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BIO

Will Bowen graduated from Oxford with a D.Phil in mathematics. With Pierre Audi & Chris Naylor, will founded the Almeida Theatre. Amongst a host of credits his opera designs include ‘The Barber of Seville’, ‘Falstaff’, ‘Seraglio’, ‘Xerxes’, ‘The Rape of Lucretia’ and ‘La Scala di Seta’ for BYO, ‘Carmen’, ‘I Pagliacci’ and ‘Fanciulla del West’ for Holland Park, and ‘Macbeth’, ‘Tosca’, ‘La Boheme’ &’Carmen’ for Iceland’s National Opera. Theatre designs include Rowan Atkinson’s ‘New Review’ in London and on Broadway, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber at El Auditorio in Seville, Eddie Izzard’s ‘Definite Article’ UK tour, Howard Goodall’s ‘Days of Hope’, ‘Under Milk Wood’ for Sir Anthony Hopkins, ‘Romance/Romance’ at the Gielgud, ‘Peter Pan’ at the Royal Festival Hall, & The Billie Holliday Story at the Charing Cross Theatre. Will designed six sets for Derren Brown’s live magic shows. Will re-designed the Lyttelton Theatre for the Transformation season at the NT and was a consultant on the re-design of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford. On TV Will designed the curvaceous set for Howard Goodall’s documentary series The Story of Music. Will was elected a fellow of the ABTT in 2018. For many years Will has been an ‘elf’, helping to set the questions for the TV series QI.

Productions

 
[West End, 2021] [Replacement]
Set Designer[Replacement]
 
[Broadway, 1986]
Scenic Designer

News


BWW Review: MAGIC GOES WRONG, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

​Mischief Theatre has brought their characteristic “Goes Wrong” spin to several shows on our stages and screens. Their latest collaboration with magicians Penn & Teller, Magic Goes Wrong, is making a stop in Edinburgh at the Festival Theatre as part of their UK tour.
MAGIC GOES WRONG Comes to Canterbury in April

Olivier award-winning comedy favourites Mischief will be bringing their West End hit Magic Goes Wrong to Canterbury next month (April). 
MAGIC GOES WRONG Will End its Run at the Apollo Theatre on 27 February

Magic Goes Wrong, the Olivier nominated box office hit created by Mischief with Magic legends Penn & Teller, will end its scheduled run at the Apollo Theatre on Sunday 27 February 2022.
Photos: First Look at MAGIC GOES WRONG, Now Playing at the Apollo Theatre

A selection of production images from Magic Goes Wrong, the Olivier nominated box office hit created by Mischief and Magic legends Penn & Teller, have been released today!
Photos: In Rehearsal For MAGIC GOES WRONG at the Apollo Theatre

A selection of rehearsal images from Magic Goes Wrong, the Olivier nominated box office hit created by Mischief and Magic legends Penn & Teller, have been released!
MAGIC GOES WRONG Announces Full Casting for Limited West End Run

Magic Goes Wrong, the Olivier nominated box office hit created by Mischief with Magic legends Penn & Teller, today revealed the cast for its strictly limited run at the Apollo Theatre, from 21 October 2021 through to 27 February 2022.
MAGIC GOES WRONG to Return to the West End for Limited Run at the Apollo Theatre

Magic Goes Wrong, the box office hit created by Mischief with Magic legends Penn & Teller, has announced today that it will return to the West End for a strictly limited run at the Apollo Theatre, from 21 October 2021 through to 27 February 2022. 
Mischief Announce Full Casting For MAGIC GOES WRONG UK Tour

Magic Goes Wrong will open on tour at Curve, Leicester on 16 July, before visiting Salford, Eastbourne, Cambridge, Newcastle, Leeds, Liverpool, Milton Keynes, Southampton, Woking and Bath with further dates to be announced. 
MAGIC GOES WRONG Returns To The West End For Limited Run

Magic Goes Wrong, the box office hit created by Mischief Theatre with Las Vegas legends Penn & Teller, will return for a magical eight week run at the Vaudeville Theatre, from 10 December 2020 through to 31 January 2021.
MAGIC GOES WRONG At The Vaudeville Theatre Announces New Cast

Magic Goes Wrong, the box office hit created by Mischief Theatre with magic legends Penn & Teller, today announces a magical cast transformation at the Vaudeville Theatre, from March 2020.
MAGIC GOES WRONG Extends Until August 2020

Mischief Theatre, the Olivier award-winning company behind The Play That Goes Wrong, has announced a new booking period for Magic Goes Wrong, with tickets now on sale until 30th August 2020. Created with magic legends Penn & Teller, this is the second production as part of Mischief Theatre's residency at the Vaudeville Theatre.
Photo Flash: First Look at MAGIC GOES WRONG at the Vaudeville Theatre

Get a first look at Mischief Theatre's upcoming comedy production Magic Goes Wrong at the Vaudeville Theatre, which opens on 8 January 2020. This is a production created with Vegas entertainment legends Penn & Teller and is part of Mischief Theatre's residency at the Vaudeville Theatre.
Derren Brown Announces UNDERGROUND Tour Dates For 2018

Derren Brown, the multi-award winning master of mind control and psychological illusion, is bringing his latest sensational show UNDERGROUND back to UK and Irish theatres in 2018.
Derren Brown Brings UNDERGROUND to the West End

From 11 Oct 2017, the nation's favourite dark manipulator of magic and mind control will perform his latest stage show, DERREN BROWN: UNDERGROUND at the Playhouse Theatre, London, for a limited season until the 14th October.
Go-Go Dog Pals Introduces Two New Characters in the 'Pals' Line-up

Just in time to get the dog lovers in your life the perfect Christmas gift, Go-Go Dog Pals has announced two new characters. Sweetie (Skunk) and Bandit (Raccoon) join Woody (Woodchuck) in the 'Pals' line-up.
SVENGALI to Play Novello Theatre July 12- August 11

Derren Brown's 2012 Olivier-nominated show, Svengali, will take up residence at London's Novello Theatre for 27 performances only, from July 12 - Aug 11. This is the last chance to see the sell-out live show that has mesmerized the nation, performing in over 150 venues.

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