Mingyu Lin
Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Ming is Creative Associate at Headlong Theatre, a Resident Artist with York Theatre Royal and a reader for the Bruntwood Prize and Traverse Theatre. She is a co-founder of BESEA advocacy group BEATS and recipient of the Living Pics Directors’ Bursary 2021 as well as an alumna of the Royal Court Writers’ Program.
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The numbers involved also allow for a rare sense of scale, creating bustling street scenes and grand processions. It’s a lot of bodies to choreograph, something that co-directors Juliet Forster, Mingyu Lin and John R Wilkinson do skilfully.
The Guardian on Sovereign (York Theatre Royal)
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
CASUALTY 2025 | BBC | 1 episode |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
2023 | Headlong/York Theatre Royal | |
2023 | York Theatre Royal | Co-Director |
2023 | Arcola Theatre / New Earth / Storyhouse | By Joanne Lau |
2023 | Royal Court Theatre | Play reading, part of New Plays: Japan |
NO BOND SO STRONG DIGITAL 2022 | Sampad / Mac Birmingham, Community Tour | |
GENTLEMAN ANNE 2021 | Fabulamundi Playwriting Europe | Fabulamundi PLAYGROUND - R&Ds linking Italian writers with British directors |
YOUNG WRITERS SCRATCH NIGHT 2021 | Traverse Online | |
NEW WRITERS SHOWCASE 2021 | Selladoor Online | |
BROADCASTS OF INTERRUPTION 2021 | Sampad Online | |
BEYOND THE CANON 2020 2020 | In conjunction with RADA | An online showcase of international plays |
BABEL 2020 | ArtsEd | Final Year Production |
LONG ME 2020 | Van Thanh Productions / Vaults Festival 2020 | ACE GFTA funded |
OVERHEARD 2020 | Chinese Arts Now / York Theatre Royal / UK Tour | |
SILENTLY HOPING 2019 | Applecart Arts / Vaults Festival 2019 | ACE GFTA funded |
NO BOND SO STRONG 2019 | Sampad / MAC Birmingham | Sampad commission for Bedlam Mental Health Festival 2019 |
DOES MY BOMB LOOK BIG IN THIS 2019 | Tamasha Theatre / Tara Arts / UK Tour | Written by Nyla Levy / Offie Nominated 'Best Ensemble' / Lyn Gardner's Top Picks |
LIKE THIS 2018 | Drama St Mary's | Final Year Production |
THE GROTTO 2017 | National Theatre Studios | New writing by Claire Walmsey for Next Up Talent Showcase |
HEAR ME NOW 2016 | Tamasha Theatre / National Youth Theatre / Rich Mix | New writing commissions |
RICE PAPER TALES 2016 | Albany / MAC Birmingham | Funded by ACE GFTA and Lewisham Council |
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
BABEL 2020 | ArtsEd commission |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
NO BOND SO STRONG 2022 | Sampad commission | |
PETAL 2020 | Yellow Earth commission | |
A FABLE FOR NOW 2020 | PIP commission | Filmed excerpts in Mandarin and English |
SANDWICH 2017 | Best Film Award, BFI’s Filming East Fest 2018 / | |
THE NUMBER 7 2016 | Director / Creative Producer | |
DREAM OF EMERALD HILL 2015 | Funded by the SINGAPORE50 Celebration Fund / | |
COME BACK 2014 | Writer / Director / | |
ORPHAN OF ZHAO REDUX 2014 | Contemporary Theatre Review commission |
Promos
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE COLLECTOR 2018 | Enter the Pitch 2018 (Runner Up) - Teaser Trailer | |
PRODIGAL 2015 | Writer / Director / | |
BUNKER 2014 | Writer / Director / | |
THE CURE 2013 | Writer / Director / |