He directed William Shakespeare's play, "Twelfth Night," at the Nottingham Playhouse in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England with Rebecca Egan, Tony Armatrading, Stephen Mangan, Alexandra Mathie, Helen Ryan, Campbell Morrison, Christopher Good, and Richard Durden in the cast.
He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) before being awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Opera. He is the Director.