Meghan Tyler

 

Meghan is an award-winning actor and writer from Newry who trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

 

They are currently appearing in the lead role of ‘Cora’ in AURORA which was shown at The Mac, Belfast and next at Projects Arts Centre Dublin, directed by Emma Jordan.

 

Other recent stage credits include the role of  Helena in MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at the Lyric Theatre, THE GAP YEAR playing multiple roles, the role of Woman in VARIANT, Elizabeth Bennet on a UK Tour of the Royal Lyceum Theatre's PRIDE & PREJUDICE* *SORT OF. Previous to this they played Stella in the critically acclaimed Lyric Production of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE directed by Emma Jordan.

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Other theatre credits include MEDICINE for Off the Middle at the Hope Theatre, KING KEICH, THE PERSIANS, THE WEIR SISTERS for Oran Mor with Traverse Theatre, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE at Shakespeare's Globe, THE CRUCIBLE at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA for Guilford Shakespeare Company, HAMLET for Citizen's Theatre in Glasgow, SECRET SHOW 1 for Blood of the Young at the Tron Theatre, LOVERS, LOOK BACK IN ANGER for the Cumbernaud Theatre, and NOTHING TO BE DONE at Setkani/Encounter, Neu/Now Festival and Edinburgh Festival. 

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Screen credits include ALMOST NEVER and SHETLAND for the BBC, THE TOLL for Western Edge Pictures, EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY for BBC Northern Ireland and SCOT SQUAD for Comedy Unit at the BBC.

 

Meghan is an acclaimed writer. Awards include: 2019- Channel 4 Playwrights Bursary, a New Playwrights Award with Playwrights’ Studio Scotland, 2019 – Stewart Parker Award for their play Crocodile Fever which was staged at The Lyric Theatre and Traverse Theatre later in the same year, Meghan was one of the writers on the New Playwrights Programme at The Lyric Theatre and part of the 2022 Convergence cohort at Short Circuit.

 

Writing credits include MEDICINE, THE PERSIANS, GOLDEN ARM THEATRE PROJECT and NOTHING TO BE DONE which was awarded the MARTA Award for Best Script.