Selected Theatre Work
Associate, Resident & Assistant Theatre Work
Biography
Sophie Dillon Moniram is a director for theatre, screen and audio who has worked on multiple Olivier Award winning shows. Sophie makes theatre that is life affirming; that reminds us we are larger than the individual story we are living.
Recently she has worked as Resident Director on The Picture of Dorian Grey starring Sarah Snook - who won Olivier and Tony Awards for her performance.
Prior to beginning her directing career she trained on Mountview Academy’s Theatre Directing MA after studying Philosophy at Southampton University. She has since trained on the NT Studio’s Directors’ Course and was on attachment at The Old Vic Theatre as an Old Vic 12 Director in 2018. Through her attachment she developed a new play written by Omar El-Khairy. She has also worked at the Old Vic as Associate Director to Adrian Lester on The Greatest Wealth, a series of monologues celebrating 70 years of the NHS, curated by Lolita Chakrabarti.
She is passionate about international writing and diversity. Through her commitment to diverse new work, she directed Black Theatre Live’s national tour of a new play The Diary of a Hounslow Girl by Ambreen Razia (commissioned and supported by Ovalhouse). The show was nominated for Best Stage Production at The Asian Media Awards 2016. Following its success the production re-toured with House Theatre and was performed at Southbank Centre.
Recently she has worked as Resident Director on The Picture of Dorian Grey starring Sarah Snook - who won Olivier and Tony Awards for her performance.
Prior to beginning her directing career she trained on Mountview Academy’s Theatre Directing MA after studying Philosophy at Southampton University. She has since trained on the NT Studio’s Directors’ Course and was on attachment at The Old Vic Theatre as an Old Vic 12 Director in 2018. Through her attachment she developed a new play written by Omar El-Khairy. She has also worked at the Old Vic as Associate Director to Adrian Lester on The Greatest Wealth, a series of monologues celebrating 70 years of the NHS, curated by Lolita Chakrabarti.
She is passionate about international writing and diversity. Through her commitment to diverse new work, she directed Black Theatre Live’s national tour of a new play The Diary of a Hounslow Girl by Ambreen Razia (commissioned and supported by Ovalhouse). The show was nominated for Best Stage Production at The Asian Media Awards 2016. Following its success the production re-toured with House Theatre and was performed at Southbank Centre.
Directing credits include
Favour (co-director, Bush Theatre), The Centre of the Universe (Theatre 503/Summerhall), POT (National Tour/Ovalhouse/Stratford Circus), The Diary of a Hounslow Girl (Ovalhouse/Black Theatre Live National Tour/House Theatre National Tour/ Southbank Centre), Midsummer Roman Feast (writer/director RSC), dirty butterfly (co-director, Guildhall), Women Beware Women/’Tis Pity She’s a Whore (LAMDA), Three Sisters (Guildhall), As You Like It/The Winter’s Tale (LAMDA), Wild East (Drama Centre), The Five Stages of Waiting (Tristan Bates Theatre), Fucking Outside the Box (VAULT Festival: The Vaults), Indian Summer (White Bear Theatre), Creditors (Cockpit Theatre), The Star-Spangled Girl (Karamel Club), Purgatorio (Karamel Club), Zero Degrees (The Annex Theatre) The Lark (Cockpit Theatre)
Short Plays Noah (Young Vic), Synergy, Vertical Line at Greenwich Theatre, Writer’s Avenue at Soho Theatre, Heavy Weather at Park Theatre, Writer’s Bloc at Charring Cross Theatre, Off Cut Festival at Riverside Studios, Breaking 30 at Worlds End Studios and for Rapid Write Response at Theatre 503.
