The Latest Breaking News from Josie Rourke

Hugh Dancy joins Downton Abbey and Game of Thrones stars in new Sydney Sweeney film

More casting has been announced for Sydney Sweeney's upcoming adaptation of The Custom of the Country.

BANG Premier · Mar 12

Leo Woodall to star opposite Sydney Sweeney in Custom of the Country movie adaptation

Leo Woodall is to star alongside Sydney Sweeney in director Josie Rourke's film adaptation of Edith Wharton's classic novel Custom of the Country.

BANG Premier · Feb 18

Sydney Sweeney to play lead role in Custom of the Country

Sydney Sweeney is to produce and star in Custom of the Country, an adaptation of the 1913 novel of the same name by Edith Wharton.

BANG Premier · Jan 22

The Week on Stage: From Dancing at Lughnasa to Ain’t Too Proud

A guide to the week’s theatre

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2023

Dancing at Lughnasa review – an exquisite staging of Brian Friel’s evocative drama

There are superb performances from a cast including Siobhán McSweeney and Ardal O’Hanlon in Josie Rourke’s production

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023

Dancing at Lughnasa at the National Theatre review: a powerfully moving family portrait at a moment of change

Even if you missed all the subtext, this show would still delight in its acute depiction of family dynamics

Evening Standard · Apr 19, 2023

The Evening Standard Theatre Podcast: Jenna Coleman and Josie Rourke on Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

Plus reviews of Sheridan Smith in Shirley Valentine, and Women, Beware the Devil

Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2023

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons play – how silence and body language can communicate as much as words

When we talk to each other, there’s what we say out loud, what we wish we could say, and what we’re saying without saying anything at all.

The Conversation · Feb 21, 2023

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons review – Aidan Turner and Jenna Coleman star in sharp drama

Josie Rourke’s West End revival of Sam Steiner’s fringe hit really lifts when the show’s starry duo drop their romcom routine

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023

Rose Ayling-Ellis says play in which she makes West End debut ‘sets benchmark for inclusivity on stage’

Exclusive: The EastEnders star and Strictly champ makes her West End debut in director Josie Rourke’s retelling of Shakespeare’s As You Like It

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2022