Let's make this birthday one to remember.

76 years old (Born on September 22, 1948)

Happy Birthday to the brilliant John Caird! Shakespeare himself would applaud your masterful directing—especially your gift for wrangling actors through elegant soliloquies without anyone stumbling into scenery. Your recent productions continue to inspire, and we can't figure out what's more impressive: bringing freshness to Beckett or reintroducing us so compellingly to Osborne's fiery dramas.

May this birthday be full of great applause and minimal backstage drama (though knowing theatre, that may be impossible). We're wishing you endless curtain calls ahead—you truly deserve all the bouquets thrown from appreciative audiences, though hopefully none landing too squarely onstage mid-monologue!