John Caird

John Caird

Stratford: Director of Love’s Labour’s Lost. Elsewhere: John is a director and writer of plays, musical theatre and opera. He is an honorary associate director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he has directed over 20 productions. He has been a regular director at the National Theatre and is principal guest director at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. His award-winning productions include Nicholas Nickleby, Candide, Peter Pan, Les Misérables, Hamlet, Humble Boy, Jane Eyre, Twelfth Night and Daddy Long-Legs, most of which ran, or are still running, in the West End, on Broadway and all over the world. His book Theatre Craft, an encyclopedic handbook for aspiring directors, was published by Faber and Faber in 2010. Online: For further information on John’s career, go to johncaird.com.

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