Jacinta John
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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]
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
- (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]