Jonathan Sayer
Actor/Writer
Acting
Film, TV & Theatre
Acting
LAMDA
Other
Production | Character | Director | Company |
---|---|---|---|
CABARET | Emcee | Stephen Jameson | LAMDA |
CORIOLANUS | Rodney Cottier | LAMDA | |
A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY | Owen Meant | John Baxter | LAMDA |
A GLORIOUS MUCKY BUSINESS | Neil Furness | Elizabeth Freestone | LAMDA |
THE CHERRY ORCHARD | Yepikhodov | Penny Cherns | LAMDA |
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE | Shylock/Lorenzo | John Bashford | LAMDA |
THE INNOCENT MISTRESS | Lywell | Tina Marian | LAMDA |
MEDEA | James Kerr | LAMDA | |
THE CHANGELING | Deflores/Tomazo | Aaron Mullen | LAMDA |
THE HYPOCHONDRIAC | Argan | Katie Goodwin | LAMDA |
HAPPY SAVAGES | Ben | Jenny Lipman | LAMDA |
Stage
Production | Character | Director | Company |
---|---|---|---|
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG | Mischief Theatre | ||
OSCAR & IMPROVISER | The Scat Pack/Edinburgh Fringe | ||
LATE NIGHT IMPRO FIGHT | The Scat Pack/Edinburgh Fringe | ||
THE BUFFOONS | Hiatus Theatre/Edinburgh Fringe |
Television
Production | Character | Director | Company |
---|---|---|---|
THE GOES WRONG SHOW | Dennis / Buddy Burgess / Treacle | Martin Dennis | Big Talk / BBC |
A LIFE LESS ORDINARY (Pilot) | 2LE Media | ||
HOLBY CITY | Marcus | Simon Meyers | BBC |
Accents - Manchester (Native), RP, Liverpool, South London, New York, Yorkshire
Voice - Tenor
Film, TV & Theatre
Jonathan trained at LAMDA where he met fellow Mischief Theatre founders Henry Shields and Henry Lewis. As company director of Mischief, he has written and starred in West End hits The Play That Goes Wrong, The Comedy About a Bank Robbery and Peter Pan Goes Wrong.
The Play That Goes Wrong is currently touring the UK and will begin its Australian tour in February. It opens on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre in April, starring the original cast.
Lights! Camera! Improvise! a devised show in which Henry appears with the Mischief Company has played (played) Edinburgh several times (this summer) and is performed regularly in the West End as Mischief Movie Night.
Co-author of The Play that Goes Wrong (currently at the Duchess Theatre in London's West End), Jonathan is also co-author of Peter Pan Goes Wrong which played in London's West End at the Apollo Theatre, London and was nominated for Best New Comedy Olivier Awards 2016 and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (currently at the Criterion Theatre in the West End). The Play that Goes Wrong opened on Broadway in April 2017 at the Lyceum starring the original cast and is still playing in New York at New World Stages.
Mischief Theatre took up residency at London’s West End Vaudeville Theatre in Autumn 2019 and two new plays ensued from the same writing team - Groan Ups and Magic Goes Wrong (with Penn and Teller).
Mischief’s first TV series, The Goes Wrong Show (BBC ended in February 2020).
Television
Production | Company | Notes |
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THE GOES WRONG SHOW 2021 | Big Talk Productions / BBC | |
THE GOES WRONG SHOW 2019 - 2020 | Big Talk Productions / BBC |
Theatre
Production | Company | Notes |
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MAGIC GOES WRONG 2019 - 2020 | Vaudeville Theatre | |
PETER PAN GOES WRONG 2019 - 2020 | Mischief/Everyman Theatre Cheltenham | Opening at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham on Saturday 19 October 2019, the production will tour over 15 venues nationwide through to Spring 2020, including a Christmas season at Alexandra Palace Theatre in London from Friday 13th December 2019 to Sunday 5th January 2020. |
GROAN UPS 2019 | Vaudeville Theatre | |
THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY 2017 | Mischief Theatre | Criterion |
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG 2014 | Mischief & Kenny Wax Ltd UK/International Tour/West End/Broadway | 2017 The Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play (The Play That Goes Wrong – Broadway) |
PETER PAN GOES WRONG 2014 | Mischief with Kenny Wax Ltd UK Tour/Pleasance London | 2016 Olivier Award Nomination for Best New Comedy |
THE NATIVITY GOES WRONG 2013 | Reading Rep and Mischief Theatre | |
LIGHTS! CAMERA! IMPROVISE! 2013 | Pleasance Edinburgh, Soho Theatre, Arcola Theatre, Underbelly & Krakow Improfest | Actor/Improviser/Producer |