News
18th May 2012
PERFORMANCE DATES FOR 'THE TROJAN WAR AND PEACE' ARE 5TH JULY - 5TH AUGUST.
MORE INFO ON THIS 800 SEATER OPEN AIR VENUE HERE.
15th May 2012
JOHN TO APPEAR IN 'THE ORESTEIA' AT THE SCOOP'S OPEN AIR FESTIVAL.
Continuing his collaboration with Phil Wilmott, John is looking forward to performing in another Wilmott led production. With Choreography by Javier de Frutos, John is extremely excited to be performing in the second of three productions which he will be involved with Phil.
8th May 2012
JOHN TO APPEAR IN 'A BROKEN ROSE' AT THE COCKPIT THEATRE, SEPTEMBER 2012.
Directed by Phil Wilmott and written by Sarah Goddard of Five One Productions. A Broken Rose will be at the Cockpit Theatre on 11th - 30th September 2012.
27th March 2012
KING JOHN TORTURE SCENE WRAPPED
John has just wrapped on the torture scene of King John. Editing begins soon. A big thanks to Sasha Regan at the Union Theatre for her help.
20th February 2012
NEW SHOWREEL HERE
13th February 2012
NEW SHOWREEL ON THE WAY SOON!
23rd January 2012
KING JOHN NOMINATED FOR BEST PRODUCTION AND BEST DIRECTOR IN THE OFFIES!
23rd February 2012
KING JOHN SNAPSHOT REVIEW
"GET A TICKET WHILE YOU CAN"
"THE CAST IS QUITE SIMPLY, EXCELLENT"
"JOHN LAST IS HEARTBREAKING"
"EXCELLENT"
21st January 2012
KING JOHN REVIEWS COMING IN THICK AND FAST.....AND THEY'RE GREAT!
Click here to go straight to the reviews section.
11th January 2011
NEW PROMO REEL
In between John's intensive rehearsals for King John (Union Theatre, 17th Jan - 11th Feb), John has managed to get together a new promo voicereel. Check it out here.
19th November 2011
JOHN TO APPEAR AS HUBERT IN PHIL WILMOTT'S VERSION OF SHAKESPEARE'S KING JOHN.
This production marks a welcome return to Shakespeare for John after an absence of 10 years.
17th Jan - 11th Feb at the Union Theatre, Southwark
Show Schedule
Tuesday - Saturday at 7.30pm
Matinees
Saturday at 2pm and Sundays at 3pm
Website Here
18th October 2011
NEW HEADSHOTS AVAILABLE BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
20th September 2011
NEW ACCENTS AND SCRIPTS TO ARRIVE ON THE WEBSITE SOON.
30th August 2011
VOICE-SHOP AGENCY
Due to regular hacking on John's VO agency website, Voice-Shop, please refer to the Voiceover section for the latest voicereels. If you want to book John via Maxine click here!
16th August 2011
MAN OF MODE CAST PHOTOS ARE HERE
10th August 2011
NEW ACTING, ACCENTS AND SKETCHES ADDED TO THE VOICEOVER SECTION.
To listen to John's latest acting, accents and sketches, click HERE or HERE
or even
HERE
29th July 2011
JOHNNIE & GEORGE
John has begun a new animation project with his co-actor from The Man of Mode, Gavin Harrison. A collaborative process, John will be writing and voicing Johnnie & George along with Gavin, whilst the animations will be made by Liza Rhea who this year was one of BAFTA'S Brits to Watch in its inaugural year.
21st July 2011
THE POWER
John has accepted a role in The Power, the latest feature film from Do Elephants Pray? Director, Paul Hills. Sadistic and corrupt, John will be part of a Satanic worshipping cult. Please check back soon for more details.
4th July 2011
BRAINSTORM NEARLY COMPLETE.
John's latest short film, Brainstom is nearly picture locked. Check back soon for photos and news.
1st July 2011
REVIEWS ARE NOW ONLINE FOR THE MAN OF MODE.
21st April 2011
JOHN PLAYS MEDLEY IN THE MAN OF MODE
John is to play the comedy foil, Medley in A Single Leaf's production of The Man of Mode at the:
Bridewell Theatre,
Bride Lane,
Fleet Street,
London,
EC4Y 8EQ.
Tuesday 31 May – Friday 24 June 2011
Performances are Tuesday to Friday at 1pm prompt with a Special Gala performance on Saturday 11th June at Midday (12pm).
No latecomers will be admitted.
Tickets £7.00
http://www.asingleleaf.co.uk
14th April 2011
JOHN TO PERFORM AT THE BRIDEWELL THEATRE IN 'THE MAN OF MODE'
More details to follow soon.........
26th March 2011
ANOTHER AWARD FOR 'ELEPHANTS'
Do Elephants Pray? is now 7 for 7 having won the "Special Mention Award" at the Cape Winelands Film Festival in South Africa !
26th March 2011
NEW PHOTOS AND VOICEREELS ADDED TO THE SITE.
