Atri received an MFA in Theatre Directing from Birkbeck, University of London, following
an undergraduate degree in English and a Master’s in Medieval & Renaissance Literature
at the University of Cambridge. He also trained on the National Theatre Directors’ Course.
He is one of two recipients of the 2022-24 Peter Hall Bursary at the National Theatre, and
was named as one of The Stage 25 in January 2022: “theatremakers to watch out for in
2022 and beyond.”
In 2019, Atri won The Stage Debut Award and was nominated for the UK Theatre Award
for Best Director for his production of Hobson’s Choice at the Royal Exchange Theatre. In
2021, he filmed Harm for the BBC Lights Up season on BBC Four with the Bush Theatre.
Atri speaks fluent Italian and also has worked as a translator for the Royal Court Theatre,
Fabulamundi and the Royal Shakespeare Company. His translation of Pier Lorenzo
Pisano’s Carbonio (Carbon) was selected for a 2023 honour by Eurodram, the European
network for drama in translation.
He has also worked extensively as a drama facilitator and teacher, having led courses
across acting, directing and design at schools including LAMDA, Guildhall, Royal Central
School of Speech and Drama, and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Atri was previously Trainee Director at the Royal Exchange and a Resident Director at the
Almeida Theatre. He is a trustee of the Regional Theatre Young Director’s Scheme and
has been a mentor for the JMK Trust.