Adam Meggido
Latest News on Adam Meggido:
Nicholas Burns, Laura Haddock, and Alex Price Will Lead THE GIFT at Park200 (Dec 13, 2024)
THE GIFT Comes to the Park Theatre in January 2025 (Nov 20, 2024)
Interview: 'I Think It Is One of Our Funniest Shows': Actor Jonathan Sayer on Improv, Having Fun and The Origins of MISCHIEF MOVIE NIGHT (Jul 26, 2024)
Nicholas Burns, Laura Haddock, and Alex Price Will Lead THE GIFT at Park200 (Dec 13, 2024)
THE GIFT Comes to the Park Theatre in January 2025 (Nov 20, 2024)
Interview: 'I Think It Is One of Our Funniest Shows': Actor Jonathan Sayer on Improv, Having Fun and The Origins of MISCHIEF MOVIE NIGHT (Jul 26, 2024)
BIO
Directing credits for Mischief Theatre include: Peter Pan Goes Wrong (nominated for a Best New Comedy Olivier Award) and consultant director on Mischief Movie Night (also Olivier-nominated for Best New Comedy). Adam is the director and co-creator of Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, which won the 2016 Olivier Award for Best Entertainment and Family, the first improvised show ever to do so. Showstopper! has also enjoyed a BBC Radio 4 series, twelve sell-out years at the Edinburgh Festival, numerous UK tours, and performances all over the world.
He created and directs the annual London 50-Hour Improvathon and holds the world record for directing continuous long-form improvisation (55 hours in Toronto, December 2013). Other projects in improvisation include The School Of Night (Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Royal National Theatre, Royal Court Theatre) Rhapsodes (Theatre503, Edinburgh Festival) and The Society Of Strange (Theatre503, Wilton’s Music Hall Theatre, and performances in Norway, Italy and Canada). He also created, and performed in, eight online improvisations with ventriloquist Nina Conti, entitled Nina Conti: In Therapy.
His musical Burlesque won four Off-West End Theatre Awards including Best New Musical 2012. He also co-composed music and wrote lyrics for The Tailor Made Man (Arts Theatre 2013).
In 2004 he launched the controversial Terror seasons, an annual festival of horror theatre and Grand Guignol, which played at the Union Theatre, Southwark Playhouse and Soho Theatre in London, directing Re-Animator, My Favourite Murder, The Better Half, The Disappearance, Psychogeography and The Premature Burial.
Other credits include: Shall We Shog? (Shakespeare’s Globe), Décor Without Production (Royal Court Theatre), The Lie (King’s Head), Dark Meaning Mouse (Finborough), Chaos of Delight (Soho Theatre), Robin Hood (Creation Theatre), Bewitching (Canterbury Festival), As You Like It and A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Natural Perspectives (Greenwich Park), Orchestra and Teenager in Love (National Youth Theatre), One Small Thing (Pleasance), The Trial (MAC) and resident for the Vayu Naidu Company with the national tour of South.
He is an associate director of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and was the Head of Foundation at LAMDA 2007-2016.
Photos
Neil Patrick Harris and The Cast of "Peter Pan Goes Wrong" including Stephen James Anthony, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Brenann Stacker, Greg Tannahill, Nancy Zamit, Chris Leask, Bianca Horn, Henry Shields, Ellie Morris, Producer Kevin McCollum, Henry Lewis, Fred Gray, Director Adam Meggido, Matthew Cavendish, Bartley Booz, Jonathan Sayer and Harry Kershaw
Date:
04/20/2023
From: Photos: See Neil Patrick Harris & More at PETER PAN GOES WRONG Opening Night
Neil Patrick Harris, Producer Lucas McMahon, Producer Kevin McCollum and The Cast of "Peter Pan Goes Wrong" including Stephen James Anthony, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Brenann Stacker, Greg Tannahill, Nancy Zamit, Chris Leask, Bianca Horn, Henry Shields, Ellie Morris, Producer Kevin McCollum, Henry Lewis, Fred Gray, Director Adam Meggido, Matthew Cavendish, Bartley Booz, Jonathan Sayer and Harry Kershaw
Date:
04/20/2023
From: Photos: See Neil Patrick Harris & More at PETER PAN GOES WRONG Opening Night
Neil Patrick Harris and The Cast of "Peter Pan Goes Wrong" including Stephen James Anthony, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Brenann Stacker, Greg Tannahill, Nancy Zamit, Chris Leask, Bianca Horn, Henry Shields, Ellie Morris, Producer Kevin McCollum, Henry Lewis, Fred Gray, Director Adam Meggido, Matthew Cavendish, Bartley Booz, Jonathan Sayer and Harry Kershaw
Date:
04/20/2023
From: Photos: See Neil Patrick Harris & More at PETER PAN GOES WRONG Opening Night
