DIRECTOR - JOHN PAYTON
John trained as a Director and Actor at the Court Theatre Training Company, London after reading Theatre at Lancaster University.

Theatre includes: Educating Rita (Popular Productions, Madinat Theatre), George Orwell’s 1984 (DS Productions), Betrayal (Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster), Breathing (Courtyard Theatre, London), Look Back in Anger (Popular Productions Ltd), Stags and Hens (US Tour), The Cherry Orchard (Seevic Theatre), West Side Story (Livenation Theatricals), 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), , 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).

John will next direct the musical They’re Playing Our Song (Madinat Theatre, Dubai). John is also a busy producer for his theatre company Popular Productions Ltd. John is an experienced drama teacher and has taught acting and musical theatre at many of London's drama schools including five years as Resident Director at Songtime UK.