Director
AS DIRECTOR, SELECTED FILM INCLUDES: Martha Arthur (Sanzipants Productions, Tropfest Longlist – 2014); Film Vic Key Talent Placement on The Blake Mysteries Channel 7/December Media/Gambit Media shadowing Ian Barry.
John works across main-stage and independent sectors in demand for Australian premieres of contemporary classics from the UK and USA. He has a particular passion for new Australian writing and adaptations of neglected European classics.
His most recent production, Anne Washburn’s Mr. Burns, a post apocalyptic play won the 2020 Green Room Award for Best Independent Production and was nominated for 5 others (including Best Director). Mr Burns sold out its first season before opening and the return season sold out within a week. John is currently on Film Victoria's Key Talent Register, working as Director’s Attachment on The Blake Mysteries for Channel 7/December Media/Gambit Media. He was part of the inaugural Melbourne Festival/Lincoln Centre Director’s Lab.
John is proud to have completed Intimacy on Set and Stage training with Ita O’Brien. John gained his MA (Advanced Theatre Practice) at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama (RCSSD) and originally trained at NIDA.
SELECTED THEATRE INCLUDES: Mr Burns. Burns, a post-electric play (Green Room Award for Best Production, two sold out seasons - Lightning Jar Theatre/Fortyfive Downstairs, 2019); Snore and A View From The Bridge (VCA); Australian Open and Cybec Scenes 2 (MTC Cybec Electric Readings, 2019) Constellations (NIDA); Enter Ophelia (Three Birds Theatre/Essential Theatre/La Mama/National Gallery of Australia 2017 + 2019 Tour); Play For Australia (Vessel/Arts Centre Melbourne); The River and Midsummer (both for Red Stitch); Elegy (Lab Kelpie/TheatreWorks/Midsumma Festival & 2018 RAV Tour); Lucky (MKA/MTC NEON Festival); Alraune (MKA/MTC NEON Up Late); Dogmeat (MKA/Blue Room/PICA); HYPRTXT Festival (multiple works MKA); Lou Sanz Speaks Easy and Never Ending Storage (Sanzipants Productions/Melbourne Fringe & North American tour - Winner Time Out Critic’s Choice Award); Fallow Ground (NIDA); La Dispute (Darlinghurst Theatre/Soho Upstairs/Old Red Lion/Edinburgh Fringe); Buried Alive (Second Skin Theatre); The People Of The Abyss (Ironbark/Young Vic Genesis); Unrestless (Old Vic Coming Up Festival); The Captive (Ironbark/Finborough Theatre); The Delicate Lines (Vibrant Festival/Finborough Theatre) and This Is A Play and Never Swim Alone, La Dispute and Drake The Amazing (all Darlinghurst Theatre).
