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Luke Sheppard

Director

About Luke

Luke Sheppard is an award winning director based in London. His productions can currently be seen on Broadway, in the West End and around the world.

Luke is the recipient of the inaugural Noël Coward Trainee Director Award at Salisbury Playhouse. He also participated in the National Theatre Directors Course. He is currently directing a musical adaptation of Paddington.
Luke directed Starlight Express, which won 7 Whatsonstage Awards, and three Olivier Award nominations. Luke’s production of My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?) played at the New York City Centre in June 2025, after having 2 West End runs, a UK tour, and productions in Edinburgh.

Previous productions include In Dreams (Leeds & Toronto), The Da Vinci Code (UK Tour & USA), The Little Big Things (@Soho Place), What’s New Pussycat? (Birmingham Rep), Rent (Hope Mill Theatre), Spring Awakening (Hope Mill Theatre).