Top Row (L-R) Stephen James Anthony, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Brenann Stacker, Greg Tannahill, Nancy Zamit, Chris Leask, Bianca Horn, Henry Shields, Ellie Morris, Producer Kevin McCollum, Henry Lewis
Bottom Row (L-R) Fred Gray, Director Adam Meggido, Matthew Cavendish, Bartley Booz, Jonathan Sayer, Harry Kershaw
Date:
03/10/2023
From: Photos: Meet the Company of PETER PAN GOES WRONG on Broadway
Top Row (L-R) Stephen James Anthony, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Brenann Stacker, Greg Tannahill, Nancy Zamit, Chris Leask, Bianca Horn, Henry Shields, Ellie Morris, Producer Kevin McCollum, Henry Lewis
Bottom Row (L-R) Fred Gray, Director Adam Meggido, Matthew Cavendish, Bartley Booz, Jonathan Sayer, Harry Kershaw
Date:
03/10/2023
From: Photos: Meet the Company of PETER PAN GOES WRONG on Broadway
Top Row (L-R) Stephen James Anthony, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Brenann Stacker, Greg Tannahill, Nancy Zamit, Chris Leask, Bianca Horn, Henry Shields, Ellie Morris, Producer Kevin McCollum, Henry Lewis
Bottom Row (L-R) Fred Gray, Director Adam Meggido, Matthew Cavendish, Bartley Booz, Jonathan Sayer, Harry Kershaw
Date:
03/10/2023
From: Photos: Meet the Company of PETER PAN GOES WRONG on Broadway
Top Row (L-R) Stephen James Anthony, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Brenann Stacker, Greg Tannahill, Nancy Zamit, Chris Leask, Bianca Horn, Henry Shields, Ellie Morris, Producer Kevin McCollum, Henry Lewis
Bottom Row (L-R) Fred Gray, Director Adam Meggido, Matthew Cavendish, Bartley Booz, Jonathan Sayer, Harry Kershaw
Date:
03/10/2023
From: Photos: Meet the Company of PETER PAN GOES WRONG on Broadway
STAGE CREDITS
Productions
Awards and Nominations
Drama Desk Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Direction of a Play
Adam Meggido, Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Director of a Play
Adam Meggido, Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Videos
VIDEO: Derren Brown Challenges The Showstoppers to Compose New Song in 24 Hours
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 28, 2020
VIDEO: Ramin Karimloo Challenges THE SHOWSTOPPERS to Write a Song in 24 Hours
by Stephi Wild - Apr 20, 2020
VIDEO: THE SHOWSTOPPERS Create A Song in 24 Hours: 'Don't Go Out' in the Style of WEST SIDE STORY
by Stephi Wild - Apr 9, 2020
VIDEO: Elaine Paige Challenges the Cast of SHOWSTOPPER! to Compose a Song in 24 Hours
by Stephi Wild - Apr 8, 2020
VIDEO: MAGIC GOES WRONG's Bryony Corrigan and Nancy Zamit Go Backstage and Answer Questions
by Stephi Wild - Mar 31, 2020
STAGE TUBE: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Brings Laughs to 2015 Royal Variety Performance
by Stage Tube - Dec 19, 2015
News
Nicholas Burns, Laura Haddock, and Alex Price Will Lead THE GIFT at Park200
Nicholas Burns, best known as the title character in the Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker sitcom Nathan Barley, has been announced as the lead in The Gift at Park Theatre in January 2025. Learn more about the cast here!
Nicholas Burns, best known as the title character in the Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker sitcom Nathan Barley, has been announced as the lead in The Gift at Park Theatre in January 2025. Learn more about the cast here!
THE GIFT Comes to the Park Theatre in January 2025
The Gift is coming to the Park Theatre in January 2025. The Gift is a comedy about the extraordinary lengths one man is prepared to go to in order to unmask the anonymous sender of a knowingly disgusting present.
The Gift is coming to the Park Theatre in January 2025. The Gift is a comedy about the extraordinary lengths one man is prepared to go to in order to unmask the anonymous sender of a knowingly disgusting present.
Interview: 'I Think It Is One of Our Funniest Shows': Actor Jonathan Sayer on Improv, Having Fun and The Origins of MISCHIEF MOVIE NIGHT
Recently, we had the chance to speak with Jonathan Sayer, who plays Oscar in Mischief Movie Night. We discussed how the show was actually the start of Mischief, what it is like to do improv versus scripted comedy and even some of his favourite moments from past runs!
Recently, we had the chance to speak with Jonathan Sayer, who plays Oscar in Mischief Movie Night. We discussed how the show was actually the start of Mischief, what it is like to do improv versus scripted comedy and even some of his favourite moments from past runs!
