Directing
Audio
I’ve used the knowledge acquired from working in BBC Radio Drama, animations and audiobooks, as well as 25 years’ teaching Microphone Technique to acting students, to move into directing audio.
Culturally Speaking
On location, above, for the podcast Culturally Speaking, a spoof arts magazine show and in studio at Electric Breeze, below. It starred Tracy Wiles, Nina Wadia & Imogen Wilde.
Hully Boo
I've also directed four children's radio plays, the English version of the Hully-Boo stories for Sony and Still Musik. They starred Adam Fitzgerald and Evie Killip, with me in studio at Alchemy Post above, and Declan Wilson.
Stage
Prior to that, I directed several stage productions.
An open-air A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the OSC at Wadham College Oxford, Hampton Court & Kensington Palaces
“one of Oxford’s best ever Shakespeare productions. Sparkling with creativity and wit ... Jilly Bond mines the gold. Musical, physical, fluid and fun”
“one enchanted evening ... performances stand comparison with anything you’re likely to see at the Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park.”
“Being able to excavate new meanings from the well-known play is a mark of a good director. Hats off to Jilly Bond”
“perhaps the most interesting thing about this Dream is the way that director Bond treats the dialogue … very much spoken in the modern idiom and delivered with exemplary clarity … a production that packs an energetic punch.”
A new play, Air Guitar, by Peter Kesterton played a sold-out run at the Bristol Old Vic Studio
"directed with great flair and integrity" Simon Reade, then Artistic Director Bristol Old Vic Theatre
“Stellar acting and a fantastic set…a perfect play for the modern world”
“fast-paced, often laugh out-loud repartee … gripping drama … a play with such global resonance deserves to travel far and wide”
“Jilly Bond’s secure direction ... allows the universal terrorist themes to be explored at a recognisable and touching family level”
The Bright & Bold Design by Peter Whelan at the Chelsea Centre Theatre
A graduate production at the Drama Studio London and, with their support, transferred to the Chelsea Centre Theatre. What’s On praised its " thoughtful and restrained performances ... obsessive drive and passion" and "pictures ... easy on the eye.”
The Web by Jill Truman at the Tabard Theatre
“Jilly Bond has worked wonders ... an evocative production ... a vivid glimpse into an unfamiliar world.”
“a vital and moving experience in theatre ... a band of actresses whose performances could hardly be bettered ... director Jilly Bond marshalls her forces”
“the depiction of camp life has a genuine authenticity, aided by a set which splits the stage with barbed wire ... a joy to see such a large play with something to say that manages to avoid at least half of the inevitable cliches”