Lynette Linton's father is from Guyana and her mother is from Northern Ireland.
13 Facts About Lynette Linton
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Lynette Linton became interested in theatre and writing as a child.
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Lynette Linton has said that she wanted to be Malorie Blackman.
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Lynette Linton studied English at the University of Sussex and soon afterwards joined the National Youth Theatre.
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Lynette Linton's writing explores who she is and where her family are from.
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Lynette Linton trained as a Director at StoneCrabs in 2013.
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In 2014 Lynette Linton founded the production company Black Apron Entertainment, which was named after the uniforms worn by her and her colleagues Daniel Bailey and Gino Green at their first jobs in John Lewis.
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Lynette Linton directed Lynn Nottage's play Sweat at the Donmar Warehouse in 2018.
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In 2019 it was announced that Lynette Linton would become the artistic director of The Bush Theatre.
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Lynette Linton's appointment has been celebrated by the UK theatrical community, which is dominated by white men.
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Lynette Linton was selected as one of the Marie Claire "Future Shapers" in 2019.
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Lynette Linton was named as one of London's most influential people in the Evening Standards Progress List.
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Lynette Linton has written for Theatre Royal Stratford East and the Arcola Theatre, among other theatres.