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Mischief Theatre Announce Residency At The Vaudeville and new show Groan Ups

From the parents of ThePlay That Goes Wrong comes a brand-new comedy all about growing up. Are wethe same people at 30 as we were at 13? Does school life determine our future?Do we ever grow out of our school crush? Playing an unruly classroom of kids andanarchic high school teenagers, through to the aches and pains of adulthood,the original Mischief company are back in the West End with their first newplay since 2016.

The cast includes original company members Dave Hearn, Henry Lewis, Charlie Russell, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields and Nancy Zamit alongside Bryony Corrigan. Groan Ups will open in September 2019.

Mischief Theatre was founded in 2008 by a group of graduatesof The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and began as animprovised comedy group. Mischief Theatre performs across the UK andinternationally with improvised and original scripted work. Their otherproduction The Comedy About A BankRobbery is currently at the Criterion Theatre and on a national UK tourwhilst The Play That Goes Wrong isalso on a national UK tour and is has recently completed a two year run onBroadway. The company is led by Artistic Director Henry Lewis and CompanyDirector Jonathan Sayer.

Groan Ups is produced in the West End by Kenny Wax Ltd and Stage Presence Ltd.

Henry Lewis, Artistic Director of Mischief Theatre, andJonathan Sayer, Company Director of Mischief Theatre, said

We couldn’t be moredelighted to have been invited by Nica Burns and Nimax Theatres to take over theVaudeville Theatre for an entire year. They took a leap of faith with us backin 2014 by putting The Play That Goes Wrong on in the West End so we just hopewe can do them proud! Mischief Theatre is incredibly grateful for this amazingopportunity and now we can make sure the laughs continue for audiences.’

Nica Burns,co-founder of Nimax Theatres, said

In 2016 MischiefTheatre had three comedies running at the same time in the West End: The Play ThatGoes Wrong at the Duchess, Peter Pan Goes Wrong at the Apollo and The ComedyAbout a Bank Robbery at the Criterion. Mischief’s three writers, Henry Lewis,Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, were all under 30. An extraordinaryachievement and probably a world record. We jumped at the chance to partnerwith Mischief and their producers Kenny Wax and Stage Presence to present a trulyrecord breaking three brand new comedies in one year at the Vaudeville. FromNew York to Christchurch and many cities in between, audiences have beenfalling over with laughter at Mischief’s antics. In fact, the seats at theDuchess have been rocked with so much laughter in the last five years that weare replacing them!

Kenny Wax, producer of Groan Ups and The Play That GoesWrong, said

In seven years, tohave graduated from a pub theatre filler slot to a three play 12 monthresidency at the Vaudeville (courtesy of the tremendously supportive NicaBurns) to sit alongside their two long running comedies at the Duchess andCriterion, a record breaking run on Broadway and productions currently runningon every continent except Antarctica, the meteoric rise of this extraordinarilytalented group of writers and actors seems to know no bounds. As Producers weare delighted to have guided their journey and become their friends.

Further productions to be announced in due course.

BOX OFFICE INFORMATION

GROAN UPS

GROAN UPS

Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields

Directed by Kirsty Patrick Ward

20 September – 1 December 2019

Vaudeville Theatre

404 Strand

London WC2R 0NH

Booking number: 0330 333 4814

Website: nimaxtheatres.com

PERFORMANCE TIMES:

Tuesday to Saturday at 7:30pm

Saturday at 2:30pm

Sunday at 3:00pm & 7:00pm

AGE: Recommended age 13+

Prices: Tickets from £20.00

Groups: £29.50 10+

Tues, Weds, Thurs and Sun EVES, Excludes School holidayweeks

Schools: £19.50 10+

Tues, Weds and Thurs, Excludes School holiday weeks

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