[4][5][6] In 2014 Linton founded the production company Black Apron Entertainment, which was named after the uniforms worn by her and her colleagues Daniel Bailey and Gino Green at their first jobs in John Lewis.
[7] Black Apron Entertainment have produced several plays and short films, including Passages: A Windrush Celebration at the Royal Court Theatre.
[12] The success of the production, which starred Clare Perkins, Martha Plimpton, Osy Ikhile and Parick Gibson, resulted in it transferring to the Gielgud Theatre in 2019.
[15][16] When asked about the reason she applied for the job, she quoted James Baldwin, "The place in which I'll fit will not exist until I make it.
"[2] She hopes to make the theatre more welcoming to traditionally minoritized groups, including people of colour and those from working-class backgrounds.
[2][17] Her first season as artistic director started with a revival of Jackie Kay's Chiaroscuro and several other works by British writers of colour.