sentences:  Caird's Japanese productions started with "Les Misérables", which opened at the Imperial Theatre (Teikoku Gekijo) in 1987 and has been running in repertoire with other works at the same location ever since,as well as touring extensively throughout Japan.In 2006, he directed his own version of "The Beggar's Opera" for the Nissay Theatre in Tokyo, starring Seiyo Uchino as Macheath, the production being revived in 2008.His 2007 production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" ("Natsu no Yo no Yume") for the New National Theatre (Shinkokuritsu Gekijo) was revived in 2009.