Adam_Long_(American_actor)

Adam Long (American actor)

Adam Long (American actor)

American actor and writer

Adam Long is an American actor, screenwriter, writer, and director based in London, England, as well as a founding member of The Reduced Shakespeare Company. From 1987 to 2003 [1] he co-wrote and performed "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)" [2] "The Complete History of America (abridged)",[3] "The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show" for the BBC World Service, and "The Ring Reduced", a 30 minute condensation of Wagner's Ring Cycle for Channel 4 television.

In 1996, Long directed the Reduced Shakespeare Company's London production of "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)" which was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Comedy in 1997,[4] and ran for 9 years at the Criterion Theatre in Piccadilly Circus. Stage production licensing in the U S and Canada is by Broadway Play Publishing Inc.

Long left The Reduced Shakespeare Company in 2003. He then co-wrote and starred in The Barn,[5] an independent feature film which won a British Independent Film Award in 2004 - The Raindance Award, for the film which best embodies the spirit of independent filmmaking. In 2006, he wrote and performed Star Wars Shortened [6][7] for Sky Movies, and The Condensed History of Tony Blair for BBC Radio 4.[8] In 2007 he wrote and directed Dickens Unplugged, which premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[9][10] The show was brought to Guildford in February, 2007,[11] and made its West End debut on May 23, 2008 at the Comedy Theatre.[12] It has been published as Dickens (abridged) by Broadway Play Publishing Inc. In 2008, he wrote and performed The Condensed History of Political Parties for BBC Radio 4,[13] and in 2009 The Condensed History of George W Bush, also for BBC Radio 4.[14]

From 2008 to the present, Adam has worked extensively in animation, writing for Netflix, CBBC, CBeebies, Disney, Nickelodeon, and Sprout. He is the voice of Mr. Small in seasons 2 to 6 of the BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning animated series The Amazing World of Gumball. He has also provided voices for Elliott from Earth.

Adam Long currently resides in London.

References

  1. [1]
    Reduced Shakespeare Company official timeline Archived July 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine accessed July 3, 2007
  2. [2]
    Review, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), The New York Times
  3. [3]
    Review, The Complete History of America (abridged), (published by Broadway Play Publishing Inc.), The New York Times
  4. [4]
    The Nominees and Winners of The Laurence Olivier Awards for 1997 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine London Theatre Guide, accessed 3 July 2007
  5. [5]
    BFI catalog entry, The Barn
  6. [6]
    "Star Wars condensed to 20 minutes". 8 August 2006.
  7. [7]
    "Shakespeare troupe take light sabre to Star Wars". 9 August 2006.
  8. [8]
    "BBC - (None) - Comedy and Quizzes - Condensed History of Tony Blair".
  9. [9]
    Dickens Unplugged, Assembly Ballroom, Edinburgh, review in The Stage, 9 August 2007
  10. [10]
    Dickens Unplugged: The Complete Works of Charles Dickens (Abridged), review by Jo Caird of the UK review site "Culture Wars", 28 August 2007
  11. [11]
    Dickens Unplugged: They did it to Shakespeare - now it's Dickens' turn Dominic Cavendish interviews Adam Long in The Daily Telegraph
  12. [12]
    Dickens Unplugged to make West End debut at Comedy Theatre, The Stage, April 16, 2008
  13. [13]
    "The Condensed History of Political Parties". 4 November 2008.
  14. [14]
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/the_westminster_hour/7836673.stm
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