Laurie Sansom

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Laurie Sansom

Born in 1972, Laurie Sansom served as a director in training at Arts Council England from 1996 to 1997. From 2002 to 2006 he worked as associate director of Alan Ayckbourn at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, and from 2006 to 2012 he served as artistic director for the Royal and Derngate Theatre of Northampton. Building on the success of his predecessor, Rupert Goold, he helped make the Royal and Derngate Theatre the “Most Exciting Theatre in Britain” (selected by the Guardian). In March of 2013 he took over the position as the second artistic director of the National Theatre of Scotland. Among his noted productions are Hedda Gabler, Spring Storm, Beyond the Horizon among others. For his production of Beyond the Horizon, Sansom won the 2010 TMA award for Best Director.