John Bulleid
Theatre
At the National: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
In London’s West End: The Worst Witch (also at Northampton and on UK tour), Death of a Salesman, Harry Potter and The Cursed Child (as illusions and magic assistant) and Prince of Egypt (as magic associate)
Other illusion design work includes: Into the Woods at Theatre Royal Bath; Ride at Charing Cross Theatre; The Magician’s Elephant at the RSC; A Christmas Carol at Nottingham Playhouse and Alexandra Palace; Oi Frog! at Northampton and Stratford East; Dick Whittington at Theatre Royal Stratford East; The Canterville Ghost at the Unicorn; Witches of Eastwick at Cirkus, Stockholm; When Darkness Falls at Park Theatre; Doctor Who: Time Fracture for Immersive London; #WeAreArrested at the RSC and Arcola; Sherlock Holmes: The Final Curtain at Theatre Royal Bath; The Invisible Man and Partners in Crime at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch; Beauty and the Beastat Watford Palace; The Star at Liverpool Everyman; The Inn at Lydda at Shakespeare’s Globe; Dirty Dancing at Secret Cinema; Dracula in Thailand; The Gypsy Thread at the National Theatre Studio; The Ladykillers and The Secret Adversary at the Watermill; Thark at Park Theatre; Alice in Wonderland at Brewhouse, Taunton; Murder Most Fowl at Quay Arts Centre; and A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Theatre in the Forest.
Work as magic associate includes: White Christmas at Curve, Leicester; and A Very Very Very Dark Matter at the Bridge.
Film
Short films include You and Universe and Loo.
Awards
- The Worst Witch – Olivier Award, Best Family Show
- Death of a Salesman – Olivier nomination, Best Play Revival
- Oi Frog! – Olivier nomination, Best Family Show
(Updated October 2022)