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 | Offie - Best Director

| 2012 | Floyd Collins | Evening Standard Awards, Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical

| 2012 | Floyd Collins | Offie - 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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