Rupert Goold
Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Rupert Goold CBE is a multi-award-winning director, working primarily in theatre alongside hugely successful forays into film. He is the Artistic Director of the Almeida Theatre, prior to which he was Artistic Director of Headlong Theatre and Associate Director at the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has twice been the recipient of the Olivier, Critics’ Circle and Evening Standard awards for Best Director. He has additionally co-authored three adaptations for the stage.
In 2014 Rupert directed the World Premiere of Mike Bartlett's new play King Charles III at the Almeida. Following a sold-out run, King Charles III transferred to the Wyndham's Theatre, embarked on a Broadway run in autumn 2015, and toured in the UK and Australia. Rupert later directed Mike Bartlett’s screen adaptation of the play which aired on BBC2 in May 2017, and which was nominated for a BAFTA. Rupert’s first directorial as Artistic Director of the Almeida, American Psycho: A new musical thriller, transferred to Broadway in spring 2016.
In 2017 Rupert directed the World Premiere of James Graham’s new play Ink, which transferred to the Duke of York’s Theatre in the West End and which was nominated at the Olivier Awards for Best New Play, Best Director, Best Design and Best Supporting Actor, winning the latter. The production was also nominated for numerous Tony Awards including Best Play and Best Director. Most recently Rupert directed the critically acclaimed World Premiere of Shipwreck written by Anne Washburn.
In 2015 Rupert's first feature film was released - True Story, starring James Franco and Jonah Hill. His second, Judy, written by Tom Edge, premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, receiving critical praise and multiple award nominations with Renee Zellweger sweeping the 2019-20 awards season, winning the Golden Globe, BAFTA, SAG and Academy Award for Best Actress.
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
JUDY 2019 | Pathe/Calamity Films | As Director. Starring Renee Zellweger and Jesse Buckley |
TRUE STORY 2015 | New Regency / Plan B | Writer/Director. Starring James Franco and Jonah Hill. |
RICHARD II 2012 | Neal Street Productions/BBC | Director. Starring Ben Whishaw and Clemence Poesy. |
MACBETH 2010 | Illuminations | Director. Starring Patrick Stewart & Kate Fleetwood. BBC to air in Autumn 2010. |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
FIGURES OF SPEECH 2018 | The Almeida Theatre | As Writer. TV Mini Series. |
KING CHARLES III 2017 | Drama Republic/BBC | Written by Mike Bartlett. Starring Charlotte Riley. |
THE HOLLOW CROWN 2012 | Neal Street Productions / BBC | As Writer / Director (Season 1, Episode 1) |
GREAT PERFORMANCES 2010 | WNET | As Director. |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
DEAR ENGLAND 2023 | National Theatre | As Director |
WOMEN, BEWARE THE DEVIL 2023 | Almeida Theatre | As Director |
COLD WAR 2023 | Almeida Theatre | As Director |
PATRIOTS 2022 - 2023 | Almeida Theatre / Noel Coward Theatre | As Director |
TAMMY FAYE 2022 | Almeida Theatre | As Director |
THE 47TH 2022 | Old Vic | As Director |
SHIPWRECK 2019 | Almeida Theatre | As Director |
ALBION 2017 | Almeida Theatre | As Director |
INK 2017 | Almeida Theatre | As Director. West End Transfer to Duke of York's Theatre |
RICHARD III 2016 | Almeida Theatre | As Director. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Vanessa Redgrave. |
MEDEA 2015 | Almeida Theatre | As Director |
KING CHARLES III 2015 | Birmingham Rep & UK Tour | By Mike Bartlett |
KING CHARLES III 2014 | Sonia Friedman Productions / ATG | Wyndham's Theatre |
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 2014 | Almeida Theatre | December 2014 |
MADE IN DAGENHAM 2014 | Adelphi Theatre | Starring Gemma Arterton |
KING CHARLES III 2014 | Almeida Theatre | By Mike Bartlett |
AMERICAN PSYCHO 2013 | Almeida Theatre | Starring Matt Smith |
THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE 2012 | ThreeSixty / Kensington Gardens | Adaptor/Director |
THE EFFECT 2012 | National Theatre, Cottesloe | By Lucy Prebble |
EARTHQUAKES IN LONDON 2010 | National Theatre, Cottesloe | By Mike Bartlett |
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 2011 | RSC | Director. Starring Patrick Stewart. |
2010 | Royal Shakespeare Company | Rupert's Goold's first production as Associate Director of the RSC Starring Sam Troughton and Maria Gale |
TURANDOT 2009 | English National Opera | October - December 2009 |
