Daniel Bailey

Daniel is a director for stage and screen, a dramaturg, and a writer. He was formerly Associate Artistic Director at the Bush Theatre, London, having joined the team in 2019 alongside Artistic Director Lynette Linton. Prior to that he was Associate Director at Birmingham Rep Theatre, after initially joining as Assistant Director as part of the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme and then working as Artistic Director of the New & Nurtured Season 2017–2018. He made his West End debut in 2024 with the award-winning RED PITCH, which he originally directed at the Bush (2022 and 2023), and for which he received The Stage Debut Award for Best Creative West End Debut. Other roles include Associate Artist at Theatre Royal Stratford East, Resident Director at the National Theatre Studio, Resident Assistant Director at The Finborough Theatre, and Artistic Director of New Heritage Theatre. Daniel reads for Talawa, Soho, the Verity Bargate Awards, Bruntwood, and Birmingham Rep and Alfred Fagon Awards.

Other directing work at the Bush Theatre includes Beru Tessema’s WOLVES ON ROAD (2024), Lenny Henry’s AUGUST IN ENGLAND (co-directed with Lynette Linton, 2023), and Temi Wilkey’s THE HIGH TABLE (Stage Debut Award winner 2020)

Other Directing credits include the US premiere of RED PITCH at the Olney Theatre, DC; THE BOY WITH WINGS adapted by Arvind Ethan David from the book by Lenny Henry (Polka Theatre); I WONDER IF (Young Vic Theatre); BLUE ORANGE; CONCUBINE; STUFF; I KNEW YOU; ABUELO, JUMP! WE’LL CATCH YOU; MADE IN INDIA/BRITAIN; and EXHALE (Birmingham Rep).

His film and TV director credits include: DROPPED (Mother’s Best Child/Channel 4), ON BELONGING (Young Vic), MALACHI (S.E.D), FLOATING ON CLOUDS (Kingdom Entertainment Group) and Y.O.L.O. Therapy (S.E.D)