Monique Touko

london. directing/producing.

Credits

Directing:
2023- UK Premiere of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play by Jocelyn Bioh- Lyric Theatre Hammersmith
2023- We Need New Names by No Violet Bulawayo- Adaptation by Mufaro Makubika- UK Tour
2023- Gone Too Far! by Bola Agbaje- Theatre Royal Stratford East
2022- The Clinic by Dipo Baruwa-Etti- Almeida Theatre
2021- Fair Play by Ella Road- Holloway Theatre, Bush Main Space
2021- Malindadzimu by Mufaro Makubika- Hampstead Theatre Downstairs

Readings:
2022- Alfred Fagon Awards- Reading of Go Back Home! by Hannah Shury-Smith- National Theatre
2019- Reading of This Might Not Be It by Sophia Chetin-Leuner- Bush Theatre
2018- Talawa Theatre Company- Reading of And I dreamt I was drowning by Amanda Wilkin- Rich Mix
2017- HighTide- Reading of The Place Were We Lived by Healah Riazi- Aldeburgh Suffolk

Assisting:
2019- Lorca’s Blood Wedding adapted by Marina Carr, Yael Farber- Young Vic
2019- Ibsen’s Rosmersholm adapted by Duncan Macmillan, Ian Rickson- Duke of York Theatre
2019- Shakespeare’s Richard II, Lynette Linton and Adjoa Andoh- Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
2018- Cock by Mike Bartlett, Kate Hewitt- Chichester Festival Theatre
2018- On the Exhale by Martin Zimmerman, Christopher Haydon- China Plate- Traverse Theatre
2017- Yellowman by Dael Orlandersmith, Nancy Medina- Young Vic
2017- Kanye The First by Sam Steiner, Andrew Twyman- HighTide- Touring Production
2017- ALT Showcase, Toby Clarke- Southwark Playhouse
2016- B!RTH Festival, Emma Callander- Royal Exchange Manchester
2016- Wishlist by Katherine Soper, Matthew Xia- Royal Exchange Manchester and Royal Court
2011- Grandfathers by Rory Mullarkey, Toby Clarke (NT Connections)- Oval House Theatre

Training

National Theatre Directing Course 2022
Jerwood Assistant Director Programme - Young Vic
Boris Karloff Trainee Assistant Directors Programme - Young Vic
Artistic Directors Leadership Programme - Leaders of Tomorrow
Fresh Direction: Replay Project - Young Vic
Directors Program Company Three - Making Theatre with Young People
Introduction to Directing and Mentorship - Young Vic led by Sacha Wares
Regional Theatre Young Directors Scheme Award Winner - Royal Exchange Manchester
Observer Monday's- Royal Exchange Manchester