Review: THE LONDON 50-HOUR IMPROVATHON, Wilton's Music Hall
'Directed by Adam Meggido and Ali James, The London 50-hour Improvathon is exactly what it says on the tin - a show that takes place over fifty hours in London, bringing together improvisational actors to create an absolutely wild weekend.'
'Directed by Adam Meggido and Ali James, The London 50-hour Improvathon is exactly what it says on the tin - a show that takes place over fifty hours in London, bringing together improvisational actors to create an absolutely wild weekend.'
Photos: First Look at THE LONDON 50-HOUR IMPROVATHON: THE WEDDING PARTY
Check out photos from The London 50-Hour Improvathon: The Wedding Party here!
Check out photos from The London 50-Hour Improvathon: The Wedding Party here!
Interview: 'Might it Take a Fiction to Catch a Fiction?': Director Adam Meggido on SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE WHITECHAPEL FIEND
Can a fictional detective solve a real-life murder case? Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Fiend answers this question by having the world-famous detective attempt to solve the infamous Jack the Ripper case. Recently, we had the chance to talk to Adam Meggido, the director of this production, about what it’s been like bringing the show to life.
Can a fictional detective solve a real-life murder case? Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Fiend answers this question by having the world-famous detective attempt to solve the infamous Jack the Ripper case. Recently, we had the chance to talk to Adam Meggido, the director of this production, about what it’s been like bringing the show to life.
Cast Set For PETER PAN GOES WRONG at Theatre Royal, Glasgow in March
Mischief, the multi award-winning company responsible for the global comedy phenomenon, The Play That Goes Wrong, and the BBC One television series, The Goes Wrong Show, has announced full casting for its forthcoming UK Tour of Peter Pan Goes Wrong.
Mischief, the multi award-winning company responsible for the global comedy phenomenon, The Play That Goes Wrong, and the BBC One television series, The Goes Wrong Show, has announced full casting for its forthcoming UK Tour of Peter Pan Goes Wrong.
Photos: First Look At SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE WHITECHAPEL FIEND At Barn Theatre
See production photos (by Alex Tabrizi) of the Barn Theatre’s world premiere production of Toby Hulse & Ross Smith’s play Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Fiend, directed by Drama Desk Award nominee Adam Meggido (Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical).
See production photos (by Alex Tabrizi) of the Barn Theatre’s world premiere production of Toby Hulse & Ross Smith’s play Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Fiend, directed by Drama Desk Award nominee Adam Meggido (Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical).
Playwright Mark Ravenhill to Join The London 50-Hour Improvathon: The Wedding Party
Playwright Mark Ravenhill joins the cast of The London 50-Hour Improvathon: The Wedding Party, featuring top improvisers.
Playwright Mark Ravenhill joins the cast of The London 50-Hour Improvathon: The Wedding Party, featuring top improvisers.
Cast & Creative Team Set For SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE WHITECHAPEL FIEND at The Barn Theatre
The Barn Theatre in Cirencester has announced the full cast and creative team of the world premiere production of Toby Hulse & Ross Smith's play Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Fiend.
The Barn Theatre in Cirencester has announced the full cast and creative team of the world premiere production of Toby Hulse & Ross Smith's play Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Fiend.
Review: PETER PAN GOES WRONG, Lyric Theatre
Written by Mischief trio Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields and directed by Adam Meggido, Peter Pan Goes Wrong brings the Cornley Polytechnic gang back to the West End, this time taking on the “traditional Christmas vignette,” definitely not a pantomime, as Director Chris Bean emphatically informs the audience.
Written by Mischief trio Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields and directed by Adam Meggido, Peter Pan Goes Wrong brings the Cornley Polytechnic gang back to the West End, this time taking on the “traditional Christmas vignette,” definitely not a pantomime, as Director Chris Bean emphatically informs the audience.
Photos: First Look at Mischief's PETER PAN GOES WRONG at the Lyric Theatre
Peter Pan Goes Wrong runs at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue until Sunday 14 January 2024 before continuing to tour the UK. Check out all new photos here!
Peter Pan Goes Wrong runs at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue until Sunday 14 January 2024 before continuing to tour the UK. Check out all new photos here!
Adam Meggido Will Direct World Premiere of SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE WHITECHAPEL FIEND at Barn Theatre
The Barn Theatre in Cirencester has announced that Drama Desk Award nominee Adam Meggido (Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical) will direct their first production of 2024, which will be the world premiere of Toby Hulse & Ross Smith's play Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Fiend.
The Barn Theatre in Cirencester has announced that Drama Desk Award nominee Adam Meggido (Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical) will direct their first production of 2024, which will be the world premiere of Toby Hulse & Ross Smith's play Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Fiend.
