December: 5* Reviews and a busy start to 2012.
'Alice in Wonderland' has opened and is already picking up some great reviews. You can read the first 5 star review by clicking here. John would like to thank everyone at The Brewhouse for making him feel so welcome and all their help in creating the effects within the show. Special mention must go to Alex Gartshore, Jeniffer Done and Trevor A Toussaint who are the main 'magicians' within the cast, and of course to the director Robert Miles for his support throughout the process. If you would like to see the tricks get along to the website and book your tickets now!
2012 is shaping up to be a busy one for John and keep checking back here to see how his various projects are taking shape. With the National Studio, the possibility of three new plays being written with him in mind, meetings with TV companies and the creation of a new creative consultancy business all happening in the first month, it is going to be an interesting and exciting time for all involved!

November: The National Studio draws closer as John falls down the Rabbit Hole...
As the year draws to a close John has been busy working alongside Eleanor Rhode and Al Smith to decide on the project and story they are taking into The National Studio early next year. The piece is starting to take shape and it is going to be a fantastic week and great opportunity for John to work at this level. Alongside that the magic tricks Joan designed for Alice in Wonderland have all arrived and are being taught to the cast. For information on the tricks please email John directly on Johnbulleid@themagiccircle.co.uk

October 2011: Offcut a complete success.
The Offcut Festival 2011 has drawn to a close. The play John was in- 'Bound'- picked up the Best Writing Award as chosen by a panel from the industry, including the likes of playwright Moira Buffini. John would like to congratulate Rebecca Fielding for this and thanks her for all her support throughout the festival. The Offcut was a great opportunity to showcase new writing and acting talent, and John would like to thank Daniel, Nick, the team at Incompany and everyone at The Riverside Studios for such an enjoyable few weeks. Rebecca has already begun development on the full version of 'Bound' and is in discussions with John regarding a number of other projects...so watch this space!

October 2011: John is heading through the looking glass...
John has begun working on Alice in Wonderland at The Brewhouse in Taunton. He is the magical consultant for the production and will be designing and creating all the magic effects used within the show. For more information, and to get your tickets head along to the website.

October 2011: 'Bound' for the final!
The group stage of The Offcut Festival is now finished, and I am happy to report that 'Bound' has been voted through to the final! A massive thank you to everyone that came down and voted for us. We now have a run of 5 performances before the overall winner is decided. If you didn't make it down, do not panic - you can come and see us in the final! This is where the votes really count, and we are trying to encourage as many people as possible to get down and vote for our piece. We are performing every night at 730 from Tuesday the 11th to Friday the 14th, and would love to see as many friends, family and industry colleagues there as possible. You can get your tickets by clicking here.

September 2011: Offcut opens...
After an intense 3 weeks of work, The Offcut Festival is opening tomorrow! John would like to thank his director Francesca Camozzi for her guidance during rehearsal and also his writer Rebecca Fielding for creating such a lovely character and writing a clever script. Come along to The Riverside Studios this week - the performances are on Wednesday the 28th, Friday the 30th and Sunday the 2nd at 730pm - with a matinee on Saturday the 1st at 3. Every vote counts and we need as many as possible to put us through to the final! Get your tickets by clicking here.

September 2011: Rehearsing and Consulting.
Rehearsals for The Offcut Festival are starting and the play is beginning to take shape. We urge you to get your tickets booked and come along to support this brilliant festival. Alongside Offcut, John has been approached by The Brewhouse Theatre in Taunton to be the magical consultant on their Christmas show 'Alice in Wonderland.' This would be a great project to be part of and would allow John to bring together his knowledge of theatre and magic to create some fantastic moments. Watch this space for more info!

August 2011: The Offcut Festival 2011.
John is pleased to announce he will be performing in The Offcut Festival 2011 at The Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. The festival brings together 28 new plays, with a team of actors and directors to be performed over two weeks. The audience vote for their favourite pieces, and the top eight then perform for a third week before one is chosen as the outright winner. All the plays are 15 minutes long and the audience see seven in an evening. John is playing the part of 'Melvin' in Bound written by Rebecca Fielding. He is being directed by Francesca Camozzi who has worked internationally as a director and at time of writing is heavily involved at The Royal Court. You can find details of the show by clicking here, and to book tickets please head along to the Riverside Studio website or call 0208 8237 1111. We are in group two and performing on Wednesday the 28th of September at 7.30pm, Friday the 30th September at 7.30pm, Saturday the 1st October at 3pm, and Sunday the 2nd of October at 7.30pm. Please do come along and show your support and vote for us!!

June/July 2011: Auditions and Documentary creating.
Over the past couple of months John has been formulating an idea to create a documentary about his home town of Watford. He is doing this with his film-making friend Hamish Patel who John regularly collaborates with (see the showreel section for their 'Jurassic Park' and 'Armageddon' both done in 60 seconds!) If you would like to get involved please do email John on johnbulleid@themagiccircle.co.uk. They are setting out to de-bunk the preconceptions people have about Watford - so watch this space! John has also been auditioning for a number of different projects and has been to a number of workshops to help broaden his creative network.

May 2011: Play readings and brilliant meetings...
This month has been full of meetings with writers and directors as John looks to further develop his concept of a theatrical piece with Magic at the centre. Thanks go to Eleanor Rhode and Al Smith for their help so far. John has also been involved with the reading of a brilliant American trilogy, The Talley Trilogy, under the watchful eye of Eleanor so watch this space to see what happens with it next!

April 2011: You and Universe.
The latest addition to Johns work on film is a beautifully shot silent film telling the story of a Clown. It is now online, and you can see it in the Showreel section of this website. John plays the Clown in the piece, and spent nearly two hours in the make-up chair before filming for 8 hours wearing the prosthetic nose piece! He was able to use a combination of his magic and clowning skills to bring the character to life. The creative team all came over from Poland, and John would like to thank them all for creating such a striking piece, especially the director, Maciek Walgoria, for getting John involved.

March 2011: Clowning around...
Another month and another short film wraps. This is a dark silent film following the story of a Clown with a hooked nose who wants to join the circus. It is a tale with a message, showing what can happen if we all get too greedy. You can see some stills from the film in the Gallery section, and it the film will be posted on this site as soon as it is finished.

February 2011: Spending the week in a pub...
Filming has completed on 'The Rhythm Method' where John plays the part of Tommy. It was filmed on location in a pub in Hatfield, and can be seen in the Showreel section of this website. Tommy is a typical 'Jack the lad' and offers awful advice to his good friend Dan. John would like to thank Adrian and the team from Wobbly Boat pictures for such an enjoyable shoot.

February 2011: Voice reel now online.
John has been working hard with Round Island to create a new voice reel which can be listened to on this site. On the Voice reel page you will find a collection of tracks along with dramatic and commercial compilations. John would like to thank Guy and Ben at Round Island for making the process so easy and providing great advice on what to do with the finished product. Any feedback is always appreciated so feel free to email John directly on johnbulleid@hotmail.com

January 2011: The year starts with Armageddon and a Short film...
With the New Year upon us, John has gathered his creative team together and created another entry for the Empire 'Done in 60 Seconds' competition. Last year they tackled 'Jurassic Park' and this year they have chosen to re-tell 'Armageddon.' You can see it by clicking here.
John has also been asked to play Tommy in a short film called 'The Rhythm Method' and will be filming it next month. It is a comedic piece revolving around a group of friends, and the rubbish advice they pass on to each other. Once it is completed you will be able to see it in the showreel section of this site.