Nancy Meckler


Nancy Meckler is an American theatre and film director, known for her work in the United Kingdom with Shared Experience, where she was a joint artistic director alongside Polly Teale.

Theatre

Meckler has directed a production of I.D.. She was a member of London-based collective the Freehold Theatre Company, where she eventually became director. The group employed devising methodology to create work, and were the first company to receive the John Whiting Award for 'new and distinctive development in dramatic writing', traditionally given to playwrights.
In 2001, Meckler directed a production of Helen Edmundson's The Mill on the Floss at the Ambassadors Theatre. In 2008, she directed a production of Edmundson's War and Peace at Hampstead Theatre.
Her production of King Lear at Shakespeare's Globe was filmed in 2017 and featured Kevin McNally in the title role.

Film

Meckler directed films Sister My Sister and Indian Summer .