For Audio The Diary of a Hounslow Girl (Audible), The Falling (Audible)
Favour (co-director, Bush Theatre), The Centre of the Universe (Theatre 503/Summerhall), POT (National Tour/Ovalhouse/Stratford Circus), The Diary of a Hounslow Girl (Ovalhouse/Black Theatre Live National Tour/House Theatre National Tour/ Southbank Centre), Midsummer Roman Feast (writer/director RSC), dirty butterfly (co-director, Guildhall), Women Beware Women/’Tis Pity She’s a Whore (LAMDA), Three Sisters (Guildhall), As You Like It/The Winter’s Tale (LAMDA), Wild East (Drama Centre), The Five Stages of Waiting (Tristan Bates Theatre), Fucking Outside the Box (VAULT Festival: The Vaults), Indian Summer (White Bear Theatre), Creditors (Cockpit Theatre), The Star-Spangled Girl (Karamel Club), Purgatorio (Karamel Club), Zero Degrees (The Annex Theatre) The Lark (Cockpit Theatre)
Short Plays Noah (Young Vic), Synergy, Vertical Line at Greenwich Theatre, Writer’s Avenue at Soho Theatre, Heavy Weather at Park Theatre, Writer’s Bloc at Charring Cross Theatre, Off Cut Festival at Riverside Studios, Breaking 30 at Worlds End Studios and for Rapid Write Response at Theatre 503.
For Audio The Diary of a Hounslow Girl (Audible), The Falling (Audible)
As Associate Director The Greatest Wealth directed by Adrian Lester (Old Vic) and The Ocean at the End of the Lane (National Theatre Productions’ Tour).
As Resident Director The Picture of Dorian Grey directed by Kip Williams (Theatre Royal Haymarket), The Crucible directed by Lyndsey Turner (Gielgud Theatre), The Ocean at the end of the Lane directed by Katy Rudd (National Theatre Productions’ Transfer to Duke of York’s)
As Staff Director The Ocean at the end of the Lane directed by Katy Rudd (National Theatre) and The Visit directed by Jeremy Herrin (National Theatre)
As Assistant Director The Winter’s Tale (National Theatre), Yerma (Young Vic & NT Live), B (The Royal Court), Myth (RSC), Creditors (Young Vic) The Rise and Shine of Comrade Fiasco (The Gate).
*Jerwood Assistant Director supported by The Jerwood Charitable Foundation
As Freelance Dramaturg Hush by Moon Mission in association with Patch of Blue (Gilded Balloon), Super Hero Snail Boy by Vertical Line in association with Greenwich Theatre (Bedlam Theatre), Skint by Rosie Kellett (VAULT Festival) and Naked by Jessica Burgess (VAULT Festival).
She has run development workshops at The National Theatre Studio for Megaball by Sonali Bhattacharyya and at The RSC for You Bury Me by Ahlam which went on to win The Women’s Prize for Playwriting.
As Resident Director The Picture of Dorian Grey directed by Kip Williams (Theatre Royal Haymarket), The Crucible directed by Lyndsey Turner (Gielgud Theatre), The Ocean at the end of the Lane directed by Katy Rudd (National Theatre Productions’ Transfer to Duke of York’s)
As Staff Director The Ocean at the end of the Lane directed by Katy Rudd (National Theatre) and The Visit directed by Jeremy Herrin (National Theatre)
As Assistant Director The Winter’s Tale (National Theatre), Yerma (Young Vic & NT Live), B (The Royal Court), Myth (RSC), Creditors (Young Vic) The Rise and Shine of Comrade Fiasco (The Gate).
*Jerwood Assistant Director supported by The Jerwood Charitable Foundation
As Freelance Dramaturg Hush by Moon Mission in association with Patch of Blue (Gilded Balloon), Super Hero Snail Boy by Vertical Line in association with Greenwich Theatre (Bedlam Theatre), Skint by Rosie Kellett (VAULT Festival) and Naked by Jessica Burgess (VAULT Festival).
She has run development workshops at The National Theatre Studio for Megaball by Sonali Bhattacharyya and at The RSC for You Bury Me by Ahlam which went on to win The Women’s Prize for Playwriting.
