Who is John Hinton?

Hello! And welcome to my newly-designed personal website. Do you like it?
Who am I and what do I do? Well, I’m John Hinton, I’m the Artistic Director of Ensonglopedia, and I do a bunch of different things, most of which can be jumbled together under the following headings:



So what’s new? Here are some of my more recent projects:

Collage à Trois

In May 2024, I released a new album under my pseudonym Johnny Acecraft – his third, and his first for fifteen years. And…it’s quite weird. Very different from most of the music I make. Listen to it here:

Light Fantastic!


I’m currently (early 2025) in rehearsals for this fantastic new show about the science of light. More info here.

The Puddle at the End of the World


I have recently written and directed a musical comedy about climate change for young people and families, which is currently touring the UK. See the trailer above. More info here.

Virtual & Augmented Reality


Brace yourself for acronym-ville! I’ve recently been exploring the use of XR* (VR° and AR^) technology in theatre, supported by a DYCP† grant from ACE˙. Video above explains all.

* eXtended Reality
° Virtual Reality
^ Augmented Reality
† Developing Your Creative Practice
˙ Arts Council England

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

Here’s a list of chances to see either me – or things I’ve written or made – live in the flesh.

WhenWhatWhereHow
Sun 15th February ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowRADLETT CentreTickets here
Mon 16th February ’26, 11am & 2:30pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowAXMINSTER GuildhallTickets here
Tue 17th February ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowHEDGE END The BerryTickets here
Wed 18th February ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowWORCESTER SwanTickets here
Thu 19th February ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowKETTERING Wicksteed ParkTickets here
Fri 20th February ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowBISHOP’S STORTFORD South Mills ArtsTickets here
Sat 21st February ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowNORWICH PlayhouseTickets here
Sat 7th March ’26, 10:30amJohn Hinton’s EnsonglopediaCrowborough Library (10:30a.m.) & Uckfield Library (p.m.)Crowborough info • Uckfield info
Sat 21st March ’26, 2:30pmEnsonglopedia of SpaceLewes Space SymposiumMore info soon
Tue 31st March ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowNEWBURY Corn ExchangeTickets here
Wed 1st April ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowTAMWORTH Assembly RoomsTickets here
Sat 4th April ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowIPSWICH New WolseyTickets here
Sun 5th April ’26, 11:30am & 2pmLight Fantastic!Cambridge JunctionTickets here
Wed 8th April ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowLLANELLI Ffwrnes TheatreTickets here
Thu 9th April ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowNEWPORT RiverfrontTickets here
Sat 11th April ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowBOLTON OctagonTickets here
Sun 12th April ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowLYTHAM (nr BLACKPOOL) Lowther PavilionTickets here
Fri 17th April ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowDURHAM GalaTickets here
Sat 18th April ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowCUMBERNAULD TheatreTickets here
Sun 3rd, Mon 4th and Sun 17th May ’26, various times Spalien Acecraft: Speaningless MoonerismsBRIGHTON FRINGE, The WalrusFree entry, more info soon
Sun 24th May ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowSALE WatersideTickets here
Tue 26th May ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowEXETER NorthcottTickets here
Thu 28th May ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowWELWYN GARDEN CITY Campus WestTickets here
Fri 29th May ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowSTOURBRIDGE Town HallTickets here
Sat 30th May ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowSOUTHPORT AtkinsonTickets here
Sat 25th July ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowEAST GRINSTEAD Chequer MeadTickets here
Fri 16th October ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowGLENROTHES Rothes HallsTickets available soon
Sun 18th October ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowARBROATH Webster Memorial TheatreTickets available soon
Mon 19th October ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowABERDEEN TivoliTickets available soon
Mon 26th October ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowKIDDERMINSTER Town HallTickets available soon
Wed 28th October ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowCANTERBURY GulbenkianTickets available soon
Thu 29th October ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowRICKMANSWORTH WatersmeetTickets available soon
Fri 30th October ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowBRISTOL RedgraveTickets available soon
Sat 31st October ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowABERYSTWYTH Arts CentreTickets available soon
Sun 1st November ’26, 11:30am & 3pmThe Utterly Revolting Science ShowMONMOUTH The Blake TheatreTickets available soon
Thur 3rd December ’26, eveningWork-in-progress showing of new materialUTTER! LutoniaMore info soon
 

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“Hinton is a top-drawer storyteller… I strongly recommend you see this man in action” -FringeReview (on Ragnarok: The Weird of the Gods)

“If you think that science is boring, think again, think Hinton, so clever, so sharp” –  The Reviews Hub on Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking

“John Hinton is breaking ground in his approach to bringing science to the stage” – Science Live (on Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking)

“John Hinton is an absolute joy…This guy would get anyone interested in science” – Adelaide Theatre Guide (on The Origin of Species…)

“After beguiling me with yet another diverse, engaging show, I’m starting to wonder if John Hinton can possibly really exist. Superb.” – Fringe Guru (on Ragnarok: The Weird of the Gods)

“Wow!  What a selection. What a demonstration of the immense range of science… OUTSTANDING SHOW”
Fringe Review on Ensonglopedia of Science [Click for full review]

ALBERT EINSTEIN: RELATIVITIVELY SPEAKING
(JUNIOR EDITION)

Winner of Best Children’s Show at the 2014 Brighton Fringe

ALBERT EINSTEIN: RELATIVITIVELY SPEAKING
(JUNIOR EDITION)

Off-West-End Award for ‘Best show for young people aged 8+’, 2015

THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES…

Sell-out show, Edinburgh Fringe 2009

THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES…

Nominated for ‘Best Theatre Show’, Adelaide Fringe 2012

JOHN HINTON

Nominated for ‘Best Theatre Performance’, Adelaide Fringe 2012

THE SCIENTRILOGY
(trilogy of shows about Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Marie Curie)

Winner of ThreeWeeks Editor’s Award, Edinburgh Fringe 2015

THE ELEMENT IN THE ROOM

Winner of weekly Critics’ Circle Award, Adelaide Fringe 2016

THE SCIENTRILOGY
(trilogy of shows about Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Marie Curie)

Winner of weekly Best Theatre Award, Adelaide Fringe 2018

ENSONGLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE

Nominated for Primary Times Children’s Choice Award,, Brighton Fringe 2017

ENSONGLOPEDIA OF BRITISH HISTORY

Nominated for Bobby Award, Brighton Fringe 2019

JOHN HINTON

Winner of British Ecological Society Science Slam, 2018

John Hinton is Actor • Director • Playwright • Singer-songwriter • Science communicator • Workshop leader