Cal mccrystal biography

Irish theatre director and actor (born 1959)

Cal McCrystal
Born	6 August 1959 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Occupation(s)	Theatre director and actor
Relatives	Damien McCrystal (brother)

Cal McCrystal is an Irish theatre director and actor.

He is the brother of the journalist Damien McCrystal and the son of the journalist and writer Cal McCrystal.

Damien mccrystal

Damien mccrystal

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Cal was born Cahal McCrystal on 6th August to a journalist also named Cahal McCrystal and his social worker wife Stella.

Cal McCrystal is a leading director who continues to transform the face of opera as we know it, recognising his creative vision as one of the most playful and.

Following an early career acting in theatre, television, radio plays and commercials, McCrystal became a director specialising in comedy. His notable credits include Physical Comedy Director on the National Theatre's One Man, Two Guvnors starring James Corden and physical comedy consultant on Paddington and Paddington 2.

In 2018, he directed a new production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe for the English National Opera.

Early career and acting

Born in Belfast, McCrystal spent "three idyllic years" living with his family in Teaneck, New Jersey, after his father had been assigned as a co