Joni Ayton-Kent

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Joni Ayton-Kent
Born1995 (age 29)
London, UK
EducationRose Bruford College
OccupationActress

Joni Ayton-Kent is a British actress.

Early life and education

Ayton-Kent studied acting and music at Rose Bruford College, graduating in 2018. [1]

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Career

Ayton-Kent made her London debut in 2019 in the ensemble of Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse. [2] She played the non-binary role of Bradley in the British TV series Don’t Forget The Driver (2019). [3] The same year she played the nonbinary character Corporal Cheery Littlebottom in BBC America's Terry Pratchett adaptation, The Watch (as Jo Eaton-Kent). [3]

In 2021 Ayton-Kent played Mrs. Mullin in Carousel at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. [4] [5] The same year she played the Ghost of Christmas Past in Dickens' A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story , first at the Nottingham Playhouse, then at London's Alexandra Palace. [6]

In 2022 she appeared in Alice Birch’s play Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again at The Other Room, Cardiff, [7] and as Sam in the play The Prince, by Abigail Thorn, at the Southwark Playhouse. [8] This same year she played four characters in the panto Treasure Island. [9] The following year, Ayton-Kent appeared as Seven in the concert production Super You at the Lyric Theatre in November 2023, [10] and in the project The Cost of Living, a mix of protest, performance and music in Swansea, Wales, created and directed by Dave Evans and Memet Ali Alabora. [11]

In 2024 she was the alternate Bernadette in Priscilla the Party at London's Outernet; the show was an immersive party adaption of the musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert . [12] [13] In February 2025 Ayton-Kent played Elena in the two-day staged concert of If/Then at the Savoy Theatre in London. [14]

Stage

YearTitleRoleTheatre
2019 Sweet Charity Ensemble Donmar Warehouse
2021 Carousel Mrs Mullin Regents Park Open Air Theatre
2021-2022 A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story Ghost of Christmas Past Nottingham Playhouse and Alexandra Palace Theatre
2022 Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again -The Other Room, Cardiff
2022The PrinceSam Southwark Playhouse
2022Treasure IslandBillie Bones, Benji Gunn, Brian the Monkey, Ross Poldark Hall for Cornwall
2023Superyou in ConcertSeven Lyric Theatre
2023The Cost of Living- National Theatre of Wales
2024Priscilla the Party!alternate BernadetteHere at Outernet
2025 If/Then (staged concert)Elena Savoy Theatre
2025 Hadestown Fate Royal Theatre Carré

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Don't Forget the Driver BradleyTV mini series, 6 episodes
2020-2021 The Watch Corporal CheeryTV series, 8 episodes
2022MisnomerCaiShort
2022 A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story Ghost of Christmas PastStage play, cinema release
2023The PrinceSam
2023 T Blockers Sash VO
2024 Dead Hot MarissaTV series, 1 episode
2024Divine InterventionXenaShort

References

  1. ↑ "Joni Ayton-Kent". Rose Bruford. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  2. ↑ "Sweet Charity announces more casting". Official London Theatre. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  3. 1 2 Lily, Keah (2021-12-13). "Meet Jo Eaton-Kent, star of Mark Gatiss' new adaptation of A Christmas Carol". Diva Magazine . Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  4. ↑ "Carousel at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre: first look". 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  5. ↑ "Carousel". Open Air Theatre. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  6. ↑ "Mark Gatiss' "Christmas Carol" to be broadcast in cinemas". 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  7. ↑ Evans, John (2022-05-24). "Traumatic humour & necessary urgency: Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. is a radical act of public mourning". Buzz Magazine. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  8. ↑ West, Sara (2022-09-20). "Review: The Prince, Southwark Playhouse". everything-theatre.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  9. ↑ Lockett, Kate (2022-12-14). "Panto treat is 'ansome!". Falmouth Packet– via newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Complete Cast Announced for SuperYou West End Staged Concert". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  11. ↑ "NTW - The Cost of Living". bak. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  12. ↑ "Immersive Priscilla the Party! Officially Opens in London March 25". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  13. ↑ "London's Immersive Priscilla the Party! Sets Final Performance". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2024-10-10. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  14. ↑ Dunitz, Joseph (2025-02-19). "If/Then staged concerts at Savoy Theatre". www.londontheatre1.com. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
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