Who AM I?

three-time winner and six-time nominee WhatsOnStage Award nominee, Darren has built a reputation for producing solo concerts and musicals in concert. His work as a published photographer brought him into the heart of the theatre world, and by 2015, he expanded his creative pursuits to producing. Specialising in showcasing Broadway and West End talent, Darren has produced concerts featuring some of the most celebrated names in musical theatre, including Patti LuPone at the Coliseum, Audra McDonald at the Palladium, Chita Rivera, Jeremy Jordan, Megan Hilty, Tituss Burgess, Shoshana Bean, Hannah Waddingham, Cynthia Erivo, Alan Cumming, Ariana DeBose, Michael Ball, Kelli O’Hara, Alex Newell, Sharon D. Clarke, Laura Benanti, Matthew Morrison, and Jamie Muscato.

Darren’s production credits include the critically acclaimed Bonnie & Clyde in Concert, starring Jeremy Jordan and live captured for future release, with its cinematic premiere scheduled for 2025. Something Rotten! (WhatsOnStage Award winner) starred Jason Manford, Evita (nominated for a WhatsOnStage Award) featured Auli’i Cravalho, Oklahoma! starred Phil Dunster, and the WhatsOnStage Award-winning production of Love Never Dies in Concert starred Norm Lewis. Darren also produced Ariana DeBose’s solo show and six uk appearances by Jeremy Jordan over 9 years, both of which were nominated for WhatsOnStage Awards.

In 2018, Darren presented Tori Amos’s musical The Light Princess to critical acclaim, bringing back Olivier Award nominee Rosalie Craig in the eponymous role for a special one-off concert. In 2019 and 2020, Darren produced Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella and Zorro The Musical with musical all-star casts, both playing to sold-out audiences.

FOR HIRE

We deliver executive producing, general management, and production consultancy for theatre and live entertainment — with a sharp creative eye, a calm head, and a black book that rivals most agencies.

Led by Darren Bell, we specialise in award-winning concert productions, major live events, and one-night-only theatrical coups. From Patti LuPone to Bonnie & Clyde, from the London Coliseum to the Palladium, we know how to build a night worth talking about — and sell it out.

We’ve produced filmed concert specials featuring some of the world’s biggest theatre stars — including Bonnie & Clyde and Audra McDonald at the Palladium — and deliver experiences that scale from intimate one-person shows to productions involving over 150 cast, crew, and creatives.

We can handle the detail:

  • Visa compliance, FEU, and international casting

  • Budgets, cashflow, reconciliations, and TTR

  • Investor comms and producing decks

  • Box office modelling and sales strategy

  • Creative producing, casting, and contracting

  • Marketing, gala planning

  • and last-minute firefighting

We’ve worked with Oscar winners, Tony winners, Lords, and real-life theatre icons. You’ll get discretion, dedication, and a no-nonsense delivery of the work that gets the show on.