Derek Bond (theatre director)

Derek Bond is an Olivier-award winning British theatre director and writer who has directed in the West End theatre, at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Southwark Playhouse, Soho Theatre and Watford Palace Theatre.

Awards

|- | 2024 | Dinosaur World Live | Olivier Award - Best Family Show | |- | 2022 | Dragons and Mythical Beasts | Olivier Award - Best Family Show | |- | 2017 | Sweet Charity | UK Theatre Awards - Best Musical | |- | 2017 | Sweet Charity | Manchester Theatre Awards - Best Musical | |- | 2015 | Little Shop of Horrors | Manchester Theatre Awards - Best Musical | |- | 2014 | As You Like It | Off West End Awards - Best Director | |- | 2012 | Floyd Collins | Evening Standard Awards, Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical | |- | 2012 | Floyd Collins | Off West End Awards, Best Musical |

Selected work

• Drop the Dead Donkey by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin
• Dinosaur World Live by Derek Bond at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
• Dragons and Mythical Beasts by Derek Bond at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
• The Christmasaurus by Tom Fletcher at the Hammersmith Apollo
• Sweet Charity at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, opened on 3 December 2016.
• Jess and Joe Forever by Zoe Cooper starring Nicola Coughlan at the Orange Tree Theatre followed by a UK tour, then at the Traverse Theatre
• Stig of the Dump adapted by Jessica Swale at the Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre
• Little Shop of Horrors at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
• Floyd Collins (musical) at Southwark Playhouse
• Many Moons by Alice Birch at Theatre503

Roses Theatre

On 4th August 2025 Bond was announced as the new CEO of the Roses Theatre.

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