[citation needed] He is the author of twelve plays for young people and has adapted numerous texts for the stage and for radio.
[citation needed] Oberon Books published four of his plays for Company of Angels (Hannah & Hanna, Risk, Club Asylum and Virgins).
[citation needed] John was formerly director of Oldham Coliseum Theatre (1985–88) and Oxford Stage Company (1989–99) where his adaptation of Melvin Burgess’s Junk won the TMA Young People's Award in 1998.
His Shakespeare productions for Oxford Stage Company toured internationally and won widespread critical acclaim over a period of ten years.
[citation needed] From 2001- 2011 he was the founding director of Company of Angels, now operating under the name Boundless Theatre, which produces new and experimental work for young audiences and continues today as a National Portfolio client of the Arts Council of England.