Directing includes:
Educating Rita (Madinat Theatre, Dubai), 1984 (DS Productions), Betrayal
(Nuffield Theatre,
Lancaster), Breathing (Courtyard Theatre, London), Look Back in Anger
(Madinat Theatre,
Dubai), West Side Story & Fame the Musical
(Livenation Theatricals), Stags and Hens
(US Tour), They're Playing Our Song (Madinat Theatre, Dubai), Blood Brothers
(Hampton Hill Playhouse), Jesus Christ Superstar (Nuffield
Theatre, Lancaster & Beck Theatre, Hayes),
Teechers (Madinat Theatre,
Dubai), Fame the Musical (Thorndike Theatre, Rhoda McGaw
Theatre & Questors Theatre), West Side Story (Watford Theatre), Anything
Goes (Thorndike
Theatre), The Baker’s Wife (Barn Theatre, Hampton Court), The Cherry
Orchard (Seevic
Theatre) Bugsy Malone (Beck Theatre, Hayes, Norden Farm Theatre, Maidenhead
&
Richmond Theatre), Nine the Musical (Questor’s Theatre, Ealing),
The Full Monty (Beck
Theatre, Hayes), Jekyll
& Hyde the Musical (Questors Theatre, Ealing).
John is also a busy producer with his theatre company Popular Productions
Ltd. Productions
include; The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Neil Simon’s
They’re
Playing Our Song, John Godber’s Teechers, the London revival of
I Love You, You’re Perfect,
Now Change (Jermyn Street Theatre, West End & Dubai premiere) Misery
(Kings Head
Theatre, starring Michael Praed and Susan Penhaligon) and Look Back in
Anger (Middle East Premiere, Madinat Theatre). John has many years of
experience teaching drama and musical
theatre at many drama schools including five years as Resident Director
at Songtime UK.