STORYTELLING & PERFORMANCE

A dyed-in-the-wool creative, Jon pursued the performing arts from an early age. A talented actor, gifted singer, and multi-instrumentalist, Jon explored various artistic disciplines before eventually confirming his passion for performance. After graduating from acting training, Jon quickly developed a broad experience of stage and screen performance. working with several resident and repertory companies across the country, and touring all over the world.

“Jon’s performance is riveting and hilarious”

— BUXTON FRINGE REVIEW

Jon is an experienced writer, with works including A Long Road Home, Dreamkeepers, and Cinderella. His one-man production, The Forgotten Tales, has received critical acclaim at venues and festivals across the country, and was featured as a Big Issue North select show.

“It’s not often a show has me grinning before it’s even begun…”

– BROADWAY BABY

After a decade in the industry, Jon began to feel that the theatre was often seen as a luxury of the wealthy and the middle classes. A firm believer that the arts are for everyone, Jon wanted to explore a performance discipline which had no barriers to entry, and could go to practically anywhere at any time, and began to explore and develop the art of stripped-back, solo storytelling.

“A moment of togetherness, more than a performance”

— FRINGE GURU

Unlike many of his contemporaries, Jon was uniquely interested in the distilled heart of all performance; simply a person with a story to share. Following in the footsteps of storytellers, bards, poets and playwrights before him, Jon has has earned a reputation for finely honed, riveting, and hilarious storytelling performances.

“The sheer ENERGY of the brilliant Jon Buckeridge is second to none”

– SETTLE STORIES

Jon established Parable Arts in 2014. Formers as a multi-disciplinary arts collective, Parable exists to explore the art of storytelling; bringing forgotten and half-remembered stories to life, and providing them a platform to shine.