John Doyle

Theatre Director

John Doyle

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
THREE SISTERS, Cincinnati Playhouse
* Cincinnati Ovations Award – ‘Best Director of a Play’

SWEENEY TODD on Broadway
* Tony Award for ‘Best Director of a Musical’
* Outer Critics Circle Award for ‘Outstanding Direction of a Musical’
* Drama Desk Award for “Outstanding Director of a Musical’
* Outer Critics Award and Drama Desk Award for ‘Outstanding Revival of a Musical’
*The New York Drama Critics Circle gave a special citation to John, the arranger Sarah Travis and the company, the first time in the organisation’s history that this special award has been made.

*SWEENEY TODD in the West End, UK Tour and Watermill Theatre, Newbury*
* Olivier Award nomination for ‘Outstanding Musical Production’
* Whatsonstage Theatregoers Award for ‘Best Musical Revival’


*COMPANY on Broadway and previously at Cincinnati Playhouse*
* Drama League Award for ‘Distinguished Revival of a Musical’
* Outer Critics Circle Award and Drama Desk Award for ‘Outstanding Revival of a Musical’
* Tony Award for ‘Best Revival of a Musical’
* Tony Award nomination for ‘Best Director of a Musical’
* Outer Critics Circle nomination and Drama Desk nomination for 'Outstanding Director of a Musical'


*A CATERED AFFAIR on Broadway and previously Old Globe, San Diego*
* Drama League Award for ‘Distinguished Production of a Musical’
* San Diego Critics Award, Best Director of a Musical
* Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for ‘Outstanding New Musical’
* Drama Desk nomination for ‘Outstanding Director’ and for ‘Outstanding Musical’


*THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY, Los Angeles Opera*
* Grammy Award for ‘Classical Album’ and ‘Opera Recording’



PRODUCTION	VENUE / COMPANY


CURRENT & FORTHCOMING PRODUCTIONS
MAIN STREET (Feature film starring Colin Firth, Ellen Burstyn and Orlando Bloom)
LUCIA di LAMMERMOOR	Fondazione Teatro La Fenice, Venice / Houston Grand Opera
MADAMA BUTTERFLY	Nevill Holt/Pimlico Opera Tour and Grange Park Opera (2012)
THE EXORCIST	Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG	Cincinnati Playhouse



MOST RECENT THEATRE
TEN CENTS A DANCE	Williamstown Theatre Festival, New York / McCarter Theatre, New Jersey
ROAD SHOW (and set design)	Menier Chocolate Factory, previously The Public Theatre, New York
WHERE’S CHARLEY	New York City Centre’s Encores! Season
KISS ME KATE	Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Ontario
WINGS	Second Stage Theatre, New York
STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S 80TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION	New York City Centre
THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE	American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco
THREE SISTERS	Cincinnati Playhouse, USA
OKLAHOMA!	Chichester Festival Theatre
SWEENEY TODD (and design)	USA tour, Broadway, West End, UK tour the Watermill and USA Networks tour.
A CATERED AFFAIR	Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway New York


MOST RECENT OPERA
LUCIA di LAMMERMOOR	Scottish Opera / Mariinsky Theatre, Russia
PETER GRIMES	The Metropolitan, New York
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY	Los Angeles Opera


THEATRE
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG	Watermill Theatre, Newbury UK (with ATG)
AMADEUS (and designer)	Wilton’s Music Hall
MACK AND MABEL (TMA nomination ‘Best Musical’)	West End and Watermill theatre
PETER PAN (from his own adaptation)	Oxford Playhouse
THE LADIES WHO SING SONDHEIM	Sondheim charity benefit at Paul Newman’s Theatre, the Westport Playhouse, USA
PINAFORE SWING - adapted by John from Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘HMS PINAFORE’	Watermill Theatre and national tour
Sondheim’s YOU’RE GONNA LOVE TOMORROW	The Palace Theatre
MOLL FLANDERS (TMA ‘Best Production of a Musical)	York Theatre Royal / Salisbury Playhouse
INTO THE WOODS (TMA nomination ‘Best Production of a Musical)	York Theatre Royal
CANDIDE	Liverpool Everyman Theatre
BELLS ARE RINGING	Greenwich
SWEET CHARITY
ANNIE
AND A NIGHTINGALE SANG	All Worcester
SITTING PRETTY	The Nuffield Theatre, Southampton & Theatre of Comedy Tour
LOOKING BACK TO THE FUTURE	Inaugural event at the new Congress Centre in Lucerne
Dario Fo’s FEMALE PARTS	Arts Theatre
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM	Regent’s Park
European premiere of DRIVING MISS DAISY	Zurich and Vienna
COVENTRY CYCLE OF MYSTERY PLAYS	In the ruins of Coventry Cathedral
GYPSY	Dublin


*For the Watermill Theatre*
A STAR DANCED (also writer)
THE LAST DAYS OF THE EMPIRE
TEN CENTS A DANCE	Also Cardiff International Festival of Musical Theatre
ONLY A MATTER OF TIME
CARMEN	Also Covent Garden Festival
PIAF
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (TMA ‘Best Musical’ Award)
CINDERELLA AND THE ENCHANTED SLIPPER
THE GONDOLIERS (TMA ‘Best Musical’ Award)	And West End
CABARET (TMA nomination ‘Best Production of a Musical)
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
IRMA LA DOUCE (TMA nomination ‘Best Production of a Musical)


*For Cheltenham Everyman Theatre*
European premiere of Sondheim’s ANYONE CAN WHISTLE
WEST SIDE STORY
MY FAIR LADY
THE KING AND I
SWEENEY TODD


Staging and directing many Carol Concerts for The Salvation Army both at the Royal Festival Hall and The Royal Albert Hall
His own adaptation of the Mystery Plays in Greenwich Park with a cast of 1000 as part of the Millennium Celebrations.


OPERA
THE TAILOR’S DAUGHTER	Welsh National Opera
THE ELIXIR OF LOVE	Welsh National Opera
FAST FORWARD FIGARO	Buxton Festival
ICE (a new Opera)	City of London Sinfonia


As ARTISTIC DIRECTOR at regional theatres
John has been Artistic Director of Theatre Royal York, the Swan Theatre Worcester, the Liverpool Everyman and the Cheltenham Everyman. His work ranged from the world premiere of JUDY by Terry Wale and the regional premiere of THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III to numerous classical productions including THE WHITE DEVIL, DR. FAUSTUS, OTHELLO, HEDDA GABLER, UNCLE VANYA, THE TROJAN WOMEN and MACBETH.


OTHER
John has co-written SHAKESPEARE FOR DUMMIES as part of the highly successful ‘....for Dummies’ series of books.