INGRID MACKINNON
INGRID MACKINNON
Ingrid Mackinnon is a London based movement director, choreographer, intimacy director, teacher and dancer.
Movement direction:
Apex Predator (Hampstead Theatre)
Toto Kerblammo (Unicorn Theatre)
Princess Essex (Shakespeare's Globe) - nominated for Best New Play at Whats OnStage Awards 2024
Skeleton Crew (Donmar)
The School for Scandal (RSC)
The Merry Wives of Windsor (RSC)
Underdog:The Other Other Bronte (National Theatre/Northern Stage)
The Duchess of Malfi (Globe - Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)
Dreaming and Drowning (Bush Theatre)
Portia Coughlan (Almeida)
Choir Boy (Bristol Old Vic) - won Best Production Play at 2024 Black British Theatre Awards
Shooting Hedda Gabler (Rose Theatre)
That Face (Orange Tree)
Every Leaf a Hallelujah (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre)
Blue (English National Opera) - nominated for Best New Opera 2024 Olivier Awards
Further Than the Furthest Thing (Young Vic)
Trouble in Butetown (Donmar Warehouse)
Enough of Him (National Theatre of Scotland) - won Best New Play and Best Production at 2023 Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland
A Dead Body in Taos (Fuel Theatre)
The Darkest Part of the Night (The Kiln)
Girl on an Altar (The Kiln/ The Abbey)
The Meaning of Zong (Bristol Old Vic/UK Tour/Barbican)
Moreno (Theatre 503)
Josephine (The Egg, Theatre Royal Bath)
Red Riding Hood (Stratford East)
Antigone (Mercury Theatre)
Romeo & Juliet (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre) - won Best Choreography at 2021 Black British Theatre Awards
Bonnie & Clyde (UWL: London College of Music)
Hamlet (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama)
First Encounters: The Merchant of Venice (Royal Shakespeare Company)
Typical (Nouveau Riche)
The Border (Theatre Centre)
Breathing Space (Royal Court)
Liar.Heretic.Thief (Lyric), ReImagining: Cacophony (Almeida)
#WeAreArrested (Royal Shakespeare Company/ Arcola)
Kingdom Come (Royal Shakespeare Company)
#DR@CULA! (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (associate movement director- Nuffield and Lyric Hammersmith)
Choreography:
The Big Life (Stratford East) - nominated for Best Choreography at 2024 Offies
Playboy of the West Indies (Birmingham Rep)
Hansel and Gretel (Uchenna Dance) - assistant choreographer
The Headwrap Diaries (Uchenna Dance) - assistant choreographer
Intimacy:
Apex Predator (Hampstead Theatre)
Much Ado About Nothing (Theatre Royal Drury Lane/Jamie Lloyd Company)
Festen (Royal Opera and Ballet) - won Best New Opera Production at 2025 Olivier Awards
Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 (Donmar) - nominated for Best New Musical at 2025 Olivier Awards
Tempest (Theatre Royal Drury Lane/Jamie Lloyd Company)
The Importance of Being Earnest (National Theatre) - nominated for Best Revival at 2025 Olivier Awards
Wolves on Road (Bush Theatre)
Coriolanus (National Theatre)
The Real Thing (Old Vic)
Skeleton Crew (Donmar)
Romeo and Juliet (The Duke of York’s Theatre/Jamie Lloyd Company) - nominated for Best Play Revival at Whats OnStage Awards 2024
The Duchess of Malfi (Globe- Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)
The House of Bernarda Alba (National Theatre)
Sunset Blvd (Savoy Theatre/Jamie Lloyd Company) - won Best Musical Revival at 2024 Olivier Awards
Shooting Hedda Gabler (Rose Theatre)
Choir Boy (Bristol Old Vic)
The Effect (National Theatre/TheShed NY/Jamie Lloyd Company) - nominated for Best Revival 2024 at Olivier Awards
Tina Turner Musical (Alydwch)
Es & Flo (Wales Millenium Centre/The Kiln)
Phaedra (National Theatre)
Super High Resolution (Soho Theatre)
Intimacy Support - Carousel (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre)
Intimacy Support, Season Associate 2022 and 2023 (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre)
Girl on An Altar (The Kiln)
Enough of Him (National Theatre of Scotland)
Movement direction:
Apex Predator (Hampstead Theatre)
Toto Kerblammo (Unicorn Theatre)
Princess Essex (Shakespeare's Globe) - nominated for Best New Play at Whats OnStage Awards 2024
Skeleton Crew (Donmar)
The School for Scandal (RSC)
The Merry Wives of Windsor (RSC)
Underdog:The Other Other Bronte (National Theatre/Northern Stage)
The Duchess of Malfi (Globe - Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)
Dreaming and Drowning (Bush Theatre)
Portia Coughlan (Almeida)
Choir Boy (Bristol Old Vic) - won Best Production Play at 2024 Black British Theatre Awards
Shooting Hedda Gabler (Rose Theatre)
That Face (Orange Tree)
Every Leaf a Hallelujah (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre)
