John Haidar (Trinity 2009) will join us for dinner on Thursday 8 October 2026 at 20:00 in Tokyo (note the timing)
John Haidar is in Tokyo to direct David Mamet’s “Glengarry Glen Ross” at Bukamura’s IMM Theatre between 6 November and 30 November 2026.
https://www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/cocoon/20261106.html
https://www.bunkamura.co.jp/cocoon/lineup/ggr2026
John Haidar is planning to join our Trinity dinner on Thursday 8 October 2026:
- 8:00pm – 10pm dinner
- 10:30pm – nijikai nearby
Registration and pre-payment before 1 October 2026.
I will send location and pre-payment details to those who register.
John Haidar (Trinity 2009)
John is an Irish-Lebanese director and writer for stage and screen, based in London. He trained at RADA and as an associate at the National Theatre, the Royal Court and in the West End with directors including Howard Davies, Michael Grandage and James Macdonald. He was previously Associate Director of Headlong.
His directing credits for theatre include Disco Pigs (Trafalgar Theatre/Irish Repertory Theatre), Richard III (Headlong), Othello (Cambridge Arts Theatre), Afterplay (Coronet Theatre) and Hamlet (Bristol Old Vic/Altitude Films). Disco Pigs was a Critics’ Pick in The New York Times. In 2022, Hamlet was #4 in The Observer’s 10 Best Shows and, in 2023, it was shown in cinemas across the UK and Ireland and on the BBC.
In 2026, as well as directing Glengarry Glen Ross (Bunkamura/IMM Theater), he is working on stage adaptations of Dickens, Hardy and a contemporary science fiction novel, alongside screenwriting projects currently in development.
He has an MA in English from Trinity College, Cambridge and an MSt in English (1900-Present) from Merton College, Oxford.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Haidar
Glengary Glen Ross
Glengary Glen Ross is a stage play by the American playwright David Memet set in Chicago’s real estate business world:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glengarry_Glen_Ross
Performances and booking:
https://www.bunkamura.co.jp/cocoon/lineup/ggr2026
https://www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/cocoon/20261106.html
Preview on Youtube
To register:
All Trinity College Cambridge Fellows, students, alumni or members living in or visiting Japan are more than welcome to join us. To register, or for any enquiries contact us here: