Born in Surrey and raised in Scotland, Vicky Featherstone gained an MA in theatre directing from Manchester University before working in venues including the West Yorkshire Playhouse (now Leeds Playhouse), Northern Stage and the National Theatre of Scotland. She was appointed artistic director of the Royal Court in 2013, where she has been praised for her radical and inclusive programming. Featherstone and Audrey Sheffield are co-directing Jonathan Freedland’s first play, Jews. In Their Own Words, which runs at the Royal Court from 19 September to 22 October.
