[2] Bailey founded the Gogmagogs theatre-music group (1995–2006) and was Artistic Director and joint founder of the Print Room theatre in West London (2010-2012).
Bailey has also directed Shakespeare productions at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon, including The Taming of the Shrew, A Winter's Tale and Julius Caesar, with Greg Hicks in the title role.
[16] Lucy Bailey co-founded the 80-seat London venue Print Room,[17] which opened on 10 November 2010,[18] and along with the producer Anda Winters was Artistic Director there until 2012.
[19] At the Print Room, Bailey directed productions such as Fabrication by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Alan Ayckbourn’s Snake in the Grass, Tennessee Williams’ Kingdom of Earth[20] and Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya with Iain Glen in the title role.
[21] Bailey and her producer renovated a 1950s warehouse into the theatre, situated just off Westbourne Grove, aiming to show challenging or unknown plays as well as classics.