6 – 11 November
Mischief are bound for Bath with pan-demonium guaranteed as PETER PAN GOES WRONG takes to the stage at the Theatre Royal prior to its West End return
This riotous spin on a timeless classic comes from the team behind the multi award-winning, global comedy phenomenon The Play That Goes Wrong and the BBC One television series The Goes Wrong Show. West Country audiences can catch the show at the Theatre Royal Bath from Monday 6th to Saturday 11th November before it returns to London’s West End for a seven-and-a-half-week Christmas season.
Co-penned by Mischief’s celebrated writing trio, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, Peter Pan Goes Wrong is a highly physical comedy packed with finely-tuned farce and Buster Keaton inspired slapstick, delivered with split-second timing and ambitious daring. The play sees the ‘Cornley Drama Society’ back on stage, battling technical hitches, flying mishaps and cast disputes as they attempt to present J.M. Barrie’s much-loved tale. But will they ever make it to Neverland?
The 2023 touring production reunites returning Mischief cast members with some courageous new recruits. The cast includes Jake Burgum as Trevor, Jack Michael Stacey as Chris, Matthew Howell as Robert, Jean-Luke Worrell as Francis, Ciara Morris as Sandra, Theo Toksvig-Stewart as Max, Clark Devlin as Dennis, Jamie Birkett as Annie, Gareth Tempest as Jonathan and Rosemarie Akwafo as Lucy.
Jonathan Sayer, Creative Director of Mischief said: “I’m absolutely delighted that Peter Pan Goes Wrong will be returning to bring joy across the country. It’s such a special show for us and includes some of our most ambitious comic sequences to date.”
Meanwhile across the pond, the original Mischief team have recently completed a four-month run of Peter Pan Goes Wrong on Broadway, where it received eight award nominations, winning the Drama Desk Award for Best Unique Theatrical Experience and the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for Favourite New Play. The production then headed to Los Angeles for a strictly limited five-week run at the Ahmanson Theatre during August and September.
Nominated for an Olivier Award for Best New Comedy in 2016, Peter Pan Goes Wrong has enjoyed two West End runs, a season on Broadway, a tour of Australia and New Zealand and two UK tours. BBC One broadcast a one-hour version of the show on primetime television in December 2016, starring David Suchet as the guest narrator, watched by an audience of over six million.
Peter Pan Goes Wrong is directed by Adam Meggido, with set designs by Simon Scullion, costumes by Roberto Surace, lighting by Matt Haskins and sound by Ella Wahlström. Original compositions are by Richard Baker and Rob Falconer. The Associate Director is Fred Gray. Peter Pan Goes Wrong is produced by Kenny Wax Ltd and Stage Presence Ltd in arrangement with Mischief Worldwide Ltd.
Mischief’s other stage successes include The Play That Goes Wrong in the West End, on Broadway and on tour in the UK and internationally, with productions staged on every continent – with the exception of Antarctica; as well as A Comedy About A Bank Robbery, Mind Mangler, Magic Goes Wrong, Groan Ups and Mischief Movie Night. Mischief was first seen on television in the Royal Variety Performance of 2015 and subsequently in two BBC One Christmas specials, Peter Pan Goes Wrong in 2016 and A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong in 2017. Their Royal Television Society Award-winning series The Goes Wrong Show appeared on BBC One in 2019 with a Christmas special, followed by further episodes in early 2020, a hit Nativity special at Christmas and a second series in 2021 on BBC One and iPlayer. The Play That Goes Wrong can currently be seen on stage in the West End and on Broadway, with Mind Mangler also playing a sixteen-week season in New York.
Peter Pan Goes Wrong appears at the Theatre Royal Bath from Monday 6th to Saturday 11th November. To purchase tickets contact the Theatre Royal Bath Box Office on 01225 448844 or book online at www.theatreroyal.org.uk
Photo credit: Pamela Raith Photograhy
