John Caird Biography (1948-)

Born September 22, 1948, in Canada; son of George Bradford (a minister) and Viola Mary (Newport) Caird; married Helen Frances Brammer, 1972 (marriage ended, 1982); married Ann Dorzynski, 1982 (marriage ended, 1990); married FrancesRuffelle, 1990; children: (second marriage) two sons, one daughter; (third marriage) one son, one daughter. Career: Theatre director and writer. Contact Theatre, Manchester, England, associate director, 1974-76; Royal Shakespeare Company, resident director, 1977-82, associate director, 1983-90, honorary associate director, beginning 1990. Awards, Honors: Lawrence Olivier Award (with Trevor Nunn), director of the year, Society of West End Theatre, 1980, and Antoinette Perry Award (with Nunn), best director of a dramaticplay, 1982, both for The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby; Antoinette Perry Award (with Nunn), best director of a musical, 1987, for Les Miserables; fellow, Welsh College of Music and Drama. Addresses:Office: Imperial Theatre, 249 West 45th St., New York, NY 10036.

Nationality: Canadian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Theatre director, writer
Birth Details: September 22, 1948; Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Work
Director
Dance of Death, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1977
Savage Amusement, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1978
Look Out, Here Comes Trouble, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1978
Caucasian Chalk Circle, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1979
(With Trevor Nunn) The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Royal Shakespeare Company, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1981-82
Naked Robots, Royal Shakespeare Company, Donmar Warehouse Theatre,London, 1981
Song and Dance (concert), Palace Theatre, London, 1982
Our Friends in the North, Royal Shakespeare Company, Pit Theatre,London, 1982
The Twin Rivals, Royal Shakespeare Company, Pit Theatre, London, 1982
(With Nunn) Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Centre Theatre, London, 1982
Romeo and Juliet, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1983
Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Centre Theatre, 1983-85
Red Star, Royal Shakespeare Company, Pit Theatre, 1984
Twelfth Night, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Centre Theatre,1984
The Merchant of Venice, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1984
As You Like It, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stockholm, Sweden, 1984
(With Nunn) Les Miserables (musical; two act), Palace Theatre, London, 1985Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1985-93
(With Nunn) The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Royal Shakespeare Company, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1986
Philistines, Royal Shakespeare Company, Pit Theatre, 1986
Misalliance, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Centre Theatre, 1986-87
The Kingdom of the Spirit, London, 1986

Every Man in His Humour, Royal Shakespeare Company, Mermaid Theatre, London, 1987
The New Inn, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1987
A Question of Geography, Royal Shakespeare Company, Pit Theatre, 1988-89
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Centre Theatre, 1989-90
Siegfried & Roy at the Mirage, Las Vegas, NM, 1989
As You Like It, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Centre Theatre, 1990
Children of Eden (musical), Prince Edward Theatre, London, 1991then Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ, 1997
Zaide, Battignano, Italy, 1991
Columbus and the Discovery of Japan, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Centre Theatre, 1991
The Beggar's Opera, Royal Shakespeare Company, London, 1992
Antony and Cleopatra, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Centre Theatre, 1993
Trelawny of the Wells, National Theatre, 1993
Life Sentences, New York City, 1993
The Seagull, National Theatre, 1994
The Millionairess, 1995
Jane Eyre, Royal Alexandria Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, 1996
Stanley, National Theatre, then Circle in the Square Theatre, NewYork City, both 1997
Also director of Look Back in Anger, Downright Hooligan, and Twelfth Night, all at Contact Theatre, Manchester, England; creatorand director of the concert series Intimate Letters.
Television Director
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (also known as Nicholas Nickleby), Channel Four Films, 1981
Som ni Vill ha Det, SVT Drama, 1986
Henry IV, BBC, 1995
"Les Miserables in Concert" (special), Great Performances,PBS, 1996
Television Appearances
Specials
"Les Miserables" Stage by Stage, Arts and Entertainment, 1989
WRITINGS
Stage Plays
The Kingdom of the Spirit, produced in London, 1986
Siegfried & Roy at the Mirage, produced in Las Vegas, 1989
Children of Eden (musical; music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz),Prince Edward Theatre, London, 1991then Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ, 1997
The Beggar's Opera (based on the play by Bertolt Brecht; music byIlona Sekacz), Royal Shakespeare Company, London, 1992
Jane Eyre (music by Paul Gordon), Royal Alexandria Theatre, 1996
Television Adaptations
Henry IV, BBC, 1995

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Authors, Volume 156, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1997.*

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