Dawn Walton OBE
Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
quite frankly, a stroke of genius
WhatsOnStage on Antigone (Mercury Theatre)
★ ★ ★ ★
Dawn Walton's revival is palpably a labour of love. It's alive to the play's impious humour and swagger as well as to its anger ... This is a revival of wonderful aplomb.
The Independent on The Death of a Black Man (Hampstead Theatre)
With more than 20 years in the industry Dawn began her directing career at the Royal Court Theatre. She is Founder, and former Artistic Director and Chief Executive, of Eclipse Theatre, the UK's principal Black-led national production company.
In 2020, Dawn was awarded the OBE for services to Theatre.
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
2021 | BBC4 / Milk & Honey | Performance Director. WINNER of the Grierson Award for Best Arts Documentary 2022 |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
2023 | LAMDA | |
2022 | LAMDA | |
2021 | Mercury Theatre Colchester | British premiere of adaptation by Merlynn Tong |
2021 | Hampstead Theatre | 60th Anniversary Season |
2020 | Schaubühne, Berlin / Public Theater, New York | |
2020 | Theatre Royal Stratford East / Belgrade Theatre / UK Tour | |
RED DUST ROAD 2019 | National Theatre Scotland / EIF / Home Mancs | |
BLACK MEN WALKING 2019 | Eclipse / Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs) / Royal Exchange / UK Tour | Nominated for UK Theatre Award for Best New Play and Writer's Guild Award for Best Play |
THE PRICESS AND THE HUSTLER 2019 | Eclipse / Bristol Old Vic / UK Tour | |
SALT 2019 | Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs) / Summerhall / Theatre Bristol / Yorkshire Festival | WINNER of The Stage Edinburgh Award, Total Theatre Award for Experimentation, Innovation and Playing with Form and Filipa Braganca Award for Best Female Solo Performance |
A RAISIN IN THE SUN 2016 | Eclipse / Crucible Theatre / UK Tour | Nominated for UK Theatre Award for Best Touring Production |
ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW 2013 | Eclipse / Tricycle Theatre / UK Tour | |
LYRICAL FEATA: THE LETTER 2013 | Sadlers Wells | With Jonzi D |
MICHAEL X 2010 | Eclipse / Tabernacle / Rich Mix | |
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAYNE MATTHEWS 2010 | Crucible Theatre | |
THE HOUNDING OF DAVID OLUWALE 2009 | Eclipse / West Yorkshire Playhouse | Nominated for TMA Award for Best Director |
OXFORD STREET 2006 | Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs) | Nominated for Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre |
THE MADRAS HOUSE 2005 | RADA | |
93.2FM 2005 | Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs) / UK Tour | |
TV NATION 2004 | Unclassified | |
EFFIE MAY 2004 | Oval House | |
URBAN LEGEND 2004 | Liverpool Everyman | |
WINNERS 2004 | Young Vic | |
SERGERANT MUSGRAVES DANCE 2004 | Corbett Theatre | |
GLOW 2003 | Theatre Centre / UK Tour | |
BALM IN GILEAD 2003 | Corbett Theatre | |
RAMPAGE 2002 | Royal Court | |
THE CHANGELING 2002 | Mamamissi Productions / Southwark Playhouse | |
STRINGS 2001 | Clean Break / Soho | |
WORKERS WRITES 2001 | Royal Court | |
THE BLACKS 2001 | Young Vic | |
OF MICE AND MEN 2001 | Southwark Playhouse | |
DRAG-ON 2000 | Royal Court | |
THE SHINING 1998 | Royal Court | |
SPLINTERS 1998 | Talawa / Lyric Theatre |
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
SAMUELS TROUSERS 2019 | Director | |
10BY10 2012 | Director and Producer | A series of 10 short film dramas, now a featured collection on Digital Theatre Plus |
BABYDOLL 2012 | Director | |
A BLUES FOR NIA 2012 | Director | |
BLACK MAGIC 2012 | Director | |
BROWN WIDOW 2012 | Director | |
MUSIC IN THE BONES 2012 | Director | |
OMAR 2012 | Director | |
PARKING WARS 2012 | Director | |
PERFUME 2012 | Director | |
RAGE 2012 | Director | |
TWO TONE 2012 | Director |
Radio
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE LAST FLAG 2018 | BBC Radio 4 | Developer and Director |
Other
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
WHITE OPEN SPACES 2019 | Co-Producer and Director | Podcast: 6 Audio Dramas |