29th January 2011
NEW PHOTOS AND VOICEREELS COMING SOON
OK, so it may have taken longer than anticipated to get new stuff to the site, but NEW PHOTOS AND NEW VOICEREELS (NARRATION/COMMERCIAL/PROMO READS) will be added to this website early February. Keep checking back!
14th October 2010
NEW PHOTOS TO BE ADDED SOON!
27th September 2010
ANOTHER DATE ADDED TO RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
Do Elephants Pray? has another date added.
Raindance Film Festival
Saturday 9th October (6.30pm)
Sunday 10th October 2010 (1.30pm)
Apollo Cinema, 19 Lower Regents Street, London
£12 / £8 concessions
14th September 2010
UK PREMIERE OF DO ELEPHANTS PRAY?
Raindance Film Festival
Saturday 9th October (6.30pm)
Apollo Cinema, 19 Lower Regents Street, London
£12 / £8 concessions
Raindance Website Here
7th September 2010
DO ELEPHANTS PRAY? TO APPEAR IN THE RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL.
Elephants is due to make it's UK Film Festival debut at the Raindance Film Festival. Raindance is the top Independent Film Festival in the UK.
3rd September 2010
ACTING REPRESENTATION
John now has acting representation with Vivien Wilde, click here for more details.
27th August 2010
FOLLOWING HOT ON THE HEELS ON THE MARBELLA FILM FESTIVAL, DO ELEPHANTS PRAY? IS EXPECTED TO BE IN A MAJOR UK FILM FESTIVAL SOON. WATCH THIS SPACE.
25th August 2010
DO ELEPHANTS PRAY? ACCEPTED INTO MARBELLA FILM FESTIVAL
1st July 2010
JOHN TO APPEAR AS 'FIRK' IN BLACKSUN THEATRE'S PRODUCTION OF 'THE SHOEMAKERS HOLIDAY'
Directed by Jemma Gross and in association with the RSC, John will be performing in August and September in Dekker's bawdy 17th century play.
29th June 2010
DO ELEPHANTS PRAY? WINS AUDIENCE APPRECIATION AWARD IN THE PHUKET INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.
15th June 2010
JOHN RETURNS FROM THE PHUKET INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AFTER A HARD WORKING WEEK AWAY.
19/05/10
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER ARTICLE ON DO ELEPHANTS PRAY? HERE
18/05/10
JOHN PENCILLED IN FOR DREW CULLINGHAM'S FEATURE, 'BOLIVIA'.
Details aren't all finalised, but John is looking forward to working with Drew in the movie, 'Bolivia'.
17/05/10
JOHN TO ATTEND THE PHUKET INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.
John is pleased to announce that he will be making an appearance at the Phuket International Film Festival with Jonnie Hurn. Do Elephants Pray? will be making its Asian premiere and is up for the People's Choice Award. Click here for more info.
16/05/10
DO ELEPHANTS PRAY? WINS BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE AT THE SANTA CRUZ FILM FESTIVAL.
07/05/10
DO ELEPHANTS PRAY? WINS A FEATURE FILM SILVER AWARD AT THE MEXICO FILM FESTIVAL.
25/04/10
DO ELEPHANTS PRAY? WINS BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM AT THE INDIE SPIRIT AWARDS.
01/04/10
JULIE DRAY WINS BEST ACTRESS IN THE METHOD FEST FILM AWARDS FOR HER PERFORMANCE IN DO ELEPHANTS PRAY?
Many congratulations to Julie for her deserved win!
31/03/10
DO ELEPHANTS PRAY? ACCEPTED IN VARIOUS FESTIVALS WORLDWIDE
Do Elephants Pray? has been accepted and nominated for awards in festivals this year. For more information, please click here.
02/03/10
NEW ACTING SHOWREEL
Click here to see John's new actor showreel. More showreels are on their way including new voiceover reels. Watch this space.
15/02/10
Well that was a big holiday! John's back in circulation after visiting Bali, Australia and Singapore.
27/11/09
DISCOVERY TURBO BEGINS
Voicing sessions have now begun for Turbo. You will be able to hear John in the rebrand on the 9th December 2009.
26/11/09
'THE LOSER'
John has completed a successful performance of The Loser. The show was well received and there are hopes for a longer run in the near future.
04/11/09
DISCOVERY TURBO
John has confirmation that he will be the voice of the rebranded Discovery Turbo. You can hear him on the channel in December.
01/11/09
JOHN TO PERFORM WITH SCENEPOOL IN 'THE LOSER'
John will perform a one off performance of 'The Loser' at the Camden People's Theatre on the 26th November 2009 (time TBC). A newly written play set in Oldham, John will play 'Mark', a 90's indie star returning to his roots.
17/10/09
THE HINDSIGHT SAGA WAS VOTED THROUGH TO THE FINALS OF THE OFF CUT FESTIVAL AND WAS VIEWED BY MANY INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS.
01/10/09
OFF CUT FESTIVAL
John is performing in the Hindsight Saga as part of this festival.
