Jon Harris has been connected to the Mercury Theatre Colchester since 1999, both as a performer and as an actor/practitioner who has led various workshop sessions within our community program.

I have been aware of Jon’s solo work since he performed at the Mercury theatre in 1999, where he premiered his first ‘Unititled’ performance our small-scale studio. Since then Jon has performed seven times; either as a solo performer in his own work or as part of an ensemble.

Jon’s work as a writer, performer and director has developed significantly in the time I have known him and I would have no hesitation in recommending his work to other venues of an appropriate scale. The work is always original, challenging, thought provoking and presented with a unique brand of humor and in a style that ensures it is accessible and engaging.

It is a shame that we are losing Jon to Australia where he will no doubt perform his current repertoire and continue to produce new and exciting work.

The Mercury Theatre was specially targeted by Jon for his final UK performance of TWO NIGHTS OUT before his move overseas, and I was only too pleased to support him. His final performance had all the ingredients mentioned above but also revealed an ever growing maturity and discrimination as an artist.

I wish him all the success and luck for the future and look forward to see what his new life will bring to his work (and vice versa)!
Dee Evans - Chief Executive of The Mercury Theatre, Colchester UK
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk

Jon has inspired me and given me the confidence to create my own art. We have worked together on a number of each other's performances. The fruit of our relationship is the juxtaposition of the right image with words and action which create deep emotional responses.
Dawn Rose - Director, writer and performer
www.dawnrose.com


I have worked with Jon on several projects and found him to be a creative and challenging colleague. He has worked as co-director and performer in my productions, and vice versa. I have found his ideas to be both original and inventive. This, put together with his energy and enthusiasm, brings new and exciting life to the somewhat jaded conventions of theatre, giving them a new perspective which is more relevant to a modern audience.
Penny Howe – performance artist and director

REVIEWS FOR JON HARRIS


“Jon Harris is on a mission to enrich your life.
It is DIY for the soul!”
Mardi Gras Magazine on Jon Harris' Performance at London's
Institute of Contemporary Art

“[Jon Harris] possesses an engaging manner and a disarmingly casual relationship with his audience, which is however always shot though with mercurial irony… an extremely engaging show: intitmate, minimalist and with the ability to take a difficult and potentially alienating theme and convey it to an audience in a manner that was both comic and emotive.”
Essex County Standard


“A tantilisingly enigmatic performance”
Halstead Gazette


“Honest. Funny. Full of passion. An emotional rollercoaster.”
CGS Journal