Educating Rita by Willy Russell

	CREATIVES

			DIRECTOR - John Payton John trained as a Director and Actor at the Court Theatre Training Company, London after graduating from Lancaster University with a BA Hons in Theatre. He is an associate of the London College of Music. John has directed for a wide variety of companies and theatres. His directing work includes: 1984 (DS Productions), Betrayal (Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster), Breathing (Courtyard Theatre, London), Look Back in Anger (Popular Productions Ltd), West Side Story (Livenation Theatricals), Stags and Hens (US Tour), Blood Brothers (Hampton Hill Playhouse), Jesus Christ Superstar (Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster), Fame - the Musical (Thorndike Theatre, Rhoda McGaw Theatre, Questors Theatre), West Side Story (Watford Theatre), Anything Goes (Thorndike Theatre), Jesus Christ Superstar (Beck Theatre, Hayes), 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) and Jekyll & Hyde the Musical (Questors Theatre, Ealing). Upcoming Directing includes John Godber’s Teechers and Neil Simon’s They’re Playing Our Song (Popular Productions Ltd). John is also a busy producer for 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 hit 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 also has many years of experience teaching drama and musical theatre at many drama schools including five years as Resident Director at Songtime UK. Back