4 original, 15 minute plays are chosen, performed and voted on by the audience to form 8 finalists. The plays are then performed in the finals for the week beginning the 12th.
Performances (October 2009)
OLD RED LION THEATRE, ANGEL
Tuesday 6th,
Thursday 8th,
Saturday 10th (Performances at 7.30pm)
Sunday 11th (Matinee: 3pm)
Directed by Jemma Gross
Starring:
John Last
Tom Carter
Steven Rostance
http://www.theoffcutfestival.com
DRIVING LICENCE
John has recently passed his driving test and now has a full, clean driving licence.
VIRGIN 1 REBRAND
John will be the lead voice of Virgin 1's rebrand, starting Tuesday 9th June 2009 at 9pm. Make sure you don't miss it!
CANNES 2009
John has returned from the Cannes Film Festival.
SINGLE FARE TO ZURICH (May 5th)
John will return as Colin in Single Fare to Zurich for one night only as part of the Lost One Act Festival at New End Theatre. A black comedy based on real events, about desperation, dignity and Dignitas.
Cast: Alexa Brown, John Last, Robert Lightfoot, Ashlea Kaye.
NEW END THEATRE
27 New End, Hampstead, London NW3 1JD
May 5th @ 7.30pm
Tickets: £13/£10
Box Office: 0870 033 2733
Book Online: www.newendtheatre.co.uk
As part of a triple bill on their respective nights. The ticket is for the evening.
CANNES 2009
John will be attending the Cannes Film Festival once again this year helping to promote the Short Film, A Sporting Jaunt and also the feature Do Elephants Pray?
ACTING AGENT
John is currently in the market for an acting agent. If you think that John suits your agency, then please contact John to view his showreel in a hidden part of the website (the showreel contains unreleased material and therefore cannot be displayed freely on the site).
REPORTED MISSING
A brand new comedy sketch written by Timandra Harkness and starring John Last, 'Reported Missing' is now in the post production stages.
JOB DONE! SONY BRAVIA-DROME
John had a last minute call to voice for Sony Bravia which will be part of the promotional campaign for the Motionflow 200hz TV during the Cannes Film Festival. Click here to watch.
A SPORTING JAUNT TEASER TRAILER
The teaser trailer is now availble in the Projects Section or by clicking here
NEW SHOWREEL IS AVAILABLE IN THE AGENTS ONLY SECTION.
Please ask for the link or ask for a file to be sent to your email address.
REVIEWS OF BRIGHTON BEACH SCUMBAGS ARE ADDED HERE
BRIGHTON BEACH SCUMBAGS
John is delighted to announce that he will be performing on the 16th - 21st December at the King's Head Theatre on 115 Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 1QN in the role of TED.
For more information and to book, click here
*************NEW SHOWREEL AVAILABLE SOON!***************
JOHN THE VOICE OF NEW VIRGIN MEDIA FRAUD CAMPAIGN
If you've been watching Virgin Media through illegal boxes, then beware, John heads a new campaign to warn those off. The clip is now available to view both in the Voiceover Section and the Video Voiceover section.
NEW PHOTOS
John has new photos which have been uploaded. He'd like to thank Klaus Kalde for the session which was a great success. Visit here to check out his website.
SINGLE FARE TO ZURICH
A one-off theatre performance directed by Benet Catty on October 14th will see John appear alongside Alexa Brown, Emma Carver and Robert Lightfoot.
COLOURHOUSE THEATRE
Tel: 020 8542 5511
www.colourhousetheatre.co.uk
Tickets £10. Each night a double bill.
SHORTS COMPLETE FILMING
Hammered was wrapped in late July whilst A Sporting Jaunt wrapped at the end of August. Both shoots were great to be involved in and should both be appearing at various film festivals (in particular, Cannes) next year. More info in Projects.
RETRO PROMOS UPLOADED IN THE VOICEOVER SECTION
John found lots of old promos that he's done and decided to compile them together in a Retro Promo reel, but that wasn't enough! So John's got together a whole Promo reel with old and new. Check it out in the Voiceover Section.
JOHN CAST FOR TWO SHORT FILMS
John has just finished filming Hammered written by Noel Clarke (Kidulthood, Adulthood, Doctor Who) and will soon be filming, A Sporting Jaunt in Ireland. Visit Projects for more information.
VIRGIN 1
John returns to Continuity Announcing as a member of the Virgin 1 team on trial in July with a view to more shifts.
CANNES
John is back from a successful Cannes Film Festival.
NEW SHOWREEL
John has a new acting reel for you to view with clips from Do Elephants Pray? Unfortunately, due to contractual reasons this cannot be streamed on the general website until after release. So if you are an agent wishing to see John's new reel, then please get in Contact and we will either send it to you or give you the link to the 'Agent Only' part of the website.
ROMANIKA
John has just finished filming the movie, 'Romanika' in Romania with long term collaborator, Jonnie Hurn and Dougal Porteous. Click here to see what it's all about!
NEW VOICEREEL
Click here to listen now!
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