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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]
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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 |
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]
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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
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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]
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