Kevin Johnson -
Theatre & Performance
2026 so far:
ACTING
Theatre - I have completed a 3 month season with the English Theatre of Hamburg - playing Jack Manningham in 'Gaslight' - I have also performed as Jed Le Blanc in a site specific piece 'Unwiped' and Danny in 'Beyond the Warzone' a theatre piece for the M.O.D.
Screen - Played Chris in 'Just The Way You Are' short film about Love and Dementia - Jago in short film 'Aria Starlight' - and Giles Copeland in Season 7 of Grace for ITV.
I've completed a few commercials for 'AO', 'BES', 'Flogas', 'Edge' and 'Ericsson'.
Plus a number of R&D and Table reads for new plays/films - 'No woman is an Island' by Rosie Race for Theatre Royal Plymouth. Elysium by Freya Storch with 'A Little Twisted', two new plays for the Exeter Elevate festival with Exeter NorthCott Theatre and For 'Lay-By' a new Feature Film by Harry Faint for Fylm Ankoth
DIRECTING
I have directed:
'[BLANK] by Alice Birch - For AMATA (May)
The next 5 episodes of 'Climate' - Web series for The Wheel
'Antigone Rising' - Performing at Cygnet Theatre in July.
And am associate director for Tip Cullens one man show 'Brothers'
opening in Plymouth in October at The Drum before a UK tour launching at The Barbican Theatre in February 2027.
PRACTITIONING
I continue as Co-Director for The Wheel, leading on our training courses both in person and online and developing the 'The South West Actors Network' and our part time vocational actor training course As well as solo coaching actors.
I continue to work as an associate lecturer for
Falmouth University and Plymouth University on their Acting and Theatre Performance degrees.
As well as running evening adult classes in acting for the Barbican Theatre Plymouth.
