CREDITS
CURRENT
PROJECTS
STARLIGHT EXPRESS
London
& JULIET
Current productions: Broadway / US Tour / UK Tour / Hamburg
Previously: West End / Australia / Singapore / Toronto / Manchester
Winner of six WhatsOnStage Awards
Nominated for nine Olivier Awards and nine Tony Awards
JUST FOR ONE DAY
Upcoming: Toronto, February 2025 / West End June 2025
Previously: The Old Vic, January 2024
PADDINGTON
A new musical - London (forthcoming)
PAST
PROJECTS
THE LITTLE BIG THINGS
@ Soho Place, London
Nominated for three Olivier Awards including Best New Musical
Nominated for the WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Musical
MY SON’S A QUEER BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?
West End / UK Tour / Edinburgh Fringe / Turbine Theatre
Winner of the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Off West End Production
Olivier nomination for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play
IN DREAMS
Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto / Leeds Playhouse
Nominated for the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Regional Production
RENT
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester / Online
Winner of the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Regional Production
Winner of the Best Performance Award at the Manchester Culture Awards
THE DA VINCI CODE
UK Tour / Ogunquit Playhouse USA
WHAT’S NEW PUSSYCAT?
Birmingham Rep Theatre
Nominated for the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Regional Production
THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE AGED 13 3/4
Ambassadors Theatre, West End / Menier Chocolate Factory / Leicester Curve
Nominated for the Evening Standard / BBC Radio 2 Audience Award for Best New Musical
Nominated for the UK Theatre Award for Best Production for Children and Young People
BILLIONAIRE BOY
Nuffield Theatre, Southampton and UK touring venues
Winner of the UK Theatre Award for Best Production for Children and Young People
SPRING AWAKENING
Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester
Winner of the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Regional Production
MURDER FOR TWO
Watermill Theatre, Newbury / The Other Palace, London
IN THE HEIGHTS
Kings Cross Theatre (transfer from Southwark Playhouse)
Winner of three Olivier Awards and nominated for Best New Musical
Winner of Broadway World Award for Best New Production of a Musical
Nominated for nine Whatsonstage awards
WORKING
Southwark Playhouse
Nominated for the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Off West End Production
Nominated for the Off West End Theatre Award for Best Musical Production
JERSEY BOYS
A new production for China / Middle East
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
Royal Theatre, Northampton- European premiere
NIGHT MUST FALL
Salisbury Playhouse / UK Tour
CASA VALENTINA
Southwark Playhouse - European premiere
Finalist for the Off West End Best Director Award
STIG OF THE DUMP
Arts Theatre, London / UK Tour
OLIVER!
Watermill Theatre
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO
THE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIANS
Castle Theatre
NEXT FALL
Southwark Playhouse
HAPPY NEVER AFTER
Pleasance London / Edinburgh
BED AND SOFA
Finborough Theatre - European premier
THE GREAT BRITISH SOAP OPERA
Jermyn Street/Edinburgh
JET SET GO
Jermyn Street/Theatre 503/Edinburgh
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Luke previously worked as Associate Director on several major productions including MATILDA at the RSC, in London and on Broadway. He is proud to have directed for leading drama schools including Arts Ed and GSA, and recently collaborated on a project with Sky Arts exploring computational creativity and the musical theatre form.