Neil McPherson
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Born | October 7, 1969 England United Kingdom |
Neil McPherson (born London, October 7, 1969) is a theatre producer and artistic director.
He was Artistic Director of the New End Theatre, Hampstead, from 1996-1997, and has been the Artistic Director of the Finborough Theatre, London, since January 1999.[1][2]
He has produced over 65 productions and co-productions with his production company Concordance.[3]
He trained as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama and was a member of the National Youth Theatre for seven years. His acting roles included John Osborne in A Better Class of Person for Thames TV.[4] [5]
As a playwright, his plays include I Wish to Die Singing, a documentary drama on the Armenian Genocide, first presented at the Finborough Theatre in November 2005, performed at the Centre for Armenian Information and Advice, London, in September 2006; and Mumpers Dingle, an adaptation of George Borrow's novels Lavengro and The Romany Rye, presented at Brompton Cemetery Chapel in 2003.