Ian was Artistic and Managing Director of The Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park until 2008. He has been associated with the company since 1971.

For Regent’s Park: BABES IN ARMS; THE FANTASTICKS; LADY BE GOOD; THE CARD; KISS ME KATE; A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM; OH, WHAT A LOVELY WAR; HIGH SOCIETY; H.M.S. PINAFORE; (all nominated for Olivier awards),THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE(Olivier nomination for Best Director 2000), MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING; ANDROCLES AND THE LION; LOOK HERE OLD SON; THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA; TWELFTH NIGHT; A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM; A CONNECTICUT YANKEE; THE COMEDY OF ERRORS; PAINT YOUR WAGON; GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES; THE MUSIC MAN; WHERE’S CHARLEY?; CAMELOT AND THE RETURN OF LADY BE GOOD and THE BOYFRIEND.

Other directing credits include: THE SECRET GARDEN (Watermill Theatre, Newbury); YEOMAN OF THE GUARD (Savoy Theatre); PETER PAN (Royal Festival Hall); HIGH SOCIETY (Shaftesbury Theatre and National Tour); PIRATES OF PENZANCE (West Yorkshire Playhouse and National Tour); ANYTHING GOES (National Tour); KISS ME KATE (Brisbane Festival); NOISES OFF(Birmingham Repertory Theatre); INVISIBLE MAN and CHARLIE’S AUNT (Menier Chocolate Factory); LEND ME A TENOR (Gielgud Theatre); DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE (National Tour); LOVE LETTERS (Madinat Theatre, Dubai); THIRD FINGER, LEFT HAND (Trafalgar Studios); A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (The Old Globe Theatre); AFRAID OF THE DARK (Charing Cross Theatre); THE PERFECT MURDER(National Tour); THE MOUSETRAP (St Martins Theatre); ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (UK Tour); DEAD SIMPLE (UK Tour);  DEAD SHEEP (Park Theatre & UK Tour), PERFECT MURDER (UK Tour), MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET (UK Tour); NOT DEAD ENOUGH (UK Tour); ALEX SALMOND (Edinburgh Festival); EUGENIUS! (The Other Palace), ONCE SEEN ON BLUE PETER – MAKES, BAKES & OUTTAKES (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh), THE DAME (Dome, Edinburgh & Park Theatre) ,THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL (UK Tour) and THE MOUSETRAP (St Martins Theatre); PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (UK Tour); SHIRLEY VALENTINE (Cheltenham Everyman and Salisbury Playhouse); SCARAMOUCHE JONES (Stream.theatre) and WHITE CHRISTMAS (UK Tour). 

Ian has also directed many Pantomimes for First Family & QDOS.

Ian was awarded the O.B.E. in 2007 in the New Years honours for his services to the arts.