Blue (English National Opera) - nominated for Best New Opera 2024 Olivier Awards
Further Than the Furthest Thing (Young Vic)
Trouble in Butetown (Donmar Warehouse)
Enough of Him (National Theatre of Scotland) - won Best New Play and Best Production at 2023 Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland
A Dead Body in Taos (Fuel Theatre)
The Darkest Part of the Night (The Kiln)
Girl on an Altar (The Kiln/ The Abbey)
The Meaning of Zong (Bristol Old Vic/UK Tour/Barbican)
Moreno (Theatre 503)
Josephine (The Egg, Theatre Royal Bath)
Red Riding Hood (Stratford East)
Antigone (Mercury Theatre)
Romeo & Juliet (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre) - won Best Choreography at 2021 Black British Theatre Awards
Bonnie & Clyde (UWL: London College of Music)
Hamlet (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama)
First Encounters: The Merchant of Venice (Royal Shakespeare Company)
Typical (Nouveau Riche)
The Border (Theatre Centre)
Breathing Space (Royal Court)
Liar.Heretic.Thief (Lyric), ReImagining: Cacophony (Almeida)
#WeAreArrested (Royal Shakespeare Company/ Arcola)
Kingdom Come (Royal Shakespeare Company)
#DR@CULA! (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (associate movement director- Nuffield and Lyric Hammersmith)
Choreography:
The Big Life (Stratford East) - nominated for Best Choreography at 2024 Offies
Playboy of the West Indies (Birmingham Rep)
Hansel and Gretel (Uchenna Dance) - assistant choreographer
The Headwrap Diaries (Uchenna Dance) - assistant choreographer
Intimacy:
Apex Predator (Hampstead Theatre)
Much Ado About Nothing (Theatre Royal Drury Lane/Jamie Lloyd Company)
Festen (Royal Opera and Ballet) - won Best New Opera Production at 2025 Olivier Awards
Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 (Donmar) - nominated for Best New Musical at 2025 Olivier Awards
Tempest (Theatre Royal Drury Lane/Jamie Lloyd Company)
The Importance of Being Earnest (National Theatre) - nominated for Best Revival at 2025 Olivier Awards
Wolves on Road (Bush Theatre)
Coriolanus (National Theatre)
The Real Thing (Old Vic)
Skeleton Crew (Donmar)
Romeo and Juliet (The Duke of York’s Theatre/Jamie Lloyd Company) - nominated for Best Play Revival at Whats OnStage Awards 2024
The Duchess of Malfi (Globe- Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)
The House of Bernarda Alba (National Theatre)
Sunset Blvd (Savoy Theatre/Jamie Lloyd Company) - won Best Musical Revival at 2024 Olivier Awards
Shooting Hedda Gabler (Rose Theatre)
Choir Boy (Bristol Old Vic)
The Effect (National Theatre/TheShed NY/Jamie Lloyd Company) - nominated for Best Revival 2024 at Olivier Awards
Tina Turner Musical (Alydwch)
Es & Flo (Wales Millenium Centre/The Kiln)
Phaedra (National Theatre)
Super High Resolution (Soho Theatre)
Intimacy Support - Carousel (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre)
Intimacy Support, Season Associate 2022 and 2023 (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre)
Girl on An Altar (The Kiln)
Enough of Him (National Theatre of Scotland)
Romeo and Juliet at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre 2021 photo by Jane Hobson
Ingrid was co-founder of MoveSpace. Learn more about this informal network for movement artists now run by co-founder Laura Dredger https://movespace.org.uk/
Ingrid was a guest on the podcast Creative Practice. Listen to her episode where she discusses her journey to becoming a full person and storytelling through the body - Creative Practice Podcast
In 2021, Ingrid won Best Choreographer at The Black British Theatre Awards (BBTAs) for her work on Romeo & Juliet at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. The BBTAs was established to highlight and celebrate the influence of Black performers and creatives in the UK’s artistic legacy, and the impact of their contributions on an International level.
Latest article for Broadway World about her movement direction work on The School for Scandal at the RSC. - Read Here
Ingrid was a guest on the podcast Creative Practice. Listen to her episode where she discusses her journey to becoming a full person and storytelling through the body - Creative Practice Podcast
In 2021, Ingrid won Best Choreographer at The Black British Theatre Awards (BBTAs) for her work on Romeo & Juliet at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. The BBTAs was established to highlight and celebrate the influence of Black performers and creatives in the UK’s artistic legacy, and the impact of their contributions on an International level.
Latest article for Broadway World about her movement direction work on The School for Scandal at the RSC. - Read Here
Photo by YellowBelly