Lynette Linton is a writer and director, and is the Artistic Director of the Bush Theatre. She was Associate Director of the Gate Theatre from 2016 to 2017 and the Resident Assistant Director at the Donmar Warehouse until February 2018. In September 2017, she was nominated for Best Director at the Stage Debut Awards. She is also a co-founder of production company Black Apron Entertainment.
Writing
LOOK AT ME 2020
Greenacre Films
As part of ITV’s Unsaid Stories collection.
HASHTAG LIGHTIE 2017
Arcola Theatre Directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair
Writer and producer
Currently under option to Mainstreet Pictures for TV
CHICKEN PALACE 2015
Theatre Royal Stratford East
Directed by Lynette Linton and Marcus Ellard
Writer and producer
STEP 2013
Theatre Royal Stratford East/various schools
Directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair
Directing
CHIAROSCURO 2019
The Bush Theatre
5 Stars – The Evening Standard.
RICHARD II 2019
The Globe
Co-directing with Adjoa Andoh
4 stars – The Times, The Guardian, The Observer, The Stage, WhatsOnStage, Time Out, Evening Standard
‘Exciting, fresh-thinking theatre, performed from the gut and piercing straight to the heart’ The Times
SWEAT 2018
Donmar Warehouse
Written by Lynn Nottage
5 stars – Observer, The Guardian, Financial Times, Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Time Out
“Lynette Linton’s superbly calibrated production excels from start to finish” The Guardian
“directed by Linton with control and sensitivity” The Stage
FUNCTION 2018
National Youth Theatre
Written by Sophie Ellerby
THIS IS 2018
Arts Ed
Written by Roy Williams
ASSATA TAUGHT ME 2017
Gate Theatre
Written by Kalungi Ssbandeke
INDENTURE 2016
The Dark Horse festival
Written by Ash Sohole
THE RALLY 2016
Theatre Royal Stratford East
Rehearsed reading
Written by Nieve Harty
AND WHERE THERE ONCE WERE TWO 2016
Arcola Theatre
Written by Alexis Gregory
ASSATA: SHE WHO STRUGGLES 2015
Young Vic
Written by Kalungi Ssbandeke
CHICKEN PALACE 2015
Theatre Royal Stratford East
NAKED 2015
The Vault Festival
Written by Jessica Burgess
THIS WIDE NIGHT 2014
Albany Theatre/ Stonecrabs
Written by Chloe Moss
Assistant/Associate Director credits:
THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE 2018
Noel Coward Theatre
Directed by Michael Grandage
THE YORK REALIST 2018
Donmar Warehouse
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Directed by Rob Hastie
BELLEVILLE 2017
Donmar Warehouse
Directed by Michael Longhurst
LADY FROM THE SEA 2017
Donmar Warehouse
Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah
KNIVES IN HENS 2017
Donmar Warehouse
Directed by Yael Farber
TORN 2016
Royal Court
Directed by Richard Twyman
THE VIEW FROM THE MOON- LIVE LUNCH 2016
Royal Court/ Birmingham Rep
Directed by Hamish Prie
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP 2016
Donmar Warehouse
Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah
THE CHRISTIANS 2015
The Gate, Traverse
Directed by Christopher Haydon
IMAGE OF AN UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN 2015
The Gate
Directed by Christopher Haydon
GUTTED 2013
Theatre Royal Stratford East
Directed by Rikki Beadle- Blair
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