From the spotlight of school productions to international stages, Jack Fowles (‘09) has always been drawn to the world of performance. What began at Scotch with a passion for theatre has since brought productions to life on both the Australian and UK theatre scene.
Following a career as a performer touring internationally with one of Australia’s highest-grossing music groups, The Ten Tenors, Jack moved to London to study. He worked on the opening of Motown the Musical and with leading entertainment advertising agency, AKA.
When Jack returned to Melbourne, he founded Fowles Entertainment, an investor and producer of large-scale theatrical entertainment. They have been fortunate to be involved now in nine productions in Australia and in the UK, and this year, they are a Co-Producer of the national tour of Annie in Australia.
“Annie is one of the world’s most popular family shows and, together with international producer, Crossroads Live, we are thrilled to be bringing it back for another generation of Australian families to enjoy,” says Jack.
“This has been a goal of mine since Year 12 in 2009. Scotch was an enormous influence on this, as I had significant exposure to the performing arts both as a performer (playing Tony in West Side Story) but also on the production side.” Jack shared. “I also later became involved in Old Scotch Music and Drama, where during my School Captain year, I played Freddy in My Fair Lady.”
“Into the future, we look forward to continuing our working relationship with UK and Australian producers to bring the very best plays and musicals to the stage”.
Annie opens in Melbourne on 10 July 2025 at The Princess Theatre, Spring Street.
