Jonathan Sayer

Actor/Writer

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Acting

Agent: Kirk Whelan-Foran

Kirk Whelan-Foran

Assistant: Belzy Day

bday@unitedagents.co.uk

Film, TV & Theatre

Agent: Nicki Stoddart

Nicki Stoddart

nstoddart@unitedagents.co.uk

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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
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

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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.

Theatre

Production	Company	Notes
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 Olivier Nomination for Best New Comedy 2017
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) 2017 Broadway World Award Winner for Best New Play (The Play That Goes Wrong - Broadway) 2017 Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Winner 2016 Best Commercial Production award at the Drama Critics' Awards for ‘Ma Este Megbukunk’ (The Play That Goes Wrong Hungary) 2016 Moliere Award for ‘Les Faux British’ (The Play That Goes Wrong France) 2015 Olivier Award Winner for Best New Comedy 2015 BroadwayWorld UK Winner for Best New Play 2014 WhatsOnStage Award Winner for Best New Comedy 2013 Edinburgh Six-Star Bobby Award
PETER PAN GOES WRONG 2014	Mischief with Kenny Wax Ltd UK Tour/Pleasance London	2016 Olivier Award Nomination for Best New Comedy 2013 Off West End Award nominations for Best Ensemble and Best Production
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 Winner of The Spirit of the Fringe Award 2013