Monique Touko

Monique Touko is a London based multidisciplinary artist- director, dramaturg and producer.

Upcoming Show: Lyric Hammersmith Theatre Presents: Wedding Band: A Love Hate Story in Black and White By Alice Childress 

Directing Credits: UK Premiere of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play by Jocelyn Bioh- Lyric Hammersmith Theatre; We Need New Names By NoViolet Bulawayo, Stage adaptation by Mufaro Makubika- National Tour; Gone Too Far! By Bola Agbaje- Theatre Royal Stratford East; The Clinic by Dipo Baruwa-Etti- Almeida Theatre; Fair Play by Ella Road- Bush Theatre; Malindadzimu by Mufuro Makubika- Hampstead Theatre.

She is the recipient of 2022 Stage Debut Award for Best Director.

Her directing training includes Regional Theatre Young Directors Scheme at Royal Exchange Manchester. At the Young Vic, her training has involved the Intro to Directing course led by Sacha Weres, Boris Karloff Trainee Assistant Directors Programme and the Jerwood Assistant Director Scheme. In 2022, Monique was selected to take part in the National Theatre’s annual Directing Course.

She is also part of The Ubunifu Space- A definitive guide to music and culture from the youth of Africa and the diaspora - the Ubunifu way. Monique is project manager for the Space and regular member of the UK reaction team on the youtube channel which has a global following of 320K+ subscribers and over 50 million views.