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WILL ADAMSDALE / Image: Jacksons Way / Photographer: Barney Britton

Image: Jacksons Way
Photographer: Barney Britton

WILL ADAMSDALE

Comedy|Physical/visual theatre|Devised theatre

SIZE OF COMPANY
3–4 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small to medium

PERMANENT STAFF
Performer and deviser
Will Adamsdale
Dramaturg/Producer
Kate McGrath
Project Manager
Christina Elliot
Production Manager
Stuart Heyes

ARTISTIC POLICY
Will Adamsdale is a performer and deviser. His work dissects modern urban life through storytelling, comedy, music, and audience interaction. He collaborates with dramaturg Kate McGrath, and worked with sonic artist Chris Branch on 'The Receipt'.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
An exquisitely idiosyncratic worldview that is as funny as it is wonderfully weird…remarkable for both its sheer inventiveness and its perfect pitch.
The New York Times (Jackson’s Way)
It’s a real cracker…This is a show that makes you yearn to get off the hamster wheel and make a bid for freedom.
The Guardian (The Receipt)
Adamsdale is creating a body of work that rides roughshod over the boundaries between comedy and theatre, making us laugh even as it asks the big questions.
The Guardian (The Human Computer)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
The Human Computer
I have avoided computers for as long as I could but recently this has become an impossible position.
A techno-phobe’s guide to computers which delves into the wiry heart of the cyber web.  
75 mins, 3 people on the road
The Receipt
A man flips out and searches the city for the owner of a receipt. Is he a hero, or an idiot? A little story told by two men, a filing cabinet and a Moog. Fringe First and Total Theatre Award Winner 2006.
75 mins, 4 people on the road
Jackson’s Way
Winner of the Perrier Award for Comedy, 2004. Part theatre, part comedy, Jackson’s Way is a modern day parody of American motivational speakers and a satire on the world of self help and corporate jargon.
90 mins, 3 people on the road

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Jackson’s Way: Level Two
'Hi, I’m Chris John Jackson and I am ready to take YOU to the next level.' The long-awaited sequel from life coach guru Chris John Jackson.

WRAP-AROUND
Will Adamsdale can provide post-performance discussions. He can also perform excerpts from Jackson’s Way or The Human Computer in a variety of contexts, including corporate events.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2006 USA, Australia: Jackson’s Way
2007 USA, Australia: The Receipt

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Throughout 2009