ABOUT ME

Monique Touko

Director and Producer

Stage and Screen

London/Manchester

UPCOMING PROJECTS

STAGE

2026

The Afronauts by Ryan Calais Cameron- Royal Court Downstairs- 70th Anniversary

2027

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding- Jocelyn Bioh- Lyric Hammersmith

2028

Othello- William Shakespeare- RSC Debut- Swan Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon

SCREEN

Dirty by Diveen Henry- Debut Short Film- Post Production

Directing Credits:

THEATRE

MUSIC

THEMES/COMMONALITIES/AREAS OF EXPLORATION:

Blackness, Africa, Diaspora

Othering, Migration, De-Colonisation, De Coloniality 

Gender, Class, Spirituality, Intersectionality

Coming of Age/ Youth, Family Dynamics, Friendship 

Drama, Comedy, Genre, Social Commentary

Afro-Surrealism/Futurism

PROCESS/PRACTISE:

The Text/Source Material

Research and Dramaturgy of Space

Character- Body and Mind

Space and Composition of Bodies 

Movement and Sound

The Audience

Director of The Boy at The Back of The Class- Winner of 2026’s Olivier Award for Best Family Show

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

Monique’s skill set includes: Adaptations- Page to Stage, New Writing, Historical Depictions, Musicals, International Work, Devising, Script Development, Drama School Shows, Training Actors and Working with Young People. 

2026 marks 10 years in British Theatre for Monique and is the year she makes her transition from Theatre to Screen with her Debut Short Film, Dirty by Diveen Henry which is currently in post production.

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.