Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English film and stage director, producer and screenwriter. In theatre, he is known for his dark re-inventions of the stage musicals Cabaret (1994), Oliver! (1994), Company (1995), and Gypsy (2003). He directed an original West End stage musical for the first time with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2013).
For directing the play The Ferryman, Mendes was awarded the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2019.
Screenwriter Kristy Wilson-Cairns Talks ‘The Good Nurse’ & Collaborating With Sam Mendes, Edgar Wright & More [The Fourth Wall]
theplaylist.netGetting started in the entertainment industry is difficult. Becoming successful in that same industry — even more so. Being considered by your peers to be one of the best examples of the craft to the point where you are nominated for screenwriting’s highest honor — nearly impossible.
And for it to happen to anyone under the age of 40, that individual must be talented, passionate, and in her own words, “incredibly lucky.” Glasgow-born Krysty Wilson-Cairns’ career, at first glance, looks as if she was able to find every proverbial four-leaf clover along the path (if you’ll forgive the Irish analogy when speaking about a Scottish writer).
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