John R. Sabine - Actor
Major Commercial Films
Extra or featured extra in –
2010: | Oranges and Sunshine (Dir. Jim Loach)Here I Am (Dir. Bec Cole) |
2012: | Tracks (Dir. John Logan) |
2015: | A month of Sundays (Dir. Mathew Saville) |
Corporate Videos
2016: | CMI Toyota |
2018: | Country Health SA |
Student Films
Lead or support in a number of diverse student films, both short and medium length, including
2011: | Henchmen-4-Hire; The Great Diviner; The Master Fool |
2012: | River Water; The Lost Souls |
2013: | ReSymmetry; Walton the Wizard; The Time Machine in Cell 101 |
2014: | The Pines |
2015: | Gravity True Blue The Grandfather |
2016: | The Third Person Fool Me Once |
2017: | CentreLink |
TV Commercials
2009: | SA Tourist Commission |
2012: | Fasta PastaGraham’s Jewellers |
2013: | TradEzi |
Theatre
2011: | Richard III (King Edward IV; Lord Mayor; Ratcliff), at the Adelaide Fringe Festival Twelfth Night (Stockman; Officers 1&2; Priest), at the Adelaide Fringe Festival The Crucible (Francis Nurse) Mother and Son (Lionel, the boyfriend) |
2012: | The Road to Emmaus (Cleopas); The Marriage at Cana (Cleopas) |
2013: | The Way of the Cross (Caiphas) |
2014: | Square Peg (one ‘role’ expressed through seven different characters – Kindergarten bully; Choirmaster, Mad Max; Bank Manager; People’s Advocate; Clerk of Court; Police Officer), at the Adelaide Fringe Festival |
2016: | That Siege in Adelaide (Dennis “Big Hal” Halitosis:; Adelaide Fringe Festival)The Crucible (Giles Corey;)
12 Angry Men (Juror No. 9) |
2017: | 24-one – Underbelly Star Faces Prison (the ‘Star’) |
Old Jack the Aussie Gleeman
A purveyor of tall tales, short stories and pithy poetry.
2013: | WordAdelaide Festival (winner, yarn-spinning contest) Tanunda Liedertafel Kaffee Abend (Associate artist) Para Hills Community Club (minor support act to “The Old Fella”) |
2014: | Monday Night for the Lonely Soul (the Ed Castle Hotel) – regular support act. Variety Show (The Soul Box lounge) |
2015: | Monday Night for the Lonely Soul (Crown and Sceptre hotel) – regular support act |
2016: | Starshine Variety Show (Adelaide Fringe Festival) – one act amongst severalRed Faces Variety Show (Fundraiser for GROW charity) – one item amongst many
Storytellers Guild; AGM – Guest artist |
2017: | Adventure Before Dementia (Solo; Adelaide Fringe Festival) |
2018: | Power Lines: Words at Work (Solo; Adelaide Fringe Festival) |
Ideal entertainment for clubs and pubs, corporate events, cruise entertainment; national and international conferences.


Mixed Pickles
For a number of years John was a prominent member of the “Mixed Pickles”, Adelaide’s premier performance-poetry ensemble. He was a writer and performer for the following productions –
2013: | The Magic of Words (Adelaide Fringe Festival)Around the Billy (Adelaide’s Every Generation Festival) |
2014: | Love in the Mist (in rehearsal for Adelaide’s Every Generation Festival) |
2015: | Seriously Clowing Around |
The group also performs for Community groups, Probus Clubs, Retirement villages, Nursing Homes and so on around Adelaide – some 12-15 shows per year.

See John in Action
