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John Newport Caird (born 22 September 1948) is an English stage director and writer of plays, musicals and operas. He is an honorary associate director of the Royal Shakespeare Company , [ 1 ] was for many years a regular director with the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain and is the principal guest director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre , [ 2 ] Stockholm (Dramaten).
John Caird was born on 22nd September 1948 in Edmonton, Canada and educated at Selwyn House School Montreal; Magdalen College School, Oxford and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
John is an author and director working in theatre, opera and musical theatre in London, New York, Tokyo and all around the world. Published works with MTI include Les Miserables (Schools Edition), (Children of Eden (with music by Stephen Schwartz) Jane Eyre (with music by Paul Gordon) and his own new version of Leonard Bernstein's Candide ...
Sep 11, 2020 · From September 25-October 11, the award-winning theater will present the hit new musical, Daddy Long Legs by John Caird and Paul Gordon.
My most recent productions include a stage adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away in Tokyo and on tour in the West End at the London Coliseum, Wagner’s Parsifal at Houston Grand Opera, and Monteverdi’s Orfeo at Garsington Opera.
John Caird has received several prestigious awards throughout his career. He won the Outstanding Book of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Daddy Long Legs.
Stephen Schwartz and John Caird’s musical, Children of Eden casts the beloved biblical stories of Genesis through the personal lens of family.
