Theatre Impresario - Martin McCallum

Martin McCallum's career trajectory has taken him from actor to stage manager to production manager to the Managing Director of the Cameron Mackintosh Organisation, overseeing the worldwide production of the English musical juggernauts, CATS, LES MISERABLES, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and MISS SAIGON. As a producer in his own right he has fostered the development of musicals that include THE FIX, THE GIRLS, SPIDERMAN: TURN OFF THE DARK and co-produced EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, the ballet, with choreographer Mathew Bourne. His working life has also seen a time at The National Theatre of Great Britain, working with Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir Peter Hall; artistic directors with differing management styles and extraordinary vision. Martin has worked on over 500 shows and in an absorbing chat with STAGES, he shares his experiences on just a few of them and details an extraordinary life in the theatre.