Contact
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Theatre Contacts
Adam Meggido
Darren Ormandy
Jason Lawson
Adam Meggido – Artistic Director adammeggido@hotmail.com
Adam Meggido studied drama at Birmingham University and trained as an actor at Webber Douglas - although he cites his years with Claude Chagrin (formerly of LeCoq) at the French Institute as the most important part of his training.
From 1995-1999 he was a director of Counterpoint Theatre, an innovative company which merged business with the arts. (‘Admirable verve and commitment.’ – The Observer. ‘A sound piece of enterprise.’ – The Sunday Telegraph.)
With Counterpoint he performed in, directed, developed and produced a number of plays and musicals including the first uncensored revival of Willis Hall’s classic – The Long And The Short And The Tall (at the Albery, West End); Punch Junkies by Greg Hobbs (Critics’ Choice – The Scotsman); Stand-Up by Roy Smiles (Critics’ Choice – Time Out); The Streets of Dublin (Brixton Shaw); The Greenhouse Effect (Riverside Studios) and the glam-rock award-winning musical extravaganza – Saucy Jack And The Space Vixens (Queen’s Theatre, West End and UK tour.)
Directing credits include As You Like It and A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Natural Perspectives, Cabaret, Cold Moon Rising, Bouncers, The Trial, Sex With Therapy, One Small Thing, Robin Hood (Creation Theatre); and as Sticking Place director - The Lie, Dark Meaning Mouse, The End of The Sentence, Reanimator, The Premature Burial, My Favourite Murder, The Disappearance and two of his own plays - Stress and Best Men - for the Guerrilla Theatre Experiment.
He is also the writer/director of Chaos of Delight (Soho Theatre) and Teenager In Love for the National Youth Theatre's 50th anniversary celebrations.
Adam is Head Of Foundation at The London Academy of Music And Dramatic Art.
‘Meggido takes time with his actors to make sense of the words and they deliver them with clarity and a genuine feel for storytelling.’ (Time Out)
Darren Ormandy – Associate Director ormandy@gmail.com
Darren Ormandy worked in business for six years before training as an actor at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
He has performed with a variety of companies, from the London and Edinburgh fringes to national large-scale tours including, The Hobbit (UK and Ireland tour), The Tempest and Measure for Measure (RSC), The Taming of the Shrew (English Touring Theatre), Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night (ESC) and Victor's Life (Arcola Theatre).
His TV and film work includes the CBBC series Patrick's Planet, together with roles in Casualty, Smack the Pony, Soldier Soldier, Cider With Rosie and Following.
As a writer, he has developed scripts for The Big Telly Theatre Company and Cahoots NI, both based in Northern Ireland, including The Little Mermaid, Finn McCool and The Travelling Teller.
He wrote the adaptation of Hamburg and Sweetmeat, which is scheduled for TERROR 2006! this Autumn.
His play The Tale of Robin Hood is being produced by Creation Theatre Company for performance in Oxford this summer.
His directing work includes The Signalman, Hamburg and The End of the Party (The Union Theatre), and The Piano Tuner and Extra Time (The Landor Theatre).
Jason Lawson – Associate Director ominace@aol.com
Trained at L.A.M.D.A.
English & Drama (B.A Hons), University of Leeds.
Director credits: 'Charlie & Henry' (New End Theatre), 'Danny's Wake' (King's Head Theatre, Sound Theatre London, Edinburgh Pleasance, Luton Hat Factory, New End Theatre), 'Huge' (King's Head, Edinburgh Pleasance), 'Sleeve Notes' (Southwark Playhouse, Theatre 503, Union Theatre), 'Some Afternoons', 'Red Sky', 'Blue Sky' (Hen & Chickens), 'Quinto Quarto', 'The Rose Garden' (Union Theatre), 'Premature Burial' (Corsica Arts Studio).
Assistant Director credits: 'Nicholas Nickleby' (Gielgud Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre and Uk Tour). 'The Tempest', 'Romeo and Juliet', 'The Chimes' (Southwark Playhouse), 'Sketches by Boz', 'Burlesque' (Bridewell Theatre), 'Clown Cabaret' (National Youth Theatre), 'The Pagans' (Abingdon Theatre Company, NYC).
Visiting Lecturer at Central School of Speech and Drama and Arts Ed.
Associate Education Director at Southwark Playhouse 2005-2006
Associate Director of The Sticking Place.