Jacinta John
Jacinta John | |
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Born | Jacinta Claudia John |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation(s) | Actress, producer, director |
Years active | 2001 – present |
Jacinta John is an Australian actress, producer and director. She is best known for her performance as Miss Casewell[1] in the (2012–2013) 60th anniversary tour of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap, which played to an audience of over 150,000 people across Australasia.[2]
Life and career
Born in Perth, Western Australia, she attended the Presbyterian Ladies' College in Peppermint Grove, Perth. She graduated from the University of Sydney (BA in Film & Performance studies) where she was awarded the Walter Reid Memorial Prize.[3] She travelled to London where she completed an MA in Classical acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[4] In 2010 she became an Australia Council Artstart recipient,[5] which allowed her to study Viewpoints and Suzuki at the Saratoga International Theater Institute (SITI) in New York City.[4]
After dabbling in theatre producing early in her career,[6] she turned her attention towards cinema. Her first feature iSOLATE,[7] screened on the opening night of the 2012 CinefestOz film festival[8] alongside The Intouchables, and 33 Postcards. In 2013 she returned to theatre, only this time, as a director of musical theatre.
Her mother, Suzanne John worked as a journalist for the ABC, Nine Network and Seven Network in Perth, Western Australia.[9] Her cousin is actor Callan McAuliffe.[10]
Producing and directing
Theatre
- (2018) - Co-Director All Out of Love: The Musical, Manila[11]
- (2018) - Resident Director Mamma Mia! the Musical, Australia.[12]
- (2017) - Resident Director Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, Australia[13]
- (2016) - Director The Hatpin a musical by James Millar (book and lyrics) and Peter Rutherford, composer. Victorian College of the Arts[14]
- (2016) - Assistant Director Groundhog Day – Book by Danny Rubin, music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, directed by Matthew Warchus, premiered at The Old Vic[15]
- (2015) - Assistant Director Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, Australia[16]
- (2014) - Assistant Director Miracle City by Nick Enright & Max Lambert[17]
- (2013–2014) - Resident Director Agatha Christie's A Murder is Announced (A Miss Marple Mystery), Australia[18]
Film and television
- (2015) - Producer 1 + 1 = 11 (feature film)[19]
- (2014) - Executive Producer Under The Bridge (feature film)[20]
- (2013) - Producer, co-director Mask (short)[21]
- (2012) - Producer iSOLATE (feature film)[22]
Acting
Theatre
- (2012–2013) - Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap[23]
- (2009) - Pool (No Water) Black Swan State Theatre Company[24] Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Female)[25]
- (2009) - The Dark Room Black Swan State Theatre Company[26]
- (2007) - Flying Solo Riverside Theatre[27]
- (2005) - Godzone Tap Gallery[28]
- (2005) - The Mysterious Demise of One Brody Marie / Broken Dreams Griffin Theatre Company[29]
- (2004) - Vicious Streaks Darlinghurst Theatre[30]
- (2004) - Instant Karma Darlinghurst Theatre[6]
- (2003) - Skylight New Theatre[31]
- (2003) - Holiday in the sun Sidetrack Theatre[32]
- (2003) - Love, Madness and Poetry Seymour Centre[33]
- (2001) - Instant Karma Bondi Pavilion Theatre[34]
Film and Television
- (2014) - Under The Bridge (feature film)[35]
- (2013) - Mask (short)[36]
- (2012) - Rake (TV series)[37]
- (2012) - iSOLATE (feature film)[7] For which she won the Best Actress Award at both the LA Fear and Fantasy Film Festival[38] and The Indie Gems Film Festival[39]
- (2010) - Tough Nuts: Australia's Hardest Criminals (TV series)[40]
- (2010) - 1MC: Something of Vengeance (feature film)[41]
- (2008) - Lullaby (short)[42]
- (2007) - McLeod's Daughters (TV series)[43]
- (2006) - All Saints (TV series)[44]
References
- ^ Stellar Cast Announced for The Mousetrap
- ^ The trap is shut.
- ^ "Prizes - Current students - The University of Sydney". Sydney.edu.au. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Jacinta John - Sophie Jermyn Management". Sjmanagement.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "ArtStart - assessment meeting report - May 2010". Australia Council. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ a b "AusStage". AusStage. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ a b https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2101509/
- ^ "Isolate | CinefestOz Film Festival | Western Australia". Cinefestoz.com. 12 April 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ A History of Commercial Television in Perth, WA[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.perthnow.com.au/all-in-the-family/story-fn6o0xxk-1226367012720
- ^ "Creative". All Out of Love: The Musical. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ https://www.mammamiathemusical.com.au/cast/jacinta-john
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/radio/adelaide/programs/saturdaybreakfast/matilda/8558936
- ^ http://vca.unimelb.edu.au/artistic-disciplines/music-theatre/music-theatre-company-2016
- ^ https://wtdir.com/production/groundhog-day/united-kingdom/matthew-warchus
- ^ http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/tim-minchin-im-bringing-matilda-the-musical-home-20150521-ggx58q.html
- ^ https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/109976
- ^ "Tickets | Miss Marple". A Murder Is Announced. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2291353/?ref_=tt_ov_st#producer
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3293720/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2752430/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2101509/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
- ^ "The Mousetrap to Tour Australia". Stage Whispers. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "AusStage". AusStage. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "What happened to theatre.asn.au? | Footlights". Theatre.asn.au. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "AusStage". AusStage. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "AusStage". AusStage. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "AusStage". AusStage. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "AusStage". AusStage. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "AusStage". AusStage. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ ramin communications. "New Theatre 2003 Program". Ramin.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Off the rails". www.smh.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "News | The University of Sydney". Sydney.edu.au. 19 September 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "AusStage". AusStage. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Under The Bridge". Interlude Pictures. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2752430/
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2121042/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
- ^ "Awards". Fearandfantasy.com. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Jacinta John Awards". Interlude Pictures. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1846412/
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1745649/
- ^ http://vimeo.com/27612073
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1068478/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm#cast
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0815923/
External links
- Jacinta John at IMDb
- Australian film actresses
- Australian television actresses
- Australian stage actresses
- Actresses from Perth, Western Australia
- University of Sydney alumni
- Australian film producers
- 20th-century Australian actresses
- 21st-century Australian actresses
- People from the Sutherland Shire
- People educated at Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth
- Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- Living people