre, language and love.
Jan 2, 2019 · Josie Rourke: 'I was fighting to put a period in a period movie' Charlotte Higgins. Starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie, Mary Queen of Scots is a historical epic with oral sex,...
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Nov 1, 2016 · Her work as a director includes The Vote, Privacy, and If There Is I Haven’t Found it Yet, among others. During previews, we spoke to her about bringing Les Liaisons Dangereuses to Broadway at this particular moment in history, the sexual politics of the play, her work as Artistic Director, and more.
Dec 19, 2018 · “You’ve Not Heard It This Way Before”: Director Josie Rourke on the Rise of the Female Auteur. The ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ director discusses her influential theater career and her first film. By...
Josie Rourke is an English theatre and film director. She is a Vice-President of the London Library and was the artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse theatre from 2012 to 2019. In 2018, she made her feature film debut with the Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated historical drama Mary Queen of Scots, starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie.
