NIR PALDI

CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Nir Paldi is Co-Artistic Director of Ad Infinitum, a role he has held since 2007. He is a writer, director, performer and facilitator.

He co-wrote and directed the multi-award-winning Odyssey (2009), which has toured to over 15 countries and won the Stage Award for Acting Excellence. He co-wrote and directed The Big Smoke (2010), which won Best International Show at the United Solo Festival in New York. He wrote, directed and performed in Ballad of the Burning Star (2013), which won a Stage Award for Best Ensemble and an Off West End Award, touring extensively in the UK, Norway, and Canada.

Nir wrote and directed Bucket List (2016), which won the Spirit of the Fringe Award and an Off West End Award. He created Chloe and the Colour Catcher (2018) with Bristol Old Vic and co-wrote, co-directed and performed in No Kids (2019), examining LGBTQIA+ parenting, which premiered at Battersea Arts Centre and toured internationally to the USA and Hong Kong.

Recent work includes If You Fall (2022), exploring end-of-life care, which toured to Bristol Old Vic, Northern Stage, and HOME Manchester, and Until I Find You (2024), which he co-wrote and directed. Until I Find You premiered in Mexico City, winning five major awards including Best Show and Best One-Person Show from the Mexican Association of Theatre Critics and Journalists. It has toured to Madrid, with a second Mexico City season in 2026 and a UK tour in 2027.

As a freelance director, Nir co-wrote and directed the Fringe First Award-winning Juana in a Million (2012).

Nir regularly facilitates workshops in the UK and internationally and has served as a trustee for Many Minds and Trinity Community Arts.

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