Dawn Walton OBE
Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
quite frankly, a stroke of genius
WhatsOnStage on Antigone (Mercury Theatre)
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Forty-six years on from its debut in Hampstead, this is an urgent and brilliant production
WhatsOnStage on The Death of a Black Man (Hampstead Theatre)
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
2025 | Director, 'CONTACT' by HJS, 'My Generation' by Paul McNally and 'Shooters' by Tolu Michael Okanlawon | |
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 |
THE PRINCESS 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 |
A RAISIN IN THE SUN 2016 | Eclipse / Crucible Theatre / UK Tour | Nominated for UK Theatre Award for Best |
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 |
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 | |
SPLINTERS 1998 | Talawa / Lyric Theatre | |
THE SHINING 1998 | Royal Court |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
2021 | BBC4 / Milk & Honey | Performance Director. |
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
SAMUELS TROUSERS 2019 | Director | |
10BY10 2012 | Director and Producer | A series of 10 short film dramas, now a featured |
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 |