Bill Deamer is one of Britain’s leading choreographers whose extensive training is grounded in ballet, jazz and tap.
In 2017 he choreographed Follies at the National Theatre (revived in 2019) earning his third Olivier Award nomination. He won the 2013 Olivier Award for Best Choreographer for the West End production of Top Hat.
Bill is also a very successful choreographer for film & television, most notably for So You Think You Can Dance, ITV’s All Star Musicals, and the hit BBC series Strictly Come Dancing where he regularly contributes featured group professional routines.
Selected theatre credits include:
THE BOY FRIEND Current
Menier Chocolate Factory
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
Bill Kenwright
UK Tour
FOLLIES
National Theatre
Nomination: Best Choreography – 2018 Oliver Awards
Revived 2019
★★★★★
‘…surpasses your wildest dreams for this show’ – The Independent
★★★★★
The Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Times
CATS
London Palladium & International
New tap choreography
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Bill Kenwright
UK Tour
TOP HAT
UK Tour, West End (Aldwych) & Tokyo
Winner: Best Choreography – 2013 Olivier Awards
★★★★★
‘The most sublimely performed and choreographed musical in 25 years’ – The Sunday telegraph
★★★★
‘A West-End Treat’ – The Times
LOVE NEVER DIES
New Choreography
West End
JEKYLL AND HYDE
UK & European tour
EVITA
UK & European tour
BABES IN ARMS
Chichester Festival Theatre
THE BOY FRIEND
Choreography and Co-direction
Regent’s Park Open Air
Nomination: Olivier Award – Best Choreographer
FOLLIES IN CONCERT
Direction and Choreography
London Palladium
LADY BE GOOD
Co-direction and Choreography
Regent’s Park Open Air
Nominated: Whatsonstage Theatregoers Choice Award – Best Choreographer
ANYTHING GOES
UK tour
SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM
Co-direction and musical staging
Novello Theatre
75th BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO STEPHEN SONDHIEM
Direction and Choreography
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
HMS PINAFORE
Regent’s Park Open Air
FRED ASTAIRE: HIS DAUGHTER’S TRIBUTE
Direction and Choreography
London Palladium
STEPPING OUT
UK tour
Regional choreography and staging includes:
Cabaret (Chichester Festival Theatre), Gypsy, The Sound of Music, Annie, Grease, Sweeney Todd, Sweet Charity, Goodnight Mister Tom and Company.