Lynette Linton

For the National:

Lynette Linton writes and directs for theatre, TV and film.

Theatre

For the National Theatre: Alterations and Blues for an Alabama Sky

In London’s West End: Barcelona at the Duke of York’s

Other theatre includes: Shifters (also at the Duke of York’s), As We Face the Sun (as co-director with Katie Greenall), August in England (as co-director with Daniel Bailey), House of Ife and Chiaroscuro at the Bush; Sweat (Black British Theatre Award for Best Director, Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play and Olivier Award nomination for Best New Play) and Clyde’s at the Donmar; Richard II (as co-director with Adjoa Andoh) at Shakespeare’s Globe; Assata Taught Me at the Gate; and Function for the National Youth Theatre

My Name is Leon (BAFTA award nomination for Emerging Talent)

Awards

Sweat – 2019 Black British Theatre Awards for Best Director, Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play and Olivier Awards nomination for Best New Play

Blues for an Alabama Sky – 2022 Evening Standard Theatre Award and Critics’ Circle Theatre Award for Best Director

My Name is Leon – BAFTA award nomination for Emerging Talent

Lynette Linton is the Artistic Director of the Bush Theatre, where her programming has seen four consecutive Olivier Award wins for Baby Reindeer, Old Bridge, The P Word and Sleepova, and two West End transfers of both Red Pitch and Shifters in 2024.

She was Resident Assistant Director at the Donmar Warehouse between 2017–2018 and is a co-founder of production company Black Apron Entertainment.

(Updated February 2025)