Sophie Hunter

British theatre director

Sophie Irene Hunter (born 16 March 1978)[1] is an English avant-garde theatre and opera director, playwright, and former performer. Her career began in 2007 when she co-directed the experimental play The Terrific Electric.

Sophie Hunter
Hunter in 2024
Born
Sophie Irene Hunter

(1978-03-16) 16 March 1978 (age 46)
EducationSt Paul's Girls' School
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq
Occupations
  • Theatre director
  • playwright
singer
Spouse
(m. 2015)
Children3
FamilyJulius Drake
(uncle)
Michael Gow
(maternal grandfather)
J. E. B. Seely
(maternal great-great grandfather)

She has directed an Off-Off-Broadway revival of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts (2010).

In 2015, Hunter married actor Benedict Cumberbatch.[2] They have three sons.

References

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  1. Mosley, Charles (1 December 2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage. p. 3680. ISBN 978-0971196629.
  2. Fowler, Tara (14 February 2014). "Benedict Cumberbatch Marries Sophie Hunter". People. Retrieved 16 November 2015.