Marianne Elliott
Marianne's debut film The Salt Path starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2024.
Her recent theatre work includes the West End premiere of Cock by Mike Bartlett staring Jonathan Bailey, and Death of a Salesman co-directed with Miranda Cromwell (Young Vic Theatre & West End; Olivier Award for Best Director of a Play).
For Elliott & Harper Productions: Company (West End & Broadway; winner of 5 Tony awards including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Director of a Musical, 4 Olivier Awards and the Evening Standard Award for Best Director of a Musical), the West End premiere of Simon Stephens’ play Heisenberg at Wyndhams Theatre.
As Associate Director at the National Theatre, credits include: Angels in America (& Broadway; winner of 3 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Play), War Horse co-directed with Tom Morris (West End & Broadway transfers; winner of the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Time (West End & Broadway; Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Director and Best New Play; South Bank Sky Arts Award), Husbands & Sons, Rules for Living, The Light Princess, Port, Season’s Greetings, Women Beware Women, All’s Well That Ends Well, Mrs Affleck, Harper Regan, Saint Joan (Olivier Award for Best Revival, South Bank Show Award), Thérèse Raquin and Pillars of the Community (Evening Standard Best Director Award).
As Associate Director at the Royal Court: Stoning Mary, Notes on Falling Leaves, The Sugar Syndrome and Local.
As Artistic Director of the Royal Exchange: Port, Design for Living, Les Blancs, As You Like It, A Woman of No Importance, Nude with Violin, Fast Food, Martin Yesterday, Deep Blue Sea, Mad for It, Poor Superman and I Have Been Here Before.
Other theatre credits include: Sweet Bird of Youth (Old Vic); Much Ado About Nothing (RSC); and The Little Foxes (Donmar Warehouse); Terracotta (Hampstead/Birmingham Rep).
Marianne directed two episodes of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads for the BBC, starring Tamsin Greig and Harriet Walter.
Marianne Elliott is the only woman to have won 3 Tony Awards for Best Direction. In 2018, she was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for her Services to Theatre.
Her recent theatre work includes the West End premiere of Cock by Mike Bartlett staring Jonathan Bailey, and Death of a Salesman co-directed with Miranda Cromwell (Young Vic Theatre & West End; Olivier Award for Best Director of a Play).
For Elliott & Harper Productions: Company (West End & Broadway; winner of 5 Tony awards including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Director of a Musical, 4 Olivier Awards and the Evening Standard Award for Best Director of a Musical), the West End premiere of Simon Stephens’ play Heisenberg at Wyndhams Theatre.
As Associate Director at the National Theatre, credits include: Angels in America (& Broadway; winner of 3 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Play), War Horse co-directed with Tom Morris (West End & Broadway transfers; winner of the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Time (West End & Broadway; Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Director and Best New Play; South Bank Sky Arts Award), Husbands & Sons, Rules for Living, The Light Princess, Port, Season’s Greetings, Women Beware Women, All’s Well That Ends Well, Mrs Affleck, Harper Regan, Saint Joan (Olivier Award for Best Revival, South Bank Show Award), Thérèse Raquin and Pillars of the Community (Evening Standard Best Director Award).
As Associate Director at the Royal Court: Stoning Mary, Notes on Falling Leaves, The Sugar Syndrome and Local.
As Artistic Director of the Royal Exchange: Port, Design for Living, Les Blancs, As You Like It, A Woman of No Importance, Nude with Violin, Fast Food, Martin Yesterday, Deep Blue Sea, Mad for It, Poor Superman and I Have Been Here Before.
Other theatre credits include: Sweet Bird of Youth (Old Vic); Much Ado About Nothing (RSC); and The Little Foxes (Donmar Warehouse); Terracotta (Hampstead/Birmingham Rep).
Marianne directed two episodes of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads for the BBC, starring Tamsin Greig and Harriet Walter.
Marianne Elliott is the only woman to have won 3 Tony Awards for Best Direction. In 2018, she was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for her Services to Theatre.
