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John William Watson

1. Education 2 Writer 3 Actor's credits: 4 Creative Director: 5 Director’s credits include: 6 Designer’s credits include: 7 Producer 8 References 9 External links

John William Watson Born April 2, 1951 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia Occupation Cultural Advisor, Producer, Director, Writer & Lyricist John William Watson (born 2 April 1951) is an Australian producer, director, composer, writer and lyricist. He works with organizations such as Opera Queensland, The Queensland Symphonic Orchestra, the Seven Network, the Queensland Youth Choir. [edit]Education Watson, born in Charters Towers, Queensland, is a former student of Charters Towers State High School. He studied at the James Cook University Queensland. He then lectured at the Queensland University of Technology in Kelvin Grove, Brisbane. [edit]Writer 1992(Book & Lyrics) Smiley – the musical. Stage adaptation of ‘Smiley’ books by Moore Raymond and films starring Chips Rafferty produced by Anthony Kimmins, released through Twentieth Century Fox. Director: Douglas Hedge, Composers: David Cocker Clyde Collins Lance Strauss Mark Jones, Choreographer: Jill Mc Donald, Starring: Gaye McFarlane and Mitch Hammet. 1990 Co-writer Possum Magic – The Musical (Director premiere season). 1980 da vine Tarzan (Director/ Designer) for The Orange Juice Company. 1995 The Waltzing Matilda Centenary Pageant, Winton. 1994 Lucky Me! Composer Robert Keane for Tropic Line Research Theatre. [edit]Actor's credits: Don’s Party, Pride & Prejudice, The Country Wife, Cinderella, The Rocky Horror Show, The Wiz, Temptation Treachery & Treacle, The Spaniard Who Blighted My Life, Your Yasmak is Showing, Trouble at the Crossroads, Episode 96 of Blue Pills, Peter Pan, Power Without Glory, Something Special, Homicide, Matlock Police, The Box, Raw Deal etc. [edit]Creative Director: The World Gala Dalrymple Shire Council Charters Towers, Faces Corporate Communications clients include Price Waterhouse, Holiday Inn, Australia Fair, The Oasis [edit]Director’s credits include: The Tempest, The Magic Faraway Tree, The Waltzing Matilda Centenary Pageant, Smiley – the musical, Lucky Me! Snugglepot and Cuddlepie – the Concert, Murri Time, The Sentimental Bloke, A Cavalcade of Song, Noddy Goes to Toyland, Possum Magic – The Musical, Irene, Side by Side by Sondheim, The Conquest of Carmen Miranda, The Devil I Know, Hands Across the Pacific, The Knight of the Burning Pestle etc. 1995 Director of Thematics Waltzing Matilda Centenary Winton Shire Council. Murri Time commissioned by Queensland Performing Arts Trust and the Department of Education’s Kite Theatre for ‘Out of the Box Festival’. Premiere of a new work by Therese Collie and Cathy Craigie. 1997 – 2000 Director Noosa Shire Enterprise Group Hot & Spicy Food Festival Destination Marketing, Special Events & Special Development Projects unit. [edit]Designer’s credits include: Façade & Carnival of the Animals, As You Like It, Night Must Fall, East Lynne, The Emperor’s Nightmare, The Pajama Game, Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Starting Here Starting Now, Three Sisters, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Rattle of a Simple Man etc. 1982 Production Design/Art Director The Settlement Director Howard Rubie, feature film shot on locations around Brisbane and at Jumbuck Studios. Art Director The Little Feller Director Colin Eggleston television feature film. [edit]Producer Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pops Concerts: Golden Era of Big Bands, Broadway Ladies, The Hits of Hollywood Conductor Tommy Tycho, Stars and Stripes Conductor Dobbs Franks, Rogers & Hammer-stein Conductor Phillip Green Roll Out the Barrel Conductor Geoff Harvey. World Masters Games Closing Ceremony official VIP hand-over. Community Project ’92 combined arts festival Redcliffe Entertainment Centre. 1986 – 1988 Producer River Stage & National/Corporate Days World Expo ‘88. 1989 Location Manager – Brisbane The Delinquents Director Chris Thomson. 1986 Associate Producer/Art Director Annie’s Boys pilot Director Kevin Dobson. 2007 – 2009 Producer 09 Y project inter-regional performing arts youth festival. [edit]References

  ^ Queensland Opera
  ^ World Expo '88[1]
  ^ Queensland Symphony Orchestra
  ^ James Cook University 
  ^ Redcliffe City Council

[edit]External links Moore Raymond's brother |http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Raymond Allan Edwards |http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Edwards The Bee Gees originated in Redcliffe Qld and worked Colin Petersen star of Smiley |http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_Gees Smiley Gets A Gun |http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiley_Gets_a_Gun Colin Petersen |http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Petersen Charles Tingwell played in the movie Smiley Gets A Gun |http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Tingwell Lance Strauss co-wrote the music for Smiley the Musical |http://www.icehk.biz/Lance_Strauss.htm Mark Jones co-wrote the music for Smiley the Musical |http://members.ozemail.com.au/~doublemm/mark_jones/marks_biog/marks_biog.html World Expo '88 |http://www.foundationexpo88.org/aboutcontents.html The Delinquents |http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097182/