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Review: EDINBURGH 2024: SPY MOVIE: THE PLAY!, Pleasance Courtyard
by Kat Mokrynski - Sep 29, 2024

Spy Movie: The Play!, written by Matthew Howell and Jack Michael Stacey, is “The Greatest Spy Movie (n)Ever Made.” The show has quite the interesting (and meta) concept - what we are going to see is meant to be seen on the silver screen but, due to financial reasons, we are going to be seeing it staged as a play.

A Cabbage Productions Brings SPY MOVIE: THE PLAY! To Edinburgh This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2024

In a parody of Bond movies and fringe theatre, a rejected, frustrated screenwriter invites an audience of producers to a one-night-only showing of her spy movie masterpiece... if only it had received the funding.

Review: PETER PAN GOES WRONG, Theatre Royal Glasgow
by Mary Baillie - Mar 6, 2024

Mischief Theatre made headlines in the West End with their acclaimed “Goes Wrong” series, where the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society showcases performances and everything goes absolutely haywire. Despite previous mishaps, this fictional acting troupe are back again, this time attempting a rendition of Peter Pan. 

Cast Set For PETER PAN GOES WRONG at Theatre Royal, Glasgow in March
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2024

Mischief, the multi award-winning company responsible for the global comedy phenomenon, The Play That Goes Wrong, and the BBC One television series, The Goes Wrong Show, has announced full casting for its forthcoming UK Tour of Peter Pan Goes Wrong.

Interview: 'It Brings a Lot of Joy': Actors Charlie Russell, Greg Tannahill, Nancy Zamit on Returning to PETER PAN GOES WRONG
by Kat Mokrynski - Dec 14, 2023

BroadwayWorld sat down to chat with some of original Mischief Theatre group - Charlie Russell, Greg Tannahill and Nancy Zamit, who are all back in the show on the West End for the festive season.

Review: SPY MOVIE: THE PLAY!, The Hope Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - Dec 13, 2023

The “greatest spy movie never made” revolves around writer Ian Flemish and real-life spy, Jane Blonde. A group of villains known by EVIW is using the adventures of Flemish’s main character, spy Dick Hardwood, as inspiration for their own evil schemes, and Flemish and Blonde must stop them before they get their hands on his latest work.

Review: PETER PAN GOES WRONG, Lyric Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - Nov 29, 2023

Written by Mischief trio Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields and directed by Adam Meggido, Peter Pan Goes Wrong brings the Cornley Polytechnic gang back to the West End, this time taking on the “traditional Christmas vignette,” definitely not a pantomime, as Director Chris Bean emphatically informs the audience.

Photos: First Look at Mischief's PETER PAN GOES WRONG at the Lyric Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 28, 2023

Peter Pan Goes Wrong runs at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue until Sunday 14 January 2024 before continuing to tour the UK. Check out all new photos here!

Photos: Inside Flying Rehearsal For PETER PAN GOES WRONG in the West End
by Stephi Wild - Nov 9, 2023

Mischief's Peter Pan Goes Wrong sails into the West End for 7½ weeks only at the Lyric Theatre this Christmas (Thursday 23 November 2023 – Sunday 14 January 2024, with a Gala Performance on Tuesday 28 November) before continuing to tour the UK. Check out all new photos from flying rehearsal here!

The Hope Theatre Reveals Lineup For Winter Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 31, 2023

The Hope Theatre has shared details of its Winter season, running from the end of November until March. Consisting of premieres of new writing and comedy, the season includes the return of a number of writers who have made work at the venue over the past two years.

West End Cast Set For PETER PAN GOES WRONG
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2023

Mischief has announced the West End cast of Peter Pan Goes Wrong which sails into the West End for 7 and a half weeks only at the Lyric Theatre this Christmas. Find out who is starring in the show ehre!

Cast Revealed For the UK Tour of PETER PAN GOES WRONG
by Stephi Wild - Aug 3, 2023

Mischief has announced full casting for its forthcoming UK Tour of Peter Pan Goes Wrong.  The tour opens at Richmond Theatre on 23 September. Learn more about the show, and who's starring, here!

Photos: In Rehearsal For THE THREE MUSKETEERS At Trinity Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 1, 2022

Trinity Theatre’s three brilliant Christmas shows will be performed by a newly announced nine strong cast. These multi-talented multi-hyphenates will play multiple roles across three shows for  triple festive delights! 

Three Christmas Shows Announced at Trinity Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 19, 2022

Trinity Theatre’s three brilliant Christmas shows will be performed by a newly announced nine- strong cast. These multi-talented multi-hyphenates will play multiple roles across three shows for triple festive delights!

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Returns On Tour In 2021
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2020

The Play That Goes Wrong, the Olivier Award-winning box office hit, is back for its fourth UK Tour in the new year.

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Extends West End Booking Period to May 2020
by Stephi Wild - Apr 10, 2019

The Play That Goes Wrong, the Olivier Award-winning box office hit, against all odds today announces a new booking period with tickets going on sale until 3rd May 2020.

A New Cast Will Wreak Havoc in THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
by Stephi Wild - Feb 4, 2019

The Play That Goes Wrong, the Olivier Award-winning box office hit, today announces that a new cast at the Duchess Theatre from Tuesday 26th February 2019.

West End's THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Celebrates Fourth Birthday With New Block of Tickets Through October 2019
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2018

The Play That Goes Wrong, the Olivier Award-winning box office hit, astoundingly celebrates its fourth birthday today by announcing a new booking period with tickets going on sale until 27 October 2019.

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Extends West End Booking Period and Announces New Cast
by Stephi Wild - Mar 20, 2018

The Play That Goes Wrong, the Olivier Award-winning box office hit, today announces a new booking period with tickets going on sale until 7 April 2019 alongside the news that a new cast of some of the world's unluckiest actors will be at the Duchess Theatre from Wednesday 28th March 2018.

Second Skin Theatre Commissions New Play, THE EXORCISM
by Kelsey Denette - Nov 13, 2012

Following Second Skin Theatre's hit production of Quills by Doug Wright, the company celebrates the holiday season with a tale of a middle-class Christmas reunion that hastens a haunting. "N16's resident theatre company" (N16 Magazine) has commissioned local playwright Duncan Stevens to write a new adaptation of the BBC 1972 series The Exorcism, set on Stoke Newington Church Street and staged at the White Rabbit Theatre from November 28 to December 16.