About Me
I am a versatile actor/musician with a passion for stage performance, particularly comedic character roles.
This review sums up what I like doing best.
"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
I have also played more serious roles such as the Marquis of Queensbury in a bio of Oscar Wilde, Gerry Raffles in a bio of Brendan Behan and the sinister Dr Miranda in Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden.
Height: 6'
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Grey!
Location: Arundel, UK
Representation
Recent & Upcoming Roles
Star Paladin | A Christmas Carol | 2024
Scrooge
Director: Sofi Waghorne
Triada Theatre | Circle Mirror Transformation | 2024
James
Director: Strat Masatoris
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
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)