Director – Who Is John Hinton?

I specialise in directing devised, physical theatre. Below is a list of all the things I’ve directed since I did my training at Jacques Lecoq.

I’m also a director of another sort – I’m the Artistic Director of the educational arts charity Ensonglopedia. Subtle but important distinction.

WHAT SORT OF THING	WHAT THING (& WHO WROTE IT)	WITH WHICH COMPANY	WHEN & WHERE IT HAPPENED
Educational musical comedy	Forces at Play	Ensonglopedia (commissioned by Brooklands Museum)	2025, Brooklands Museum, Weybridge
Educational musical comedy	The Puddle at the End of the World (self-written)	Ensonglopedia	Work-in-progress version created Sept 2022, UK tour in spring/summer 2023
Online webisode series	Ensonglopedia of the Human (self-written)	Ensonglopedia	2021, online
Musical	Moby Dick! The Musical (Longden / Kaye)	University of Cumbria	Performed by second-year University students as part of their Performing Arts degree, Nov 2016
Immersive puppetry	Whispering Smith (devised)	WishWorks	UK tour for young people, May 2015
Theatre	Spring Awakening (devised, adapted from the play by Frank Wedekind)	University of Cumbria	Performed by second- year University students as part of their Performing Arts degree, Feb 2015
Outdoor physical theatre	Push (devised)	Tangled Feet (co-directed with Kat Joyce)	Toured UK festivals and town centres 2013-14
Epic tragi-comedy	Pythagoras (John Hinton)	University of Cumbria	Performed by 21 second-year University students as part of their Performing Arts degree, March 2013
Theatre	Babbel (devised)	Teater EnKor	Kulturlager, Gothenburg, Sweden, in Sept-Oct 2012
Theatre	Hedda Gabler (Henrik Ibsen)	Göteborgs Dramatiska Teater (co-directed with Johan Westergren)	2009, Gothenburg
Circus cabaret	Strings on Fire (devised)	Liqueur Flambé	2008-2009 in New South Wales, Australia; the piece has since toured worldwide
Short conceptual art film	Vent Head (Victoria Melody)	Victoria Melody	2005

Who else is John Hinton?

“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]