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Since 1980 his productions have toured nationally and have played in every single leading commercial venue and repertory house in the land. These productions have been as diverse as MACBETH, Stoppard’s NIGHT AND DAY, Verdi’s opera AIDA, Roald Dahl’s children’s opera JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, and major revivals of WEST SIDE STORY, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and OLIVER!
Bob went freelance in January 1992 to take up offers of working with the leading repertory theatre companies of the UK: Bristol Old Vic Company, Liverpool Playhouse, Windsor Theatre Royal and Churchill Theatre Bromley. Also since this decision to go freelance he has had major success in London’s West End where his production of BLOOD BROTHERS has won every British Best Musical award and been nominated for three Olivier Awards.
His international productions of BLOOD BROTHERS triumphed in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and, most significantly, in the United States, where it was nominated on Broadway for no fewer than six Tony Awards, including the highly coveted Best Director prize. SCROOGE’s Australian and Japanese premieres won Bob Best Director awards, and his recent Tokyo premiere of Patrick Stewart’s one-man version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL won the prize for Best New Production.
His other West End productions include John Godber’s smash-hit skiing comedy ON THE PISTE (Garrick), which was nominated Comedy of the Year at the Olivier Awards, Dennis Lumborg’s controversial ONE FINE DAY (Albery Theatre), nominated Best Regional Play, Leslie Bricusse’s musical SCROOGE (Dominion), and Karoline Leach’s THE MYSTERIOUS MR LOVE (Comedy).
Television direction includes BBC’s drama series HERO TO ZERO, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award; Sky TV’s series IS HARRY ON THE BOAT?, DREAM TEAM; ITV’s NIGHT AND DAY, THE BILL and HEARTBEAT and Channel 4’s BROOKSIDE.
Bob recently directed Leslie Bricusse’s SCROOGE, starring Tommy Steele at the London Palladium and Richard Chamberlain in the USA.