Director's Biography

Composer David Shire, lyricist Richard Maltby, Jr. and book writer John Weidman
Director Sam Buntrock
Photo by John Baer


Sam Buntrock
(Director)
has directed God Collar (West End); the current European tour of The Rocky Horror Show; Sunday in the Park With George (Menier, West End, and Broadway; 5 Olivier Awards; 9 Tony nominations including Best Director); the first London revival of Assassins (New End); Get a Life and Help Yourself (both Edinburgh and UK tour); Betrayal (NT Studio); and the world premiere of Take Flight in London (Menier). As resident assistant director at the Donmar: Juno and the Paycock; Three Days of Rain; Helpless; and The Real Thing (also West End and Broadway). He has worked as an animation director on numerous commercial and corporate projects, most recently the film Stuart: A Life Backwards for Neal Street Productions, HBO, and the BBC.