Dick Bird
Stage Designer
Heads of Department
Heads of Department
Dick Bird's website is available here.
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
OTELLO 2019 | Wiener Staatsoper | Dir. Adrian Noble |
NIXON IN CHINA 2019 | Royal Danish Opera | Dir. John Fulljames |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
TACHKENT 2023 | Theatre Marigny, Paris | Dir. Dan Jemmett |
NIXON IN CHINA 2023 | Teatro Real , Madrid | Dir. John Fulljames |
MEASURE FOR MEASURE 2023 | Teatr Stefana Zeromskiego, Kielce | Dir. John Fulljames |
COSI FAN TUTTE 2023 | The Grange Festival | Dir. Martin Lloyd Evans |
FALSTAFF 2022 | Teatre La Fenice, Venice | Dir. Adrian Noble |
THE GONDOLIERS 2022 | Scottish Opera | Dir. Stuart Maunder |
GISELLE 2022 | National Ballet of Japan | Choreog. Alastair Marriott |
COMEDY OF ERRORS 2022 | Sarasota Ballet | Choreog. Sir David Bintley |
DON GIOVANNI 2020 | Greek National Opera | Dir. John Fulljames |
QUESTI FANTASMI 2020 | Teatr Stefana Zeromskiego, Kielce | Dir. Dan Jemmett |
POIL DE CAROTTE 2019 | Opera Orchestre National Montpellier | Dir. Zabou Breitman |
WO DE XIAO HUO BUN 2018 | Sa Ding Ding, Xian | Dir. Adrian Noble |
ANNA BOLENA 2018 | Badisches Staatstheater | Dir. Irina Brown |
STREET SCENE 2018 | Teatro Real, Madrid | Dir: John Fulljames |
THE NUTCRACKER 2017 | Birmingham Royal Ballet at The Royal Albert Hall | Choreog. Sir Peter Wright |
2017 | LA Opera | Conducted by Plácido Domingo and Grant Gershon |
DRAGON QUEST 2017 | Star Dancers Ballet, Tokyo | Dir: Minoru Suzuki |
TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE 2016 | Teatr Polski, Warsaw | Dir: Dan Jemmett |
2016 | The Scottish Opera | a new co-production with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Dir: Martin Lloyd-Evans |
2016 | BBC4 Broadcast | In collaboration with The Sixteen and in association with Manchester’s HOME. |
2016 | Streetwise Opera | Dir: Penny Woolcock in collaboration with The Sixteen and in association with Manchester’s international centre for contemporary visual art, theatre and film, HOME. |
2016 | A Garsington Opera/Bucharest National Opera House coproduction | Dir: John Fulljames |
LES PECHEURS DE PERLES 2016 | Metropolitan Opera New York | Dir: Penny Woolcock |
2015 | Garsington Opera | Dir: John Fulljames |
2015 | The Sarasota Ballet | Choreographed by Sir Peter Wright |
2015 | Young Vic | Dir: Natalie Abrahami |
THE HUDSUCKER PROXY 2015 | Nuffield Southampton & Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse | Dir: Simon Dormandy and Toby Sedgwick |
2015 | The Nuffield Theatre, The Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse in association with Complicite Production | UK THEATRE AWARD FOR BEST DESIGN 2015 |
2015 | West Yorkshire Playhouse | Dir: Mark Rosenblatt |
SWAN LAKE 2015 | Star Dancers Ballet | Dir: Minoru Suzuki |
PINOCCHIO 2014 | The Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Dir: Martin Lloyd-Evans |
2014 | Opera National de Lorraine | Dir: John Fulljames Conductor: Rani Calderon |
2014 | English National Opera | Dir: Penny Woolcock |
2014 | The KT Fellowship | Dir: Kate Bush with Adrian Noble |
LA BAYADERE 2014 | K-Ballet Company | Choreography: Tetsuya Kumakawa |
2014 | Houston Ballet | Choreog. David Bintley |
2013 | Royal Opera House | Dir. John Fulljames |
