About
Adam Scott-Rowley
Adam is a queer, multidisciplinary artist whose work transcends traditional theatrical boundaries, inhabiting a fluid space between live art and physical theatre. With a bold avant-garde aesthetic, Adam’s work explores themes of compassion and existentialism, challenging audiences to confront deeper emotional truths in unexpected ways. He is passionate about bringing contemporary visual theatre to the UK and creating work that radiates a raw, visceral energy.
Adam trained at The London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and works as an actor, writer, director, and teacher. As a theatre practitioner, Adam teaches at The Danish National School of Performing Arts, where he developed and directs his methodology, ‘The Sensitised Theatre.’ He has taught at a range of institutions, including the Copenhagen International School of Performing Arts, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Mountview, ArtsEd, and the National Youth Theatre.
Adam is a qualified secular mindfulness practitioner and is authorised to teach mindfulness by the Mindfulness Association; having completed their Mindfulness, Compassion, Insight, and 2-year teacher training pathway. He holds a Postgraduate Degree in the Studies of Mindfulness from the University of Aberdeen.
His new show YOU ARE GOING TO DIE premiered at VAULT Festival in March 2023. It then completed a sold-out run at Summerhall, before departing on an international tour beginning in Denmark. The show returned to London in 2024 at the Southwark Playhouse.
Awards for Adam’s performance in THIS IS NOT CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT include: 2017 Offie Nomination for ‘Best Male Performance’, WINNER ’Stand-Out Performance at the Fringe 2017’, WINNER ‘Best Solo Performance at the Fringe 2017’, and WINNER ‘Show of the Week at VAULT Festival 2018’.
Awards for Adam’s performance in YOU ARE GOING TO DIE include: 2023 Offie Nomination for ‘IDEA Production: Devised or Physical Theatre’ and 2023 VAULT Festival Nomination for the ‘ORIGINS AWARD’.
Adam portrayed the final Hamlet witnessed by Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle in 2022. It wasn't the best Hamlet, but her reaction was a little strong.