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Jacinta John | |
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| Born | Jacinta Claudia John |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| 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. [9]
Her mother, Suzanne John, worked as a journalist for the ABC, Nine Network and Seven Network in Perth, Western Australia. [10] Her cousin is actor Callan McAuliffe. [11]
Producing and directing
Theatre
- (2013–2014) - Resident Director Agatha Christie's A Murder is Announced (A Miss Marple Mystery), Australia [12]
- (2014) - Assistant Director Miracle City by Nick Enright & Max Lambert [13]
- (2015) - Assistant Director Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, Australia [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]
- (2016) - Director The Hatpin a musical by James Millar (book and lyrics) and Peter Rutherford, composer. Victorian College of the Arts [16]
- (2017) - Resident Director Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, Australia [17]
- (2018) - Resident Director Mamma Mia! the Musical, Australia. [18]
- (2018) - Co-director All Out of Love: The Musical, Manila [19]
- (2019) - Resident Director Billy Elliot the Musical. [20]
- (2021) - Australian Associate Director Moulin Rouge! the Musical. [21]
Film and television
- (2012) - Producer iSOLATE (feature film) [22]
- (2013) - Producer, co-director Mask (short) [23]
- (2014) - Executive Producer Under The Bridge (feature film) [24]
- (2015) - Producer 1 + 1 = 11 (feature film) [25]
Acting
Theatre
- (2001) - Instant Karma Bondi Pavilion Theatre [26]
- (2003) - Love, Madness and Poetry Seymour Centre [27]
- (2003) - Holiday in the sun Sidetrack Theatre [28]
- (2003) - Skylight New Theatre [29]
- (2004) - Instant Karma Darlinghurst Theatre [6]
- (2004) - Vicious Streaks Darlinghurst Theatre [30]
- (2005) - The Mysterious Demise of One Brody Marie / Broken Dreams Griffin Theatre Company [31]
- (2005) - Godzone Tap Gallery [32]
- (2007) - Flying Solo Riverside Theatre [33]
- (2009) - The Dark Room Black Swan State Theatre Company [34]
- (2009) - Pool (No Water) Black Swan State Theatre Company [35] Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Female) [36]
- (2012–2013) - Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap [37]
Film and Television
- (2006) - All Saints (TV series) [38]
- (2007) - McLeod's Daughters (TV series) [39]
- (2008) - Lullaby (short) [40]
- (2010) - 1MC: Something of Vengeance (feature film) [41]
- (2010) - Tough Nuts: Australia's Hardest Criminals (TV series) [42]
- (2012) - iSOLATE (feature film) [7] For which she won the Best Actress Award at both the LA Fear and Fantasy Film Festival, and The Indie Gems Film Festival [43]
- (2012) - Rake (TV series) [44]
- (2013) - Mask (short) [45]
- (2014) - Under The Bridge (feature film) [46]
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 "Isolate (2012) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Isolate | CinefestOz Film Festival | Western Australia". Cinefestoz.com. 12 April 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "A Murder Is Announced | A Murder Is Announced Tickets | Miss Marple". 13 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ A History of Commercial Television in Perth, WA[ permanent dead link]
- ^ "All in the family". 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Tickets | Miss Marple". A Murder Is Announced. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "AusStage".
- ^ "Tim Minchin: I'm bringing Matilda the Musical home". 22 May 2015.
- ^ https://wtdir.com/production/groundhog-day/united-kingdom/matthew-warchus
- ^ "Learn about the acclaimed Music Theatre program at the VCA". 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Matilda opens in Adelaide". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Jacinta John".
- ^ "Creative". All Out of Love: The Musical. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Billy Elliot the Musical – Australian Music Theatre Database". amtdb.com.au. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Creative". Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Isolate (2012) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Mask (2013) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Under the Bridge (2015) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Jacinta John". IMDb.
- ^ "AusStage". AusStage. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "News | The University of Sydney". Sydney.edu.au. 19 September 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Off the rails". www.smh.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ ramin communications. "New Theatre 2003 Program". Ramin.com.au. 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Mousetrap to Tour Australia". Stage Whispers. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Wait and See". IMDb.
- ^ ""McLeod's Daughters" Hot Water (TV Episode 2007) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ http://vimeo.com/27612073 [ dead link]
- ^ "1MC: Something of Vengeance". IMDb.
- ^ "Chow Hayes: Australia's First Gangster". IMDb.
- ^ "Jacinta John Awards". www.martynpark.com. Interlude Pictures. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ ""Rake" R vs Fenton (TV Episode 2012) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Mask". IMDb.
- ^ "Under The Bridge". Interlude Pictures. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
External links
- Jacinta John at IMDb
Categories:
- 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