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Sammy is a Theatre Director and Dramaturg who focuses on new writing, adaptations, and devised work with performer-creators.
 
Recent work includes co-writing and directing BABY IN THE MIRROR (Edinburgh Festival 2025); directing Pete MacHale’s debut play DEAR YOUNG MONSTER (Soho Theatre, 2025; and Bristol Old Vic Studio, 2024), and co-creating and directing the sell-out devised show THE LAST SHOW BEFORE WE DIE (Roundabout, Edinburgh Festival; The Yard Theatre, London; Bristol Old Vic; the Queer Performance Festival Vienna). They are currently Associate Director at the National Theatre on Alex Zeldin’s THE OTHER PLACE and was James MacDonald’s Associate Director for Mike Bartlett’s UNICORN in the West End in 2025.

They were Assistant Director to Rebecca Frecknall on her production of THE DUCHESS OF MALFI during their time as a Resident Director at the Almeida Theatre. They were formerly Associate Director of Targeted Work at the Lyric Hammersmith, Associate Director at The Big House, and Mentor Director for the National Theatre Connections programme. 

Alongside this work, Sammy specialises in working with Young People - teaching and making collaborative community rooted productions by and with young people between the ages of 16-25.
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In 2025, they co-founded SecondAdolescence - a theatre company making queer + trans work, which won three awards for its debut show BABY IN THE MIRROR at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The show is currently in development supported by Arts Council, and Sammy is currently working on their debut short film MEDELDISTANS.

For more info, or to read any of Sammy's work, please contact Imogen Sarre at Casarotto Ramsay & Associates (imogen@casarotto.co.uk)

 
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