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John Caird

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John Caird was born on 22 September 1948 in Canada. He is a director and writer, known for Les Misérables (2012), A Midsummer Night's Dream and Estella Scrooge: A Christmas Carol with a Twist (2020). He was previously married to Frances Ruffelle.
BornSeptember 22, 1948
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    Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, and Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables (2012)
    Les Misérables
    7.5
    • Additional Crew(original London production)
    • 2012
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    • Director
      Estella Scrooge: A Christmas Carol with a Twist (2020)
      Estella Scrooge: A Christmas Carol with a Twist
      5.1
      • Director
      • 2020
      Spirited Away: Live on Stage (2022)
      Spirited Away: Live on Stage
      8.6
      • Director
      • 2022

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      Director

      • Spirited Away: Live on Stage (2022)
        Spirited Away: Live on Stage
        8.6
        • Director
        • 2022
      • Estella Scrooge: A Christmas Carol with a Twist (2020)
        Estella Scrooge: A Christmas Carol with a Twist
        5.1
        • Director
        • 2020
      • McQueen (2016)
        McQueen
        7.1
        Video
        • Director
        • 2016
      • Schumann: Twin Spirits (2009)
        Schumann: Twin Spirits
        TV Movie
        • Director
        • 2009
      • Dödsdansen I-II
        TV Movie
        • Director
        • 2007
      • Performance (1991)
        Performance
        6.6
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 1995
      • Stina Ekblad in Som ni vill ha det (1986)
        Som ni vill ha det
        TV Movie
        • Director
        • 1986

      Additional Crew

      • Daddy Long Legs (2015)
        Daddy Long Legs
        8.0
        • director for stage production
        • 2015
      • Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, and Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables (2012)
        Les Misérables
        7.5
        • director: original London production
        • 2012
      • Great Performances (1971)
        Great Performances
        7.9
        TV Series
        • directed for stage: Original production
        • 1995
      • Song & Dance (1984)
        Song & Dance
        8.2
        TV Movie
        • directed for stage
        • 1984
      • Roger Rees in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
        The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
        9.1
        TV Mini Series
        • director: stage production
        • 1982

      Writer

      • Jane Eyre (2024)
        Jane Eyre
        • Writer
        • 2024
      • Spirited Away: Live on Stage (2022)
        Spirited Away: Live on Stage
        8.6
        • adapted by
        • 2022
      • Estella Scrooge: A Christmas Carol with a Twist (2020)
        Estella Scrooge: A Christmas Carol with a Twist
        5.1
        • Writer
        • 2020
      • In-development projects at IMDbPro

      Personal details

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      • Born
        • September 22, 1948
        • Canada
      • Spouse
        • Frances Ruffelle1990 - 1993 (divorced, 2 children)
      • Children
          Eliza Doolittle
      • Other works
        Directed "What The Night Is For" play by Michael Weller (Comedy Theater, London, England, UK).

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        Won two Tony Awards in collaboration with Trevor Nunn: in 1982 as Best Director (Play) for "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby," and in 1987 as Best Director (Musical) for "Les Miserables." He was also Tony-nominated three other times: in 1997 as Best Director (Play) for Pam Gems "Stanley;" and in 2001 for his lyrics as part of Best Original Musical Score with collaborator Paul Gordon and for his libretto as Best Book (Musical) for "Jane Eyre."

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