Sofia Gallucci (she/her) is an award-winning British-Italian theatre director and dramaturg based in London. She is currently an Assistant Director for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Sofia directs classic plays and musical theatre. As a dramaturg, she also loves collaborating with writers on new writing, shaping stories and ideas to bring them to life on stage. She makes work that fizzes with energy and electricity, captivating the senses and stirring the soul.

She has worked on large-scale productions in the West End and at theatres across the UK. A former Resident Director on SIX in the West End, she was awarded the 2024 Tall Stories Directors’ Award for the development of her own show, Hussy. Sofia has worked as an assistant and associate for companies such as Shakespeare’s Globe, Watermill Theatre, Bristol Old Vic and the RSC

Sofia trained as a director at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School after earning a first-class degree in English Literature from the University of Exeter. As a playwright, she trained on the National Theatre Writers’ Course (2021–22). Her debut play, Eton Mess, premiered at the Exeter Northcott in 2021.

In addition to directing, Sofia is a learning associate at Pilot Theatre and a script reader for the Finborough Theatre and the Papatango Prize, helping to champion new voices in theatre. She is also a regular arts and culture commentator for the BBC.

Aside from all of that, Sofia enjoys running, cooking, cats and writing about herself in the third person.

Sofia is represented by Michael Garrett at Global Artists.