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Jacinta John | |
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| Born | Jacinta Claudia John |
| Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupations | Actress, producer, director |
| Years active | 2001 – present |
Jacinta John is an Australian director, actress and producer. 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
[edit]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
[edit]Theatre
[edit]- (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
- (2016) - Director The Hatpin a musical by James Millar (book and lyrics) and Peter Rutherford, composer. Victorian College of the Arts[15]
- (2017) - Resident Director Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, Australia[16]
- (2018) - Resident Director Mamma Mia! the Musical, Australia[17]
- (2018) - Co-director All Out of Love: The Musical, Manila[18]
- (2019) - Resident Director Billy Elliot the Musical[19]
- (2021) - Australian Associate Director Moulin Rouge! the Musical[20]
- (2022) - International Associate Director Moulin Rouge! the Musical, Korea[21]
- (2023) - International Associate Director Moulin Rouge! the Musical, Japan[22]
- (2025) - International Associate Director Moulin Rouge! the Musical, World Tour[23]
Film and television
[edit]Acting
[edit]Theatre
- (2001) - Instant Karma Bondi Pavilion Theatre[28]
- (2003) - Love, Madness and Poetry Seymour Centre[29]
- (2003) - Holiday in the sun Sidetrack Theatre[30]
- (2003) - Skylight New Theatre[31]
- (2004) - Instant Karma Darlinghurst Theatre[6]
- (2004) - Vicious Streaks Darlinghurst Theatre[32]
- (2005) - The Mysterious Demise of One Brody Marie / Broken Dreams Griffin Theatre Company[33]
- (2005) - Godzone Tap Gallery[34]
- (2007) - Flying Solo Riverside Theatre[35]
- (2009) - The Dark Room Black Swan State Theatre Company[36]
- (2009) - Pool (No Water) Black Swan State Theatre Company[37] Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Female)[38]
- (2012–2013) - Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap[39]
Film and Television
- (2006) - All Saints (TV series)[40]
- (2007) - McLeod's Daughters (TV series)[41]
- (2008) - Lullaby (short)
- (2010) - 1MC: Something of Vengeance (feature film)[42]
- (2010) - Tough Nuts: Australia's Hardest Criminals (TV series)[43]
- (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[44]
- (2012) - Rake (TV series)[45]
- (2013) - Mask (short)[46]
- (2014) - Under The Bridge (feature film)[47]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 "Jacinta John - Sophie Jermyn Management". Sjmanagement.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "ArtStart - assessment meeting report - May 2010". Australia Council. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- 1 2 "AusStage". AusStage. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "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".[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Creative". All Out of Love: The Musical. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. 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.
- ↑ "Moulin Rouge! The Musical Korea". Global Creatures. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "Moulin Rouge! The Musical Japan". Global Creatures. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "Moulin Rouge! The Musical World Tour". Global Creatures. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
External links
[edit]- Jacinta John at IMDb
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- 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