2013 | La Comédie Francaise | Dir. Dan Jemmett |
2013 | Manchester Royal Exchange | Dir. Blanche McIntyre |
2013 | The Opera Group | Dir. John Fulljames |
2013 | Birmingham Royal Ballet | Choreog. David Bintley |
2012 | Star Dancers Ballet, Tokyo | Production by Minoru Suzuki |
2012 | Teatr Polski | Dir. Dan Jemmett |
ANGLE at the BUSH 2012 | Angle/Bush Theatre | Dir. Blanche McIntyre |
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM 2012 | Barbican | Dir. Martin Lloyd-Evans |
UBU ENCHAINE 2011 | Theatre L’Athenee/Tour | Dir. Dan Jemett |
LE FREISCHÜTZ 2011 | Opéra Comique | Dir. Dan Jemmett |
STREET SCENE 2011 | Young Vic | Revival |
FROM THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2011 | Opera North | Dir. John Fulljames |
TWELFTH NIGHT 2011 | Teatr Polski | Dir. Dan Jemmett |
THE PEARL FISHERS 2010 | ENO | Dir. Penny Woolcock |
THE FIREBIRD 2010 | National Theatre of Japan | Dir. David Bintley |
DAS PORTRAIT 2010 | Bregenz Festival | Dir. John Fulljames |
BEATRICE ET BENEDICT 2010 | Opéra Comique | Dir. Dan Jemmett |
THE FIREBIRD 2010 | New National Theatre, Tokyo | |
LA COMEDIE DES ERREURS 2010 | Theatre Vidy | Dir. Dan Jemmett |
LE DONNEUR DE BAIN 2010 | Theatre Marigny | Dir. Dan Jemmett |
BEEN SO LONG 2009 | Young Vic | Dir. Che Walker |
HARVEST by Richard Bean 2009 | UK Tour | Dir. Wilson Milam |
AS YOU LIKE IT 2009 | Globe Theatre | Dir. Thea Sharrock |
LA GRANDE MAGIE 2009 | La Comédie Francaise | Dir. Dan Jemmett |
ONLY AN APPLE by Tom McIntyre 2009 | Abbey Theatre Dublin | Dir. Selina Cartmell |
SNEGUROCHKA 2008 | Wexford Festival Opera | Dir. John Fullames |
ALADDIN 2008 | National Ballet of Japan | Dir. David Bintley |
DON JUAN 2008 | Teatro Abadia | Dir. Dan Jemmett |
THE MAGIC FLUTE 2008 | Vilnius | Dir. Dalia Ibelhauptaite |
EL BURLADOR DE SEVILLA 2008 | Teatro de la Abadia, Madrid | Dir. Dan Jemmett |
SWIMMING WITH SHARKS 2008 | Vaudeville Theatre | Dir. Wilson Milam |
OTHELLO 2007 | Shakespeare's Globe | Dir. Wilson Milam |
HOW MUCH IS YOUR IRON? 2007 | The Young Vic | Dir. Orla O'Loughlin |
IL TRITTICO 2007 | Opera Zuid | Dir. Ben Davis |
HEARTBREAK HOUSE 2007 | Watford Palace Theatre | Dir. Indhu Rubasingham |
SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF MOZART/UNSEGRETO D'IMPORTANZA 2006 | Teatro dell'Opera di Roma | Dir. Dan Jemmett |
FIDELIO 2006 | Dublin Opera Company | Dir. Annelise Miskimmon |
THE ENCHANTED PIG 2006 | Young Vic | Dir. John Fulljames |
TONIGHT AT 8.30 2006 | Chichester Festival Theatre | Dir. Lucy Bailey |
SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF MOZART/UN SEGRETO D'IMPORTANZA 2006 | Teatro Communale di Bologna | Dir. Dan Jemmett |
RAINBOW KISS 2006 | The Royal Court Theatre | Dir. Richard Wilson |
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST 2006 | English National Ballet | Dir. Will Tuckett |
THE EVOCATION OF PAPA MAS 2006 | UK Tour | Devised by Told By An Idiot |
HARVEST 2005 | The Royal Court Theatre | Dir. Wilson Milam |
THE GAMBLER 2005 | Opera Zuid, Maastricht | Dir. Dalia Ibelhauptaite |
CHIMPS 2005 | Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse | Dir. Wilson Milam |
DIRTY WONDERLAND 2005 | Site-specific play for Frantic Assembly | Devised by Frantic Assembly |
THE GONDOLIERS 2005 | Oper Am Rhein | Dir. Dan Jemmett |
