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 David Copperfield: A Life (2026) - Theatre Royal Bath. Wonder Boy (2024) – Bristol Old Vic 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
Awards and nominations +YearAwardWorkResultNotesRef.2019Laurence Olivier Award for Best Family ShowA Monster Callsdevised by the company2017Laurence Olivier Award for Best Family ShowPeter Pandevised by the company2015Laurence Olivier Award for Best Family ShowHetty Feather2013Laurence Olivier Award for Best Family ShowCinderella: A Fairy Tale
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