The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in London has appointed director Tinuke Craig as its new Associate Artistic Director.
Tinuke will take up the role with immediate effect, joining new Artistic Director Drew McOnie.
The senior team of the venue also includes Executive Director James Pidgeon, Director of Communications & Audiences Laura Arends, Diversity & Inclusion Associate mezze eade, Director of Producing & Administration Lauren King, and Director of Technical & Production Anthony Newton.
Tinuke’s extensive directing experience has seen her create work for the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Old Vic and Chichester Festival Theatre. She was the Gate Theatre’s Associate Director from 2015 to 2016, and Baylis Director at the Old Vic from 2021 to 2023. She is also an Artistic Associate at the Lyric Hammersmith.
Her directing credits include recent Lyric Hammersmith production A Raisin in the Sun (Headlong Tour), The School for Scandal (Royal Shakespeare Company), The Big Life (Theatre Royal Stratford East), Blue (ENO, London Coliseum), Trouble in Butetown (Donmar Warehouse), Jitney (Leeds Playhouse 2021 and The Old Vic 2022), Last Easter (Orange Tree Theatre), Crave (Chichester Festival Theatre), Hamlet For Young Audiences (Dorfman and National Theatre Tour 2020 and 2022), Cinderella (Lyric Hammersmith), Vassa (Almeida Theatre), The Color Purple (Leicester Curve/Birmingham Hippodrome and UK Tour), random/generations (Chichester Festival Theatre), I Call My Brothers (Gate Theatre), and dirty butterfly (Young Vic).
In 2014 Tinuke won the Genesis Future Director Award.
The announcement comes as the Open Air gears up to launch its new season for Summer 2025, the first for new Artistic Director Drew McOnie, who started at the venue in January.
Tinuke Craig said in a statement: “I am beyond thrilled to be joining the team at Regent’s Park as Associate Artistic Director. I adore this theatre, its unique setting and its incredible ability to gather people together to experience extraordinary stories old and new. I’m excited to engage with new artists, to help programme and direct bold and varied work, and to cultivate new audiences to share in this joyful space.”
Drew McOnie said: “I’m delighted that Tinuke Craig is joining us at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in the new role of Associate Artistic Director. Tinuke is an incredibly talented theatre maker with a wealth of experience across UK theatre. I’m excited for us to work together to shape the artistic ambitions for the Open Air Theatre as we enter this exciting new chapter for our unique venue.”
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