The Comedy About a Bank Robbery

The Comedy About a Bank Robbery
Written by Henry Lewis
Jonathan Sayer
Henry Shields
Date premiered 21 April 2016 (2016-04-21)
Place premiered Criterion Theatre

The Comedy About a Bank Robbery is a comedy play, written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, who are part of the Mischief Theatre Company. It is scheduled to receive its world and West End premiere at the Criterion Theatre, in April 2016.

Production history

The Comedy About a Bank Robbery is written by playwrights Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, who are part of the Mischief Theatre Company.[1] Their previous plays include The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong.[2] On 3 December 2015, it was announced the play would begin previews at the West End's Criterion Theatre on 31 March 2016,[3] with its official opening night coming on 21 April.[4] The play is directed by Mark Bell, with design by David Farley and costume design by Roberto Surace.[5]

Reviews

The Stage gave the production four stars out of five praising the show for being 'ambitious and surprising'.[6] However another early review criticised the 'Leslie Nielsen style wordplay gags' and 'set-pieces blatantly cribbed from Blackadder and Fawlty Towers'.[7]

Principal roles and original cast

Character West End performer
Mitch Henry Shields
Mr Freeboys Henry Lewis
Warren Jonathan Sayer
Ruth Nancy Wallinger
Sam Dave Hearn
Caprice Charlie Russell
Cooper Greg Tannahill
Randall Jeremy Lloyd

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Olivier Winners Stage Bank Robbery". officiallondontheatre.co.uk. Official London Theatre. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Comedy About A Bank Robbery to open in West End". whatsonstage.com. Whats On Stage. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY Begins in March". broadwayworld.com. Broadway World. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Performance Dates". thecomedyaboutabankrobbery.com. The Comedy About a Bank Robbery. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Play That Goes Wrong team launches new West End show". thestage.co.uk. The Stage. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  6. ↑ https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2016/the-comedy-about-a-bank-robbery-review-at-criterion-theatre-london
  7. ↑ http://benviveur.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/the-tragedy-about-daylight-robbery.html
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