We caught up with director, dramaturg and writer for stage and screen Daniel Bailey to congratulate him on his Stage Debut Awards nomination for Best Creative West End Debut as director for Red Pitch at @sohoplace, London. For anyone looking for inspiration on what it takes to be a theatre director, this interview gives you the intel on what it takes to thrive and win in this industry.
Daniel Bailey is a Director, Dramaturg and Writer for stage and screen. He is currently Associate Artistic Director at the Bush Theatre, London, having joined the team in 2019. Prior roles include Associate Director at Birmingham Rep Theatre (after initially joining as part of the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme), Resident Director at the National Theatre Studio, Associate Artist at Theatre Royal Stratford East, Resident Assistant Director at The Finborough Theatre, and on the Young Vic’s directing programme.
His directing work at the Bush Theatre includes Beru Tessema’s Wolves On Road; Lenny Henry’s August In England (co-directed with Lynette Linton) Spring 2023; Red Pitch by Tyrell Williams (Stage Debut Award Winner 2022) in 2022 and 2023; and Temi Wilkey’s The High Table (Stage Debut Award winner 2020). In 2024 Daniel made his West End debut as Red Pitch transferred to @SohoPlace and he has been nominated for Best Creative West End Debut at The Stage Debut Awards 2024. His production of I Wonder If (presented with YV Taking Part) had a run at the Young Vic Theatre in late 2022 before going on a community tour, and Daniel was the Creative Associate on the UK Premiere of Bootycandy at Gate Theatre. His work at Birmingham Rep includes Joe Penhall’s Blue Orange; Concubine; STUFF; I KNEW YOU; ABUELO, JUMP! WE’LL CATCH YOU; MADE IN INDIA/BRITAIN; and EXHALE.
His film and TV director credits include: DROPPED (Mothers Best Child/Ch4), Malachi (S.E.D), Floating on Clouds (Kingdom Entertainment Group) and Y.O.L.O. THERAPY (S.E.D).
Need to know: The Stage Debut Awards take place on Sun 29 Sep 2024 at 8 Northumberland Avenue. #DebutAwards
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Nominations announced for the Stage Debut Awards 2024
