Dylan Bull

Dylan Bull is an actor, musician, writer, composer and theatre-maker from the midlands. Born and based in Derby, he has been working in professional productions since 2018 and specialises in devised performances for young/family audiences. Graduating with a degree in Theatre Arts from the University of Derby, Dylan has been an active performer since, bringing high-quality live performance to regional theatres and community spaces such as libraries, schools and nurseries.

Dylan made his mid-scale debut in Derby Theatre’s Wind In The Willows (2022, 2023) and has continued to work closely with his hometown theatre, most notably in Sarah Argent’s Let’s Play Messing Around (2022, 2023) which toured Derby, Surrey and Somerset as commissioned by Take Art. Since then, Dylan has begun writing and devising with several theatre companies touring children’s theatre in the midlands including B-Team Theatre’s A Garden In My Living Room (R&D 2022, toured 2023) and as Associate Artist and composer for Chaotic Good Theatre’ two children’s shows Ivan Turbinca (2022), which toured community venues in Derby including Derby Museum and Nottingham Playhouses Amplify Festival (2022), and Cardboard Kingdoms (2024) which will be touring midlands venues this year. Dylan was also a New Perspectives New Associate for the 2023-2024 cohort.

A multi-instrumentalist, Dylan also plays bass as part of Dreadnought, an original Hard-Rock band based in Derby, and has performed in Derbyshire, Birmingham, Loughborough, Sheffield and Leeds.

Instagram: @_dylanbull

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Taking Place: Derby New Artist Collective #2