John Britton

For thirty years I traveled the world as director, teacher of performers and as (mainly improvising) performer. I worked in theatre, somatics, dance, circus, improvisation, clowning, education and things way outside any definition.

I developed my own prcess of training performers to work closely in ensemble – negotiating individual thriving in group settings. I called it Self-With-Others.

It was an amazing journey, but there was a cost. I burned out badly. I’m strong again, though no longer with any urge to travel or make performances. Now I use Self-With-Others as a foundation for helping people across many domains of life. After all, artists learn some pretty useful life-skills.

Now, from my house in remote Ireland, I coach creatives who need to refocus, redirect or re-energise. I mentor artists creating projects. I write and paint. I guide anyone who – deep down – knows they’re an artist or performer (whatever they do to earn their living), to embrace their creative life fully and joyously.

There are a thousand ways to be an artist. I’ll help you find yours.

My Mission
Sharing insight and tools to liberate joy, creativity, compassion and calm.

My Vision
A world based in sustainability, interconnection, diversity and the flourishing of creative potential.



My Values
Respect, wisdom, sustainability, ecological-literacy, creativity, culture, curiosity, awe, equity, collaboration, compassion.

If you’d like to see a range of my short pieces of writing, expanding on many areas of my work, please visit my blog: ‘What Actors Know’.