In 1981 Bob was appointed Artistic Director of
The Everyman Theatre Liverpool
The first show he wrote and directed here was LENNON
which transferred to Off-Broadway in 1982 and
The Astoria Theatre London in 1985 where it won the
Sunday Times Award for Best Musical
and two Olivier Award nominations
It has recently been revived at The Royal Court Theatre Liverpool in 2010 and 2013
to great critical acclaim:


"The story of The Beatles has been well documented over the years but rarely has there been a production that tackles the band's journey so brilliantly as LENNON"
What'sOnStage


"Fantastic ....Brilliant ....Unmissable. ...I guarantee you that anywhere 
this Bob Eaton production is staged it will receive rave reviews"
merseymagazine


"LENNON is a wonderful and clearly superb production."
Liverpool Sound And Vision

Other shows at The Everyman included
BROWN BITTER WET NELLIES AND SCOUSE by Brian Jacques
BLOOD RED ROSES by John McGrath
1984 - LIKE  by Phil Whitchurch
JUST BETWEEN OURSELVES by Alan Ayckbourn
IT'S A MADHOUSE by Alan Bleasdale
and
OUR DAY OUT by Willy Russell with songs by Willy Russell and Bob Eaton
which later transferred to the Young Vic London
and was subsquently produced  in many regional theatres.
in 2009 Bob and Willy developed it into a full scale musical for 
The Royal Court Theatre Liverpool

OUR DAY OUT - THE MUSICAL    Royal Court Theatre Liverpool 2009