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Jonathan is an Olivier award-winning writer and the company director of Mischief Theatre working as a writer, actor and producer.


Training: LAMDA.
Theatre includes: The Comedy About A Bank Robbery (Criterion Theatre - nominated Best New Comedy Olivier Award 2017), The Play That Goes Wrong (West End, UK and International Tour - writer/actor, Olivier Award and WhatsOnStage Award Best New Comedy), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (West End, UK tour, Pleasance, London - writer/actor), The Nativity Goes Wrong (writer, Mischief Theatre and Reading Rep co-production), Lights! Camera! Improvise! (Pleasance, Edinburgh, Soho Theatre, Arcola, Underbelly and Krakow Improfest - actor, improviser, producer, Spirit of the Fringe Award 2013), Rachael’s Café (Old Red Lion - general manager) and Happy Birthday Simon (Orange Tree - actor).
Television includes: Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC1), Royal Variety Performance 2015 - The Play That Goes Wrong, A Life Less Ordinary (pilot) and The Anti- Social Network (actor).
Radio includes: Not a Love Story (BBC Radio 4 - actor).
Jonathan teaches improvisation and has taught at LAMDA, Mountview and Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts (CSVPA).

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Jonathan Sayer STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Production, 2023
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2023
Dennis

[West End]
2023
Cast [Replacement]

[West End]
West End Premiere, 2021
Mickey

[West End]
West End Transfer, 2021
Dennis

[West End]
Original West End Production, 2019
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2017
Dennis

[West End]
Original West End Production, 2016
Warren Slax [Replacement]

Jonathan Sayer Productions

 
[West End, 2023]
Writer
 
[West End, 2021] [Replacement]
Writer/Company Director[Replacement]
 
[West End, 2021]
Writer
 
[US Tour, 2019]
Playwright

Writing

Playwright

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Extra Performances Added to MISCHIEF MOVIE NIGHT at The Other Palace

Seven extra performances have been added to the Mischief Movie Night season at The Other Palace this summer.  The season has proved so popular that the original scheduled performances have already sold out.
Greater Boston Stage Company Reveals 25th Anniversary Season

Greater Boston Stage Company has revealed its 25th anniversary season. Learn more about the programming and see how to purchase tickets.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Will Offer $36 Tickets For Shark Week

The Play That Goes Wrong will once again honor SHARK WEEK for the third year in a row with $36 tickets at any performance from July 8-13, exclusively at the New World Stages Box Office.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Releases New Block of Tickets For Performances To June 2025

Tickets are now on sale for The Play That Goes Wrong through June 1, 2025 at New World Stages. Learn more about the show and see how
Original Mischief Gang Will Return With MISCHIEF MOVIE NIGHT at The Other Palace This Summer

The original Mischief gang, creators of Mischief’s flagship comedy The Play That Goes Wrong, will return to London and to their comedy roots to present their improvised Mischief Movie Night at The Other Palace for 5 weeks only. 
Cast Set for the Criterion Theatre's 150th Anniversary Gala Performance

To celebrate its 150th anniversary, the Criterion Theatre will host a special gala performance on 24 June 2024 at the historic venue in the heart of London’s West End. Directed by Michael Fentiman, the gala will be hosted by Stephen Fry, celebrating the theatre’s rich history featuring songs, sketches and scenes from the last 150 years. 
Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Osceola Arts

It is rare to sit down in a theatre to see a play and literally laugh non-stop from before the curtain all the way to the final bows. Sure, there are hilarious comedies out there that garner many laughs in an evening but to create a raucous reaction from an audience with little time to take a breath until the next unbelievably funny moment – for almost every moment of the play - that is rare. So, when I tell you this is exactly the experience you are likely to have sitting in the audience at Osceola Arts’ stellar production of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, trust me, you should run, not walk, to get your tickets to what is likely to be the funniest and most entertaining Central Florida productions of the year. Fair warning – you should be prepared for your face and your sides to hurt by the end of the evening – and not just metaphorically – it is truly that fun.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Comes to San Francisco Playhouse in September

San Francisco Playhouse will kick off its 2024-25 season with the Olivier Award-winning comedy The Play That Goes Wrong. This fast-paced farce full of slapstick silliness and inventive theatricality finds the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society on opening night of its newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor.
Pacific Conservatory Theatre Reveals Summer Season 60

PCPA has announced the lineup for its Summer Season 60, from June 13th through September 8th, 2024, at Solvang Festival Theater and Marian Theatre in Santa Maria.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Swings Into Action On The Shoctor Stage This July

Experience the comedic chaos of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at The Citadel Theatre.
The Barn Theatre School to Kick Off 2024 Summer Season with THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG

The Barn Theatre School kicks off its 2024 summer season with THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, featuring guest artist and alum Eric Peterson. Enjoy a night of comedy and mishaps now through Sunday.
Stage West Reveals 2024-25 Season Lineup

Stage West has announced the lineup for its 46th season!   The new season will feature six shows, two of which will be co-productions. Learn more about the lineup here!
Broadway Buying Guide: May 6, 2024- See the Tony-Nominated Shows of 2024

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, May 6, 2024.
Broadway Buying Guide: April 29, 2024- New Shows Top the Week

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, April 29, 2024.
Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at The Belmont Theatre

What did our critic think of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at The Belmont Theatre?
Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Center Stage Theatre

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG as performed at Center Stage Theatre, in Shelton, CT, has the most spectacular set I have ever seen!  Director Betsy Kelso helps bring out the best in this amazing cast!  It is clear that the entire cast is having as wonderful a time performing their roles as the audience is having watching them perform!
Lineup Set For Milton Keynes Theatre's Summer 2024 Season

2024 got off to a fantastic start for Milton Keynes Theatre, with a mix of iconic musicals, hilarious comedies, thrilling dramas and fresh new productions appearing on the stage, with the Summer season promising more of the same! Learn more about the lineup here!
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Enters Final Week At Carnegie Theatre

Catch the final week of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at the Carnegie Theatre.
Broadway Buying Guide: April 15, 2024- Last Chance to See DOUBT on Broadway

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, April 15, 2024.
Videos: GUYS & DOLLS, HADESTOWN, and More Perform at the Olivier Awards

Last night, the 2024 Olivier Awards were held at the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Hannah Waddingham. Check out some of the evening's performances, including Hadestown, A Strange Loop, Guys & Dolls, and more!

Jonathan Sayer FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Jonathan Sayer been in?

Jonathan Sayer has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Jonathan Sayer been in?

Jonathan Sayer has appeared on London's West End in 6 shows.

What was Jonathan Sayer's first West End show?

Jonathan Sayer's first West End show was The Comedy About a Bank Robbery which opened in 2016

How many shows has Jonathan Sayer written?

Jonathan Sayer has written 4 shows including The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (Writer), Groan Ups (Playwright), The Play That Goes Wrong (Author), Magic Goes Wrong (Author).

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