LITTLE GREEN SWALLOW 2005 | Guildhall School of Music & Drama | Dir. Martin Lloyd Evans |
LITTLE MATCH GIRL 2005 | Castello Maniacce, Syracusa | For the Tiger Lillies. Directed by Dan Jemmett |
LEAR 2005 | The Crucible, Sheffield | Dir. Jonathan Kent |
TEJAS VERDES 2005 | The Gate Theatre | Dir. Thea Sharrock |
THE NIGHT SEASON 2004 | The National Theatre | Dir. Lucy Bailey |
THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA 2004 | The Guildhall School of Music & Drama | Dir. Martin Lloyd Evans |
DEFENCE OF THE REALM 2004 | The Peacock Theatre, Dublin | Dir. Wilson Milam |
LA BOHEME 2004 | English Touring Opera | Dir. Annelie Miskimmon |
ENDANGERED SPECIES 2004 | From Here To Maturity UK Tour | Dir. Luca Silvestrini |
DIE KUNST DES HUNGERNS 2003 | Schauspielhaus, Graz | Dir. Marc von Henning |
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS 2003 | West Yorkshire Playhouse | Dir. Ian Brown |
TRUE WEST 2003 | Bristol Old Vic | Dir. Wilson Milam |
RABBIT 2003 | Frantic Assembly Tour | Dir. Frantic Assembly |
LA CENERENTOLA 2003 | Opera Theatre Company, Dublin | Dir. Annilese Miskimmon |
THOSE EYES, THAT MOUTH 2003 | Grid Iron, site specific at the Edinburgh Festival | Dir. Ben Harrison |
FLESH WOUND 2003 | Royal Court | Dir. Wilson Milam |
THE BANQUET 2003 | Protein Dance UK Tour | Directed and choreographed by Bettina Strickler & Luca Silvestrini |
THWAITE 2003 | Almeida Opera | Dir. Dan Jemmett |
GREAT EXPECTATIONS 2003 | Bristol Old Vic | Dir. Gordon Anderson |
MR PLACEBO 2003 | The Traverse | Dir. Wilson Milam |
ARLECCHINO & ZANNI 2002 | Marcello Magni at BAC | Dir. Marcello Magni, Kathryn Hunter & Jos Houben |
MESSALINA 2002 | The Battignano Opera Festival | Dir. Julian Weber |
MISCONCEPTIONS 2002 | The Derby Playhouse & The Salisbury Playhouse | Dir. Timothy Sheader |
HEAVENLY 2002 | Six week Frantic Assembly Tour | Directed by Frantic Assembly |
THE LADY IN THE VAN 2002 | The West Yorkshire Playhouse | Dir. Ian Brown |
A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY 2002 | The National Theatre | Dir. Mick Gordon |
BEN-HUR 2002 | BAC | Dir. Carl Heap |
THE THREE MUSKETEERS 2001 | The Young Vic | Dir. Julian Weber |
THE WALLS 2001 | The National Theatre | Dir. Mick Gordon |
THE LUCKY ONES 2002 | The Hampstead Theatre | Dir. Matthew Lloyd |
MONKEY! 2001 | The Young Vic | Dir. Mick Gordon |
THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE 2001 | Salzberg Festival | Dir. Marc von Henning |
IL TABARRO 2000 | Long Beach Opera Company | Dir. Julian Weber |
POSEIDON 2000 | Primitive Science at The Young Vic | Dir. Marc von Henning |
LIGHT 2000 | Theatre de Complicite on Tour and at The Almeida | Dir. Simon McBurney |
VOLLO DI NOTTE 2000 | Long Beach Opera Company, California | Dir. Julian Weber |
SNOW SHOES 1999 | Manchester Royal Exchange & Tour | Dir. Mike Dalton |
CLOSER 1999 | Teatro Broadway, Buenos Aires | Dir. Mick Gordon. Winner of ACE Best Play 1999 |
HALF MACHINE 1998 | Primitive Science | Dir. Marc von Henning |
LUCKY YOU 1999 | Manchester Royal Exchange & Tour | Dir. Mike Dalton |
MARATHON 1999 | The Gate Theatre | Dir. Mick Gordon |
SNOW SHOES 1998 | Pop Up Theatre/Royal Exchange Manchester | Dir. Mike Dalton |
THEATRE DREAM 1998 | BAC / Primitive Science | Dir. Marc von Henning |
UNE TEMPETE 1998 | Gate Theatre | Dir. Mick Gordon |