Llyrio Boateng

Writer/Director & Producer in London, UK.

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Writer/Director attuned to language, with a strong eye for movement and visual storytelling; honed by an accomplished background in dance, working with Rihanna, Kylie Minogue, Katy Perry and other global artists and shows; these experiences inform his work across stage, screen and commercial work, bringing empathy, rigour and empirical insight to all collaboration.

He has directed new writing at Theatre503, Southwark Playhouse, Riverside Studios, and the radio drama My Mother Must’ve Heard It, Too.

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Llyrio Boateng
‘Church Girl’ at Theatre503

‘Church Girl’ at Theatre503

Southwark Playhouse, starring Sesughter Michael Lorchir and Mike Askew
Jon & Dave at Southwark Playhouse

Jon & Dave at Southwark Playhouse

Black British Book Festival
The Black British Book Festival

The Black British Book Festival

BFI NETWORK Writers Lab selection 2025, emerging UK screenwriter BFI NETWORK, BFI NETWORK Writers Lab participant 2025, writer selected for BFI NETWORK Writers Lab, BFI NETWORK Writers Lab chosen writer, screenwriter with BFI NETWORK selection, director in BFI NETWORK Writers Lab, UK writer chosen for BFI NETWORK, BFI NETWORK mentorship for screenwriters, BFI NETWORK Writers Lab 2025 participant, selected for BFI NETWORK Writers Lab, emerging director BFI NETWORK Writers Lab, BFI NETWORK selected writer for film and TV, BFI NETWORK UK mentorship programme, BFI NETWORK Writers Lab writer 2025, writer with experience in BFI NETWORK Writers Lab, screenwriter in BFI NETWORK programme, professional screenwriter BFI NETWORK mentorship, selected for BFI NETWORK script development, writer chosen for BFI NETWORK feedback, BFI NETWORK Writers Lab script development, director in UK BFI NETWORK programme, 2025 BFI NETWORK selected screenwriter, emerging writer selected for BFI NETWORK, UK screenwriter with BFI NETWORK programme experience, BFI NETWORK Writers Lab selected writer bio, BFI NETWORK selected writer for mentorship and feedback, selected for BFI NETWORK Writers Lab 2025.
BFI NETWORK Writers Lab

BFI NETWORK Writers Lab

‘POSITIVE’ Southwark Playhouse Borough

‘POSITIVE’ Southwark Playhouse Borough

Theatre director, new writing director, London theatre director, UK theatre director, LGBTQ+ theatre director, gay theatre director
Llyrio Directs ‘A Cracker Christmas’ at Riverside Studios

Llyrio Directs ‘A Cracker Christmas’ at Riverside Studios

Llyrio Boateng, A False Friend, Alfred Fagon Award longlist, Alfred Fagon Award 2025, Black British playwrights, British theatre, new writing recognition, emerging playwright, contemporary playwriting, UK stage, theatre award longlist
‘A False Friend’ Alfred Fagon Award — Best New Play 2025 (Longlist)

‘A False Friend’ Alfred Fagon Award — Best New Play 2025 (Longlist)

Llyrio Boateng has been selected to join the Watersprite Hubs 2025 Cohort, supported by the Victoria Wood Foundation. The programme brings together emerging filmmakers from across the UK for a day of development workshops, mentorship, and industry networking, taking place at HOME in Manchester this November.
Llyrio Boateng Selected for Watersprite Hubs 2025

Llyrio Boateng Selected for Watersprite Hubs 2025

Longlisted The London Library Emerging Writers Programme 2025/26

Longlisted The London Library Emerging Writers Programme 2025/26

Llyrio Boateng Director Play Responses at Theatre Deli
Llyrio Boateng Director Play Responses at Theatre Deli

Llyrio Boateng Director Play Responses at Theatre Deli

Professional Achievements

Best New Play (Longlist)

Alfred Fagon Awards 2025

'A False Friend'

2025

Anthology

Black British Book Festival

Essay

2025

Programme (Longlist)

The London Library

Symetria (Essay Submission)

2025

Observership

The Regents Park Open Air Theatre

Noughts & Crosses (Dir. Tinuke Craig & Mov Dir. Ingrid Mackinnon) & Brigadoon (Dir. Drew Mconie)

2025

Programme

BFI NETWORK

Writers Lab

2025

Director's Programme

Young Vic Theatre

Fresh Direction

2024

Writersroom (Top 10%)

BBC Writersroom

'The Experiment'

2023

Audio Drama

Streaming (Spotify, Apple, Amazon Etc)

'My Mother Must've Heard It, Too' ft. featuring ‘African Queen’ and Casualty’s Adesuwa Oni.

2020