Simon Stone
Biography
Simon Stone is an Australian director, writer and actor who was born in Basel in 1984 and grew up in Melbourne and Cambridge, England. He set up the independent theater company The Hayloft Project in 2007, adapting and directing Spring Awakening, and later became resident director at Belvoir, where he wrote and directed The Wild Duck. As an actor he appeared in Kokoda (2006), Jindabyne (2006) and The Eye of the Storm (2011). His feature directing debut, The Daughter, which he also wrote, won him Best Adapted Screenplay at the AACTA Awards. He took the 2015 Nestroy Theatre Prize for John Gabriel Borkman, won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival for Yerma, and made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 2022.
42years old
Turns 43 on August 19in 282 days
- Born Basel
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 5 years2006 to 2011
Every film, newest first
- 2011The Eye of the StormIMDb rating 6.0
- 2006JindabyneIMDb rating 6.3
- 2006KokodaIMDb rating 6.1
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Behind the camera
Stone founded the independent theater company The Hayloft Project in 2007 and adapted and directed its first production, Frank Wedekind's Spring Awakening, which was remounted at Belvoir St Theatre in 2008.
Behind the camera
Stone's adaptation of The Wild Duck, which he wrote and directed in his first year as resident director at Belvoir in 2011, became his calling card production and played internationally, including at the Holland Festival.
Behind the award
Stone's adaptation of Federico García Lorca's Yerma, starring Billie Piper in the title role, opened at the Young Vic in London in 2016. A second run followed in 2017, and the production earned the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival.
A first
In 2022, Stone made his Metropolitan Opera debut in New York, directing Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, which he set in the present-day Rust Belt of America.
Behind the camera
Stone wrote and directed The Daughter, his first feature film. It premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, and he earned Best Adapted Screenplay at the AACTA Awards for that work.
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Worked with
Simon Stone made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Ray LawrenceDirector, 1 film, 2006
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Alister GriersonDirector, 1 film, 2006
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Fred SchepisiDirector, 1 film, 2011
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Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2015 | Nestroy Theatre Prize for Best Direction | John Gabriel Borkman | Won |
Online
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