About Me
I am a versatile actor/musician with a passion for stage performance. Playing eccentric comedic characters is where I get my greatest kicks. And I enjoy bringing pathos and revealing character vulnerabilities in both comedic and serious roles.
Recently played Sergeant, Inspector and Old man in Dario Fo's Can't Pay Won't Pay, touring Hove, Clapham, Brighton and Eastbourne with Triada theatre. Currently preparing for full production of Brendan, Son of Dublin, following rehearsed reading earlier in the year at the ICC in London.
"Newcombe’s a superbly physical actor, farcical, Faydeau-like in his bendy bobby-dom. Voice all menace, confiding and shock." - Simon Jenner FringeReview, June 2023
Height: 6'
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Grey!
Location: Arundel, UK
Representation
Recent Stage
Triada Theatre | Can't Pay Won't Pay | 2023
Sergeant, Inspector, Old Man
Director: Sascha Cooper
Fatdan Productions | Brendan | 2023
Gerry Raffles, Journalist, Barman
Director: Pamela Howard OBE
Triada Theatre | Death & The Maiden | 2022
Dr Miranda
Director: Ensemble
Poppadom Moon | In Memoriam | 2022
Rupert
Director: Ross Scarfield
Fatdan Productions | Vengeance | 2021 / 2022
The Marquis of Queensberry
Director: Tracey Collier
Pandemic Players | Private Lives | 2020
Victor
Director: Dan Lane
Fatdan Productions | Love in the Harbour | 2020
Dan, Padre, The Voice
Director: Georgina Hanshaw
See spotlight or mandy profiles for more history
Reviews
"John Newcombe brings on a Broadway-level performance, particularly in his last moments on stage. His bitterness and stiff formality delightfully contrast Clark’s Wilde, and in the end when he reminisces his father and sons, he rises to the great heights of tragic monologues." Dominika Fleszar, Time and Liesure
"John Newcombe's portrayal of Queensbury is phenomenal and deserves to be seen on a bigger stage by a larger audience." - Daniel White, Albie Media
Skills
Keyboard/piano, acoustic guitar, violin; member and lead singer of covers rock band.
Accents: Welsh, London / Cockney, South East / Sussex, RP
Singing: Pop/Folk, Musical Theatre (light baritone)