Press
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‘Moniram blends humour with the more serious drama in the text and keeps the proceedings lively. I doubt you will see something more moving or a performance as strong’
British Theatre Guide on The Diary of a Hounslow Girl
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‘Sophie Moniram’s production is a winning combination of simplicity and ambition’
The Stage on The Diary of a Hounslow Girl
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‘An astonishing piece of new writing that is perfectly executed. … one of the most brutally uplifting and joyously upsetting shows of this year.’
Grumpy Gay Critic on The Five Stages of Waiting
‘Moniram blends humour with the more serious drama in the text and keeps the proceedings lively. I doubt you will see something more moving or a performance as strong’
British Theatre Guide on The Diary of a Hounslow Girl
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‘Sophie Moniram’s production is a winning combination of simplicity and ambition’
The Stage on The Diary of a Hounslow Girl
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‘An astonishing piece of new writing that is perfectly executed. … one of the most brutally uplifting and joyously upsetting shows of this year.’
Grumpy Gay Critic on The Five Stages of Waiting
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‘POT is a prescient, timely and engaging account of gang life...truly fine acting performances’
London Theatre on POT
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‘an absolute gut punch’
Everything Theatre on POT
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‘Acutely observed morality tale’
Reviews Hub on POT
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‘Fresh and hilarious…visually wonderful. An absolute must see’ Everything Theatre on The Diary of a Hounslow Girl
‘POT is a prescient, timely and engaging account of gang life...truly fine acting performances’
London Theatre on POT
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‘an absolute gut punch’
Everything Theatre on POT
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‘Acutely observed morality tale’
Reviews Hub on POT
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‘Fresh and hilarious…visually wonderful. An absolute must see’ Everything Theatre on The Diary of a Hounslow Girl
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‘Sophie Moniram is a director that astutely understands Dixey’s text. Every effort has been made to make the action feel as bone-fide as the characters. She’s not afraid of making long awkward silences just that, or have people talk over each other just like they would in real life.’
Grumpy Gay Critic on The Five Stages of Waiting
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‘Alongside laugh out loud moments, the play non directly asks hugely important and imminent questions about the struggles of identity felt by second generation immigrants’
SOOBAX on Diary of a Hounslow Girl
‘clever, modern and yet also timeless’
A Younger Theatre on POT
‘Sophie Moniram is a director that astutely understands Dixey’s text. Every effort has been made to make the action feel as bone-fide as the characters. She’s not afraid of making long awkward silences just that, or have people talk over each other just like they would in real life.’
Grumpy Gay Critic on The Five Stages of Waiting
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‘Alongside laugh out loud moments, the play non directly asks hugely important and imminent questions about the struggles of identity felt by second generation immigrants’
SOOBAX on Diary of a Hounslow Girl
‘clever, modern and yet also timeless’
A Younger Theatre on POT
Acting Coaching
Sophie is passionate about coaching actors at all stages of their journeys. She can lead one-to-one sessions in person or online and tailor a programme to your needs. Sessions can support your preparation for drama school entry, audition preparation within industry or to support professional projects for stage or screen - recently working with actors on The Agency (Paramount) and House of the Dragon (HBO). She regularly teaches at leading drama schools including Guildhall and LAMDA where she directs contemporary, Jacobean and classic plays.
To find out more please get in touch.
Dramaturgy
Developing new work has formed a core part of Sophie’s career as a Director over the last thirteen years. She is committed to supporting writers to find clarity and courage in their voices. She has developed new plays across many genres, working both with international and British writers. These projects have toured nationally and been on London stages at venues such as The Bush Theatre, Oval House and Royal Festival Hall. She has also developed plays that have and gone on to win awards such as The Women’s Prize for Playwriting.
If you would like to start a creative relationship or are looking for a consultation on your script do reach out.
To find out more please get in touch.
Contact
︎ sophie.moniram@gmail.com
︎@sophiemoniram
︎@sophiemoniram
