Dean Johnson (He/Him) is a Northern Irish director, photographer and writer from Belfast known for emotionally charged storytelling and audience-led work across stage and screen.
Directing credits include: “Once” (London Palladium/Tokyo/Chinese & Taiwanese Tour), “Bat Boy” (London Palladium), “Godspell” (Cadogan Hall), “LIFT” (Southwark Playhouse), “Bare” (London Palladium), “No Limits” (Turbine Theatre), “Dogfight” (Southwark Playhouse), “No Place Like Home” (Lyric Theatre), “Spring Awakening” (Stockwell Playhouse), “All Growed Up” (Lyric Theatre Belfast), “Paperboy” (Lyric Theatre Belfast), Jason Robert Brown’s “13” (Cadogan Hall), “35mm” (Phoenix Artist Club), “Theo In Between” (Leeds Carriageworks Theatre).
Development productions include “Starry” (The Other Palace), “Stuck” (Duchess Theatre), “Cliffs” (The Other Palace), “Love Can” (MTFest), “Wish List” (Birmingham Hippodrome), “The Guild” (World Premiere)
Digital, TV and Film Directing Credits include: “BKLYN” and “First Date” for BroadwayHD.
Rep: John Rogerson, Collective Agents
Social: @deanjohnsonuk
In the past Dean has worked with BYMT as the director for All Growed Up (2024) at Lyric Theatre in Belfast and Theo In Between (2025) at Leeds Carriageworks.
