Magic Goes Wrong
Magic Goes Wrong is a comedy play by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields (of Mischief Theatre Company) and Penn & Teller. It follows the series of Mischief's Goes Wrong series of plays following The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong.
Magic Goes Wrong | |
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Written by | Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer Henry Shields Penn Jillette Teller |
Date premiered | 6 August 2019 |
Place premiered | The Lowry, Salford |
Original language | English |
Genre | Comedy Magic |
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Production
The play opened in the Quays Theatre at The Lowry, Salford from 6 to 11 August 2019, prior to its opening in London's West End at the Vaudeville Theatre from 14 December 2019 to 31 May 2020,[1][2] later extended to 30 August.[3]
The play will be the second production in Mischief's year-long residency at the Vaudeville following their opening production of Groan Ups, and will be the third Mischief production running simultaneously in the West End alongside the long-running productions of The Play That Goes Wrong and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery. Also with Peter Pan Goes Wrong playing a Christmas season at Alexandra Palace it will be the third Goes Wrong play running simultaneously in London.
Cast and characters
Characters | Original cast[4] |
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Spitzamus | Bryony Corrigan |
Eugenia | Roxy Faridany |
The Blade | Dave Hearn |
Mind Mangler | Henry Lewis |
Mickey | Jonathan Sayer |
Sophisticato | Henry Shields |
Bear | Nancy Zamit |
Understudies | Natasha Culley |
Lauren Ingram | |
Laurence Pears | |
Sydney K Smith | |
Liv Spencer |
References
- "Penn and Teller create Magic Goes Wrong with Mischief Theatre | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- correspondent, Mark Brown Arts (2019-03-07). "Mischief Theatre's next 'Goes Wrong' comedy will be magic show". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- Longman, Will (2020-01-20). "Mischief Theatre's Magic Goes Wrong extends West End run". London Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- Desk, BWW News. "Full Casting Announced For Mischief Theatre's MAGIC GOES WRONG at The Vaudeville Theatre". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-08-28.