AS DIRECTOR.....
2023 saw Justin’s award winning production of the The Jungle return to New York and tour to Washington DC. It sold out in 25 minutes.
Jodie Comer won every major acting award in London for Prima Facie and the production won the prestigious Olivier Award. The record breaking hit production transferred to Broadway breaking box office records at the Golden Theater and earning Jodie a slew of New York theatre awards including the Tony Award. It was named in The Huffington Post, The New York Theatre Guide, The Wall Street Journal, Deadline and amNY as the “Best of Broadway” and in the top 10 shows for 2023.
The NT Live/Empire Street film of Prima Facie smashed box-office records becoming the highest-grossing event cinema release of all time.
Justin’s series The Lovers written by award winning writer David Ireland premiered to five star reviews and was named in the top 10 ‘best shows of 2023’ by the Daily Telegraph and one of the top shows of the year by the BFI.
To round the year out Justin co-directed with Stephen Daldry “the West End theatre event of the year”: Stranger Things: The First Shadow. The production garnered critical acclaim and five star reviews. It was named in the top shows for 2023 in The Guardian, Theatre Weekly, The Observer and Culture Whisper.
STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW SFP/Netflix. Phoenix Theatre, West End
★★★★★
Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Broadway World, Evening Standard, Metro, Financial Times, Mail on Sunday, Whatsonstage, London Theatre.
PRIMA FACIE Empire Street. Harold Pinter, West End, Golden Theater, Broadway and NT Live.
★★★★★
The Arts Desk, British Theatre, The Reviews Hub, Evening Standard, City AM, The Londonist, Theaterlife
THE LOVERS Sky Atlantic, AMC, Sundance.
★★★★★
The Evening Standard, Heat, Mail on Sunday, Yahoo.com
THE JUNGLE National Theatre/Young Vic/ Good Chance. West End/St Ann’s, NY/Curran, San Fran.
★★★★★
The Guardian, Time Out, The Independent, Financial Times, Metro, Whatsonstage, The Observer, The Stage.
TOGETHER BBC
“It’s hard to take your eyes off this unflinching domestic lockdown drama”. INDEPENDENT
★★★★
Independent, Telegraph, Guardian, Times, Radio Times.
LOW LEVEL PANIC Australia, Ireland.
★★★★★ Performances
Theatrepeople, Irish Theatre Magazine, The Public Reviews.
THE NETHER Seymour Centre
“A dark masterpiece”. THE BRAG
★★★★½
Daily Telegraph, South Sydney Times.
THE CROWN SEASON 1 & 2 Netflix
★★★★★
The Telegraph, Vulture
AS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR.....
THE INHERITANCE Young Vic/SFP/Tom Kirdahy. West End, Broadway.
★★★★★
The Telegraph, Evening Standard, LondonTheatre.co.uk, Gay Times
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN US Tour, St. Ann’s Warehouse, Royal Court, West End, Dundee.
★★★★★
The Guardian, The Observer, Timeout, London Theatre.
SKYLIGHT West End, Broadway and NT Live
★★★★★
The Guardian, The Telegraph, Whatsonstage, Evening Standard.
THE AUDIENCE West End, Broadway and NT Live
★★★★★
The Telegraph
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL West End, Broadway, Australia, US Tours, South Korea, Amsterdam.
★★★★★
The Guardian,