ENRON 2009 | Headlong/ Chichester Festival Theatre; Royal Court Theatre, London; Noel Coward Theatre, West End; Broadway | by Lucy Prebble July - August 2009; September - October 2009; January 2010; April 2010 * Nominated TMA Awards 2009 - Best New Play (Lucy Prebble), Best Performance (Sam West) |
TIME AND THE CONWAYS 2009 | National Theatre | by J. B. Priestley May - July 2009 |
OLIVER! 2008 | Cameron Mackintosh/ Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London | Opened January 2009 Starring Rowan Atkinson, Jodie Prenger and Burn Gorman * Nominated for the Olivier Award 2010 - Best Muscial Revival (ceremony 21st March) |
KING LEAR 2008 | Liverpool Everyman; Young Vic Theatre, London | Starring Pete Postlethwaite October - November 2008; January - March 2009 |
NO MAN'S LAND 2008 | Gate Theatre, Dublin; Duke of York's Theatre, London | by Harold Pinter August 2008; October 2008 |
SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR 2008 | Chichester Festival Theatre; Gielgud Theatre, London; Bristol Old Vic | by Luigi Pirandello, in a new version by Rupert Goold and Ben Power |
MACBETH 2008 | BAM ; Lyceum Theater, Broadway | April - May 2008 * Tony Nomination 2008 - Best Revival of a Play |
THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT 2008 | Almeida Theatre/ Headlong | by Stephen Adley Guirgis April 2008. Starring Joseph Mawle |
MACBETH 2007 | Chichester Festival Theatre; Gielgud Theatre, London | April 2007 * Best Director – Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards 2007 |
THE GLASS MENAGERIE 2007 | The Apollo Theatre, London | February – May 2007. Starring Jessica Lange |
FAUSTUS 2006 | Northampton Theatre Royal | November 2004 & November 2006 |
RESTORATION 2006 | Headlong Theatre | September 2006 |
THE TEMPEST 2006 | RSC | August 2006 |
PARADISE LOST 2006 | Headlong Theatre | April 2006 |
SPEAKING LIKE MAGPIES 2005 | RSC (Swan) | by Frank McGuinness |
LE COMTE ORY 2005 | Garsington Opera | by Rossini |
HAMLET 2005 | Northampton Theatre Royal | by Shakespeare |
SUMMER LIGHTNING 2004 | Northampton Theatre Royal | by P G Wodehouse |
INSIGNIFICANCE 2004 | Northampton Theatre Royal | by Terry Johnson |
PARADISE LOST 2004 | Northampton Theatre Royal | by John Milton Fri 30 Jan - Sat 14 Feb. |
OTHELLO by Shakespeare 2003 | Northampton Theatre Royal / Royal Theatre / Greenwich Theatre | by Shakespeare Oct / Nov 03. Starring Ron Cephas Jones, Finbar Lynch |
SCARAMOUCHE JONES 2002 | Salisbury Playhouse, then Australia, New Zealand & Canada | by Justin Butcher Salisbury: 23-27 May. Australia & New Zealand tour 10 June - 10 August. Toronto 16 October - 7th December. |
WAITING FOR GODOT 2003 | Northampton Theatre Royal | by Samuel Beckett February 2003 |
THE WEIR 2003 | Northampton Theatre Royal | by Conor McPherson February 2003 |
BETRAYAL 2002 | Northampton Theatre Royal | by Harold Pinter Fri 8 - Sat 23 November 2002 |
ARCADIA 2002 | Northampton Theatre Royal / Salisbury Playhouse | Fri 11 – Sat 26 October 2002 |
SCARAMOUCHE JONES 2002 | Rebbeck Penny: Bristol / Touring | by Justin Butcher |
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS 2001 | Birmingham Repertory Theatre | by Alan Bennett Showing 4th December 01 - 19th January 02 |
SCARAMOUCHE JONES 2001 | Rebbeck Penny / Dublin Festival | by Justin Butcher |
ON THEE WE FEED 2001 | ENO: The Knack Course End of Year Show | by Richard Chew & Rufus Norris |
PRIVATES ON PARADE 2001 | New Vic Theatre | 20 April-12 May |
ART 2000 | Wyndham's Theatre | With Colin Buchanan, Alistair McGowan, Sean Hughes |
SPEED-THE-PLOW 2000 | Duke of York's Theatre | by David Mamet (Revival) |
GONE TO LA 2000 | Hampstead Theatre | by Lolly Susi |
BROKEN GLASS 1999 | Watford Palace Theatre | by Arthur Miller |
GLI EQUIVOCI 1999 | Batignano Opera Festival | by Storace |
HABEUS CORPUS 1999 | Salisbury Playhouse | by Alan Bennett |
THE COLONEL BIRD 1999 | The Gate Theatre | by Hristo Boytchev |
BRAND 1999 | RNT Studio | by Ibsen |
IL POMO D'ORO 1998 | Batignano Opera Festival | by Antonio Cesti |
ROMEO AND JULIET 1998 | Greenwich Theatre & No. 1 Tour | by Shakespeare |
SUMMER LIGHTNING 1998 | Salisbury Playhouse | by P G Woodhouse |
DANCING AT LUGHNASA 1998 | Salisbury Playhouse | by Brian Friel |
THE END OF THE AFFAIR 1997 | Bridewell | by Graham Greene |
TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT 1997 | No 1 Tour | by Graham Greene |
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: DEAR ENGLAND 2025 | NATIONAL THEATRE | Co-Directed with Christine Lalla |