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Clint Dyer

“I hope to make it apparent that the National Theatre belongs to everyone”

Big InterviewsFeb 18, 2021Director, writer and actor

One of only a few artists to have worked at the NT as director, writer and actor, Clint Dyer became its deputy artistic director last month. He talks about falling in love with theatre at Stratford East, becoming the first black British director of a West End musical and promoting diversity

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