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Productions

 
[West End, 2023]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2020]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Director

Movies

Jindabyne
[ 2006 ] BillyThe Kid
Kokoda: 39th Battalion
[ 2006 ] Max Scholt
Balibo
[ 2009 ] Tony Maniaty
Blame
[ 2010 ] Nick
The Eye of the Storm
[ 2011 ] Peter
Being Venice
[ 2012 ] Lenny
The Daughter
[ 2015 ] writer

TV Shows

Blue Heelers
Marty Farris, Clayton Sanders
MDA
Jason Henderson

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Simon Stone, Yerma


winner
Obie Awards - 2018 - Special Citations

Simon Stone, Yerma

Olivier Awards - 2017 - Best Director

Simon StoneYerma

News


Exclusive: 'Mama Ma' From PHAEDRA World Premiere Recording

BroadwayWorld is excited to debut the exclusive track 'Mama Ma' from the world premiere recording of the National Theatre production of Phaedra. Listen to it now.
Adelaide Festival Announces 2025 Program

Adelaide Festival has announced its 40th program, promising a suite of international and Australian productions and artists which will further enhance its 65-year reputation as Australia's premier international festival.
Hannah Waddingham, Guy Pearce, & More Join Netflix's THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10

Several new actors have joined The Woman in Cabin 10, the upcoming Netflix thriller led by Keira Knightley. The names include Hannah Waddingham, Guy Pearce, David Ajala, Gitte Witt, Art Malik, Daniel Ings, David Morrissey, Christopher Rygh, Paul Kaye, Kaya Scodelario, Lisa Loven Kongsli, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
Three Shows Added to the 2025 Adelaide Festival

The opera Innocence, directed by prolific Australian director Simon Stone; Club Amourperformed by legendary German dance company Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal; and Australian Dance Theatre’s 60th anniversary show A Quiet Language are the first ticketed shows to be announced for the 2025 Adelaide Festival.
Making Space At The Armory Presents ANTAGONISMS: A GATHERING Symposium Led By Claudia Rankine

Join Claudia Rankine, Anna Deavere Smith, Homi Bhabha, Saidiya Hartman, and others for a series of conversations and performances exploring public and private discourse at the Armory's Antagonisms: A Gathering on June 1.
San Francisco Opera Performs INNOCENCE This June

San Francisco Opera will present the American premiere of composer Kaija Saariaho’s final opera, Innocence, at the War Memorial Opera House from June 1–21.
CASTRO'S CHILDREN Comes to Melbourne in July

The reach of Castro's Children is universal, and Music Theatre Melbourne is staging its world premiere from July 5 to 13 at Gasworks, Albert Park, Melbourne.
San Francisco Opera's 101st Season Continues With The 2024 Summer Season May 30-June 30

San Francisco Opera's 101st season continues May 30–June 30 at the War Memorial Opera House with the highly anticipated American premiere of Kaija Saariaho's final opera, INNOCENCE, along with Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE (DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE) and Handel's PARTENOPE, presented in award-winning productions.
Full Cast Set for THE ALLY at The Public Theater Starring Josh Radnor & More

The Public Theater has revealed the complete cast for the world premiere of THE ALLY written by Tony Award-winning playwrightItamar Moses (The Band’s Visit) and directed by Drama Desk winner Lila Neugebauer (Appropriate). 
MEDEE Comes to Teatr Wielki in January

MÉDÉE comes to Teatr Wielki in January. Performances will run 21-28 January, 2024.
Tracee Chimo Pallero, Santino Fontana, Morgan Spector and Jason Butler Harner Join Roundabout's FALLEN ANGELS Benefit Reading

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced additional casting for the special Benefit Reading of Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels, directed by Scott Ellis. Check out who will join previously announced Kelli O'Hara and Rose Byrne.
National Theatre Live Will Release DEAR ENGLAND and VANYA to UK and Ireland Cinemas

The National Theatre will release two new National Theatre Live productions to audiences in cinemas across the UK and Ireland this winter. Following sold-out runs, Dear England and VANYA will be new to NT Live, alongside the re-release of Olivier-award winning production, Skylight. 
LA TRAVIATA Comes to Wiener Staatsoper in October

In der anstehenden Vorstellungsserie von La traviata singt Lisette Oropesa erstmals im Haus am Ring die Violetta. Juan Diego Flórez ist wieder als Alfredo Germont zu erleben und Ludovic Tézier als Giorgio Germont. Das Staatsopernorchester dirigiert Pier Giorgio Morandi.
The National Theatre's Learning Activity is Now in Every Local Authority in the UK

The National Theatre’s Learning activity is now present in every local authority across the UK through its in-person and digital programmes. The NT’s active engagement with schools, teachers and young people is a key part of its mission to support the next generation of theatre makers and creators across the UK. The NT aims to inspire creativity, fire imaginations and boost skills for the future workforce of the sector and to build a more creative nation. 
Rose Byrne & Kelli O'Hara to Star in FALLEN ANGELS Benefit Reading at Roundabout Theatre Company

Roundabout Theatre Company will present a special Benefit Reading of Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels, directed by Scott Ellis starring Rose Byrne and Kelli O'Hara. Learn how to purchase tickets!
MEDEE Comes to Teatr Wielki in January 2024

MEDEE comes to Teatr Wielki in January 2024.  Performances run 21-28 January.
New Flinders Student Drama Focuses On Social Change

Proving that theatre provides a powerful voice for potent youth issues, Flinders University’s 2023 Drama graduates are exploring timely themes of equality and personal identity in a bold new theatre production being presented from July 25 to 28.   
MEDEE Comes to Teatr Wielki in January 2024

What kind of circumstances can lead a mother to commit infanticide? The story of Medea has fascinated artists for centuries, opera creators included. The libretto of Luigi Cherubini’s work, originally staged in Paris in 1797, is a condensation of the tale known from classical mythology.
Review: INNOCENCE, Royal Opera House

Here it is, opera's answer to A Little Life: Kaija Saariaho's Innocence follows the aftermath of a school shooting and the emotional destruction felt by those connect to the event. An elegant but devastating meditation on the nature of violence and collective guilt.
Moya O'Connell Stars in Adam Rapp's THE SOUND INSIDE at the Coal Mine Theatre

This spring, COAL MINE THEATRE presents another thrilling Toronto Premiere, Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Rapp's mysterious drama THE SOUND INSIDE, on stage May 7 – 28.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Simon Stone been nominated for?

Outstanding Director of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Yerma, Special Citations (Obie Awards) for Yerma and Best Director (Olivier Awards) for Yerma.

What awards has Simon Stone won?

Simon Stone has won Special Citations from the Obie Awards for his work on Yerma.

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