March 2009: We're coming to London!
'Romeo and Juliet' has been very well received across the country, and has allowed John to broaden his experience in playing a number of different spaces including the Birmingham Old Rep Theatre, where the first modern dress Shakespeare was performed in 1923. The show will be at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London, on the 31st of March so get in touch if you'd like to come!
February 2009: Theatre 503 Writing Award...
After writing an outline together and developing a few scenes, John and Alexander Williams submitted a piece for this award. The play mixes Magic with Theatre and follows the story of a young Magician whose past comes back to haunt him. The piece has picked up positive feedback and interest from influential producers... so watch this space!
January 2009: New Year, New Shakespeare Project!
John is thrilled to be starting the New Year working with The Young Shakespeare Company again. He will be playing Tybalt and Friar Lawrence in 'Romeo and Juliet' until 1st May. The show will be touring the country to theatres nationwide. Get in touch with Mia Thomson on 01323 486143 for more information.
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November/December 2009: Done in 60 Seconds...
The process has begun in creating an entry for this years Empire Magazine/Jameson Whisky competition- 'Done in 60 Seconds.' The challenge is to re-tell any film in 60 seconds, and you will be able to see the finished video on this website. John and his creative team are tackling the classic 'Jurassic Park...'
November 2009: Acting Showreel up on site.
Please click here to check out Johns brand new acting showreel. This is a collection of the various bits and pieces John has performed on camera and was brillianty edited by Hamish Patel (an indepedant film maker/editor) Please do get in touch and share any feedback you may have.
October 2009: RIP is live.
Last weekend John collaborated on a 48 hour short film competition run by Smoke and Mirrors. He worked along side the creative team from Whattalent.com and the film they created is called 'RIP.' It explores the theme handed to them by the competition of 'peace.' Please click here to watch it, and if you have any thoughts or feedback please do email John on johnbulleid@hotmail.com
September/October 2009: Magic Showreel and Short films.
John has been out and about on the streets of London and has created a Showreel for his Magic. Please click here to view it and send John an email with your thoughts on johnbulleid@themagiccircle.co.uk He has also been asked to film two short films in two weeks, and they will be on show in the Showreel section of this website.
September 2009: John performs for The President!
Following his acceptance into The Magic Circle, John has been asked to perform as part of The Presidents Show. This is an event where the new President invites a number of Magicians to perform on stage at The Magic Circle. It is a real pleasure to perform on such a prestigious occasion, and John would like to thank the new President Jack Delvin for asking him to be part of the show.
July/August 2009: John joins The Magic Circle.
As many people know, John is an accomplished Magician. He started learning magic at the age of seven, and after nineteen years of practice, decided to apply to The Magic Circle! This was all done without the knowledge of his family, hence the belated post on this website. The application process was understandably long and difficult and took a few months to complete. It was also a lot of fun and John was successful! He is now amongst the 1500 members worldwide. This is a great honour and privilege, and John would like to thank Robert Cox at The Magic Circle for all his help.
May/June 2009: Exciting meetings...
John is currently in talks with Le Nez Productions, who are the youngest producers to get a show ('Well') into the West End. They are looking to create a new show utilising John's skills as an Actor and Magician. This is a hugely exciting project to be involved with and John would like to thank Henry, Stephen and Ben for helping him with this. Watch this space!
May 2009: New Photos.
John has had some superb new photos taken by Carl Proctor. Please click here to have a look at them. John would like to thank Carl for an enjoyable shoot and highly recommends him to other actors. Click here to go directly to Carl's website.
May 2009: Farewell to the YSC... for now!
Following two highly enjoyable and successful tours with The Young Shakespeare Company, John is now back. He would like to thank everyone at the YSC for looking after him so well and giving him the opportunity to play some fantastic parts at incredible theatres across the country. A special thank-you must go to Chris Geelan, Sarah Gordon, Rupert Wickham, Fiona Penney and Sarah-Jane for being so supportive and enthusiastic about my work. It has been a real pleasure working with this company and John hopes to do so again in the future.
April 2009: Bloomsbury was a blast.
The two shows at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London went down a storm and John would like to thank all his friends, family and industry types that attended. It was a real honour to show this work in such a great theatre and to such a lively and yet fully engaged audience.