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BIO

Lyndsey Turner is an Associate of the National Theatre.



For the National Theatre: Coriolanus, Roald Dahl’s The Witches, The Crucible, Under Milk Wood, Top Girls, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, There is a War and Edgar and Annabel

In London’s West End: Moonlight at Harold Pinter

Other theatre includes: After the End at Stratford East; A Number at the Old Vic; Far Away, Faith Healer and Fathers and Sons at the Donmar; Hamlet at the Barbican; The Treatment and Chimerica at the Almeida; and Girls and Boys, Posh and Contractions at the Royal Court

Productions

 
[West End, 2023]
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[West End, 2023]
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[West End, 2022]
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[West End, 2022]
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[West End, 2020]
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[Off-Broadway, 2018]
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[West End, 2018]
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[West End, 2017]
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[West End, 2017]
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[West End, 2015]
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[Broadway, 2014]
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[West End, 2013]
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[West End, 2012]
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[West End, 2012]
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[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Assistant Director
Dramaturg

Awards and Nominations


winner
Olivier Awards - 2014 - Best Director

Lyndsey TurnerChimerica

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Lyndsey Turner, Machinal

Evening Standard Awards - 2013 - Best Director

Lyndsey TurnerChimerica

News


Review Roundup: CORIOLANUS at The National Theatre

See what the critics are saying about Coriolanus at the National Theatre. Read the reviews for the production, directed by National Theatre Associate Lyndsey Turner and starring David Oyelowo, and learn more about the show.
Review: CORIOLANUS, National Theatre

Confluences of history weave together in Lyndsey Turner’s pulsating new production
Photos: First Look At David Oyelowo And More In CORIOLANUS At The National Theatre

The National Theatre has released production photos for Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, directed by National Theatre Associate Lyndsey Turner (Under Milk Wood, The Crucible) and featuring David Oyelowo (Selma, Lawmen: Bass Reeves) in the titular role, ahead of Press Night on Tuesday 24 September.
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF and More Set For The Almeida Theatre

The Almeida Theatre has announced five new productions including Almeida Associate Director Rebecca Frecknall's new production of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, featuring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Lennie James.
Lucy Davies Will Step Down as Executive Director of the Young Vic

The Young Vic Theatre has announced that Executive Director Lucy Davies will leave the organisation in December 2024 to take up the position of Chief Executive of Brighton Dome and Brighton Festival. 
SCRUM Theatre Take Over Disused Archive Building in Hammersmith To Create Pop-up Arts Centre

A new multi-disciplinary arts centre, SCRUM Studios, will open in Hammersmith offering training programmes and subsidised creative spaces for theatre makers. Artist collective SCRUM Theatre, is a charity formed by a collective of theatre-makers who transform disused buildings and turn them into pop-up arts hubs, seeking to create a more sustainable culture for UK artists at a time of crisis in the industry.
Photos: CORIOLANUS in Rehearsals at the National Theatre

The National Theatre has released a first look from the rehearsal room of its upcoming production of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus. Check out the photos here!
Cast Set For The National Theatre's CORIOLANUS

The National Theatre has announced the full cast for its upcoming production of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, directed by National Theatre Associate Lyndsey Turner (Under Milk Wood, The Crucible) and featuring David Oyelowo (Selma, Lawmen: Bass Reeves) in the titular role, as rehearsals begin on the South Bank.
Anne-Marie Duff Will Lead THE LITTLE FOXES at the Young Vic Theatre

BAFTA Award-winning actress Anne-Marie Duff will lead the cast in a new staging of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes by Olivier Award-winning director Lyndsey Turner.
A TUPPERWARE OF ASHES, THE OTHER PLACE, and More Set For the National Theatre's Autumn Season

The National Theatre has announced two new productions for its South Bank stages this autumn: the world premiere of Tanika Gupta’s A Tupperware of Ashes in the Dorfman theatre, and a new play by Alexander Zeldin inspired by Antigone called The Other Place in the Lyttelton theatre.
Photos: Inside the 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Ceremony

The 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has been awarded to UK playwright Ava Pickett for her play 1536.  Awarded annually since 1978, The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize is the largest and oldest international award recognizing women+ who have written works of outstanding quality for the English-speaking theatre. See photos from inside the ceremony here.
Tickets Exclusively On Sale For Young Vic Theatre's New Season

Tickets are exclusively on sale for the Young Vic Theatre's new season! Learn more about the season lineup and find out how to get tickets here!
2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Awarded to Ava Pickett for 1536

The 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has been awarded to UK playwright Ava Pickett for her play 1536. Learn more about Pickett and the award!
Diane Paulus-Directed ROMEO AND JULIET Will Open at A.R.T. in September

A new production of Romeo and Juliet is headed to American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University this September! The production will be directed by A.R.T.’s Tony Award-winning Artistic Director Diane Paulus and feature movement direction and choreography by two-time Olivier Award winner Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.
Kwame Kwei-Armah Will Step Down From the Young Vic; Final Season Lineup Revealed!

Kwame Kwei-Armah has announced his final season at the Young Vic Theatre. His final production as Young Vic Artistic Director will be the world premiere of A Face in the Crowd, a new production based on the classic ‘50s Hollywood film, with music and lyrics by Elvis Costello and book by Sarah Ruhl. Learn more here!
a.k. payne, Jasmine Naziha Jones & More Named as Finalists for 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize

The 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has revealed the finalists for this prestigious international award honoring women+ playwrights.
Video: First Look at All New Clips From THE WITCHES at the National Theatre

All new production clips have been released from Roald Dahl's The Witches, now playing at the National Theatre in London. Check out the videos here!
Critics' Pick: Aliya Al-Hassan's Best Theatre of 2023

The pure joy of theatre is its ability to constantly renew and surprise. For me, 2023 saw a plethora of excellent musicals. Notoriously hard to get right, this year seemed to feature both clever revivals and future successes, many of which remained in my thoughts long after I left the theatre.
Review Roundup: THE WITCHES Opens at The National Theatre

Read the reviews for The Witches at The National Theatre.
Review: THE WITCHES, National Theatre

I'm sure there will be more than a few sighs of relief down the corridors of the National Theatre at the deservedly raptuous reception for The Witches, the latest attempt to bring a hit show to the stage at this lucrative time of year. 'We're not women, we're hell' is not a line you would expect at a family show, but Lyndsey Turner's production combines exuberant fun, quick-witted comedy and a positive attitude towards death to produce an entralling, clever and incredibly funny production.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Lyndsey Turner been nominated for?

Lyndsey Turner has been nominated for several prestigious awards. She received a nomination for Best Director at the Olivier Awards for her work on Chimerica. Additionally, she was nominated for Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Machinal. Turner also received a nomination for Best Director at the Evening Standard Awards for Chimerica.

What awards has Lyndsey Turner won?

Lyndsey Turner has won the Best Director award at the Olivier Awards for her work on Chimerica.

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