News: Spring 1 2018-19

Last issue, we covered the departure of Madani Younis from the Bush Theatre. Since then, Lynette Linton has been named as his successor, an appointment that Younis describes as a ‘fantastic choice’.

The chair of the Bush Theatre Simon Johnson says: ‘The board of trustees looked for an individual who moved and inspired us; a leader who is willing to fight for what we stand for and who is unswerving in their commitment to nurturing new writing and new artists. Lynette Linton has these qualities in abundance.’

Linton comes from east London and studied English at the University of Sussex. The first play that she had professionally produced was Step, which premiered in 2013 at Theatre Royal Stratford East before embarking on a schools tour. She also wrote #Hashtag Lightie, which premiered at the Arcola Theatre in 2017 under the direction of Rikki Beadle-Blair. Linton trained as a director on StoneCrabs directing programme for young people, before becoming associate director at the Gate Theatre, where she set up the Young Associate company.