Photos: Inside Flying Rehearsal For PETER PAN GOES WRONG in the West End
Mischief's Peter Pan Goes Wrong sails into the West End for 7½ weeks only at the Lyric Theatre this Christmas (Thursday 23 November 2023 – Sunday 14 January 2024, with a Gala Performance on Tuesday 28 November) before continuing to tour the UK. Check out all new photos from flying rehearsal here!
Mischief's Peter Pan Goes Wrong sails into the West End for 7½ weeks only at the Lyric Theatre this Christmas (Thursday 23 November 2023 – Sunday 14 January 2024, with a Gala Performance on Tuesday 28 November) before continuing to tour the UK. Check out all new photos from flying rehearsal here!
The London 50-Hour Improvathon Returns in March 2024 at Wilton's Music Hall
The London 50-Hour Improvathon is back! Prepare for a hilarious weekend with the world's best improvisers at Wilton's Music Hall. Say 'I Do!' to non-stop laughter from Friday to Sunday.
The London 50-Hour Improvathon is back! Prepare for a hilarious weekend with the world's best improvisers at Wilton's Music Hall. Say 'I Do!' to non-stop laughter from Friday to Sunday.
West End Cast Set For PETER PAN GOES WRONG
Mischief has announced the West End cast of Peter Pan Goes Wrong which sails into the West End for 7 and a half weeks only at the Lyric Theatre this Christmas. Find out who is starring in the show ehre!
Mischief has announced the West End cast of Peter Pan Goes Wrong which sails into the West End for 7 and a half weeks only at the Lyric Theatre this Christmas. Find out who is starring in the show ehre!
Neil Patrick Harris to Guest Star in PETER PAN GOES WRONG at the Ahmanson Theatre
Broadway's “Peter Pan Goes Wrong” will welcome Tony Award-winner Neil Patrick Harris, who follows Bradley Whitford and Daniel Dae Kim as special guest star for performances as the comedy extends for final week at Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson Theatre.
Broadway's “Peter Pan Goes Wrong” will welcome Tony Award-winner Neil Patrick Harris, who follows Bradley Whitford and Daniel Dae Kim as special guest star for performances as the comedy extends for final week at Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson Theatre.
Review: PETER PAN GOES WRONG At Ahmanson Theatre
PETER PAN GOES WRONG is the most Fractured of Fairy Tales, a raucous sitcom on steroids that is uproariously funny as it barrels along at light speed
PETER PAN GOES WRONG is the most Fractured of Fairy Tales, a raucous sitcom on steroids that is uproariously funny as it barrels along at light speed
Cast Revealed For the UK Tour of PETER PAN GOES WRONG
Mischief has announced full casting for its forthcoming UK Tour of Peter Pan Goes Wrong. The tour opens at Richmond Theatre on 23 September. Learn more about the show, and who's starring, here!
Mischief has announced full casting for its forthcoming UK Tour of Peter Pan Goes Wrong. The tour opens at Richmond Theatre on 23 September. Learn more about the show, and who's starring, here!
Interview: Matthew Cavendish Returns Again to PETER PAN GOES WRONG
The West Coast premiere of Mischief Theatre Ltd.’s Peter Pan Goes Wrong opens August 11, 2023, at the Ahmanson (with previews beginning August 8th). Adam Meggido directs the zany cast of Bartley Booz, Matthew Cavendish, Bianca Horn, Harry Kershaw, Chris Leask, Henry Lewis, Ellie Morris, Charlie Russell, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields, Greg Tannahill, and Nancy Zamit. The company is completed by Ryan Vincent Anderson, Stephen James Anthony, Fred Gray, and Brenann Stacker. Matthew was most gracious to answer a few of my queries.
The West Coast premiere of Mischief Theatre Ltd.’s Peter Pan Goes Wrong opens August 11, 2023, at the Ahmanson (with previews beginning August 8th). Adam Meggido directs the zany cast of Bartley Booz, Matthew Cavendish, Bianca Horn, Harry Kershaw, Chris Leask, Henry Lewis, Ellie Morris, Charlie Russell, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields, Greg Tannahill, and Nancy Zamit. The company is completed by Ryan Vincent Anderson, Stephen James Anthony, Fred Gray, and Brenann Stacker. Matthew was most gracious to answer a few of my queries.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many Broadway shows has Adam Meggido been in?
Adam Meggido has not appeared on Broadway.
How many West End shows has Adam Meggido been in?
Adam Meggido has appeared on London's West End in 3 shows.
What was Adam Meggido's first West End show?
Adam Meggido's first West End show was Showstopper! The Improvised Musical which opened in
What awards has Adam Meggido been nominated for?
Outstanding Direction of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Peter Pan Goes Wrong and Outstanding Director of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Peter Pan Goes Wrong.
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