Frank Van Laecke has forged a distinguished and international career as an author and director whose work has been admired by millions of people around the world. He has received numerous awards and distinctions, both nationally and internationally, including the Herald Angel Award, the Dora Mavor Moore Award, and a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award. His directorial oeuvre encompasses a wide range of musicals, among them Hollywood by Night, Jesus Christ Superstar, She Loves Me, Jekyll & Hyde, Annie, Oliver!, Yours Anne, Rembrandt, The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Camelot, The King and I, Fiddler on the Roof, Tell Me on a Sunday, Dracula, The Wizard of Oz, The Little Mermaid, Diana & Zonen, and Sweeney Todd.

He wrote and directed Kuifje en de Zonnetempel, Sacco & Vanzetti, Domino, Ben X, Pauline & Paulette, De Rozenoorlog, Iedereen Beroemd, 14-18, Daens, 40-45, and The Red Star Line.

In addition, Frank Van Laecke directed a remarkable array of  operas, including La Bohème, La Traviata, Nabucco, Aida, Carmen, Pagliacci, Cavalleria rusticana, Don Pasquale, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Faust, Tosca, Manon Lescaut, Madama Butterfly, Peter Grimes, Maria de Buenos Aires, Káťa Kabanová, Lucia di Lammermoor, The Maid of Orleans and I Capuleti e i Montecchi.  In addition to his work in musicals and opera, Frank Van Laecke writes and directs extensively for the theatre. An intense collaboration with Alain Platel and Les Ballets C de la B resulted in the widely acclaimed Gardenia, followed by En Avant Marche, a production that was awarded the Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh Festival and the Dora Mavor Moore Award in Toronto. Frank Van Laecke was also responsible for the final direction of Sono Io and Da Capo, two memorable productions by the internationally renowned Circus Ronaldo. He is the author of De echo van de schreeuw, a literary thriller warmly received by the press. He has written for radio and television and provides artistic advice to institutions such as DIVA and Kunstuur, a special initiative by Hans Bourlon and Joost Bourlon.