Corey Campbell is the Creative Director of the Belgrade Theatre, having previously been the Theatre’s Co-Artistic Director for 2021. Corey is also the Artistic Director of Strictly Arts Theatre Company, formerly supported by the Belgrade’s Springboard talent development programme. Through productions such as Green Leaves Fall and the critically acclaimed, Edinburgh sell-out show Freeman, Corey has used a collaborative, devising process to bring stories from real people to the stage, building long-lasting relationships with audiences through targeted workshops and outreach programmes, with a particular focus on African and Caribbean communities.

In December 2019, Corey devised and performed in Club 2B, an immersive experience which saw the Belgrade’s B2 auditorium transformed into a cabaret lounge and featured live music, theatrical performances, and interactive gaming tables. Corey’s flagship production for the Belgrade in his tenure as Co-Artistic Director has been SeaView, a new digital television series created, produced, and filmed in the West Midlands using a unique Writers Room project which involved local emerging writers from the region. SeaView was created using theatrical devising techniques, from an original, pre-pandemic idea by Corey. It celebrates a Black working class aspirational family and all the things they come up against on their journey to achieve great things. SeaView premiered at the Belgrade in 2021.

In 2022 Corey directed the new drama, Fighting Irish, which was a sell-out success and marked Corey’s final project for the Belgrade as Co-Artistic Director for UK City of Culture 2021, before he moved forward to commence projects as Creative Director. Most recently, Corey devised, directed and starred in the acclaimed Belgrade Theatre production, Big Aunty in April 2023. In February 2024 Corey directed an acclaimed new Belgrade Theatre production of Romeo and Juliet.