Ian was Artistic Director at the Royal Court from 1998 to 2006, during which time he directed Krapp’s Last Tape, The Winterling, Alice Trilogy, The Sweetest Swing in Baseball, Fallout, The Night Heron, Boy Gets Girl, Mouth to Mouth (also in the West End), Dublin Carol, The Weir (also in the West End and on Broadway), The Lights, Pale Horse and Mojo (also at the Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago), Ashes & Sand, Some Voices, Killers and Wildfire. His last production for the Royal Court, The Seagull, transferred to Broadway. Other theatre includes The Children’s Hour, Betrayal, The Hothouse and The Day I Stood Still (NT), Parlour Song (Almeida), Hedda Gabler (Roundabout Theatre, New York), The House of Yes (Gate), Me & My Friend (Chichester Festival Theatre), Queer Fish (BAC) and First Strike (Soho Poly).
Film includes: Fallout and Krapp’s Last Tape.