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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.

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Adam Meggido STAGE CREDITS

[West End]
London Production, 2022

[West End]
2017
Performer

[West End]
Return Engagement, 2018
Performer

Adam Meggido Productions

 
[West End, 2023]
Director
 
[Broadway, 2023]
Director
 
[West End, 2022]
Co-creator/director
 
[West End, 2022]
Producer, Director, Co-creator
 
[West End, 2021]
Director
Director[Replacement]
 
[West End, 2017]
Creator
Director
 
[West End, 2016] [Replacement]
Director[Replacement]

Adam Meggido 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

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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.'

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!

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

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

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!

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.

Ellie Kemper to Join PETER PAN GOES WRONG as a Special Guest Star This Month


Ellie Kemper will be joining Peter Pan Goes Wrong as a special guest star for performances beginning Tuesday June 20 through Sunday June 25. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Submit Your Dog To Be An Understudy in PETER PAN GOES WRONG and THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG


The producers of Broadway's Peter Pan Goes Wrong and Off-Broadway's The Play That Goes Wrong have announced a special understudy search for two canine characters – Nana the dog in Peter Pan Goes Wrong and Winston the dog in The Play That Goes Wrong.

SOME LIKE IT HOT, PARADE, and More Take Home 2023 Drama Desk Awards; Full List of Winners!


Winners for the 67th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced today. Among the big winners were Some Like It Hot, Parade, and more.

Adam Meggido 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?

Adam Meggido has been nominated for Outstanding Direction of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Peter Pan Goes Wrong" and Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Peter Pan Goes Wrong".

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