Peter Pan Goes Wrong

by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, Jonathan Sayer

Overview

Tonight Neverland is fleshed out with plenty of plant life, certainly bettering 2011's production of Jack and the Bean-Cactus. So, with no further ado, please put your hands together for J.M. Barrie's Christmas classic: Peter Pan!

The inept and accident-prone Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society set out to present J. M. Barrie's classic tale of Peter Pan, their most audacious production to date. Flying? Pyrotechnics? Sharp hooks? What ensues is two acts of hysterical disaster. You'll laugh, they'll cry. Something so wrong has never been so right.

From the mischievous minds of the West End and Edinburgh hit The Play That Goes Wrong comes this highly original, chaos-filled re-telling of J.M. Barrie's much-loved classic.

Peter Pan Goes Wrong received its world premiere at the Pleasance Theatre, London, on 10 December 2013 and transferred to the West End on 4 December 2015. This edition was published to coincide with the West End transfer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781474291675
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	02/15/2016
Series:	Modern Plays
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	80
File size:	310 KB

About the Author

Mischief is a comedy theatre company based in London, first formed in 2008 by a group of graduates and students of The London Academy of Music&Art. Since first forming the company has created and presented a number of productions across the UK and in Europe. The company is led by Artistic Director Henry Lewis and Company Director Jonathan Sayer.
Henry Lewis is an award-winning writer and actor. He trained at LAMDA and has been a member of Mischief Theatre since 2009. Theatre includes: The Play That Goes Wrong (writer/actor, winner 2015 Olivier Award and WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Comedy); Peter Pan Goes Wrong (writer/actor, 2016 Olivier Award nominee for Best New Comedy); The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (writer/actor, 2017 Olivier Award nominee Best New Comedy); Mischief Movie Night (actor, 2018 Olivier Award nominee for Best New Comedy)l The Nativity Goes Wrong (writer), The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (writer/actor) and The Busy Body (actor, Southwark Playhouse). Television includes: The Royal Variety Performance (ITV), Holby City (BBC), Keep It In The Family (ITV) Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC) We Are Most Amused&Amazed - Prince Charles 70th Birthday Celebration (ITV) and A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (BBC).
Henry Shields is an award-winning writer and actor. He trained at LAMDA and has been a member of Mischief Theatre since 2009. Theatre includes: The Play That Goes Wrong (writer/actor, winner 2015 Olivier Award and WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Comedy); Peter Pan Goes Wrong (writer/actor, 2016 Olivier Award nominee for Best New Comedy); The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (writer/actor, 2017 Olivier Award nominee Best New Comedy); Mischief Movie Night (actor, 2018 Olivier Award nominee for Best New Comedy)l The Nativity Goes Wrong (writer), The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (writer/actor) and The Busy Body (actor, Southwark Playhouse). Television includes: The Royal Variety Performance (ITV), Holby City (BBC), Keep It In The Family (ITV) Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC) We Are Most Amused&Amazed - Prince Charles 70th Birthday Celebration (ITV) and A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (BBC).
Jonathan Sayer is an Olivier award-winning writer, actor and is the Company Director of Mischief Theatre. His work for Mischief has been performed internationally in over forty countries. Training: LAMDA. Theatre credits: The Play That Goes Wrong (Broadway, West End&UK/International Tour - winner of Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards 2015 and What's On Stage Awards 2014), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC1, West End/UK Tour/Pleasance London - nominated for Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards 2016), The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (West End - nominated Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards 2017) Mischief Movie Night/Lights! Camera! Improvise! (The Arts Theatre ann UK Tour- nominated for Best New Comedy at The Olivier Awards 2018 and winner of Spirit of the Fringe Award 2013)). Television Credits: The Goes Wrong Show (BBC1), Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (BBC1), Peter Pan Goes Wrong- TV adaptation (BBC1) We Are Most Amused&Amazed - Prince Charles 70th Birthday Celebration (ITV), Royal Variety Performance (ITV), Keep It in the Family (ITV- writer only), Radio Credits: The Christmas Show That Goes Wrong (BBC R2).

Editorial Reviews

"Immaculately staged . . . reduced even a staid matinee audience to hysterics" - The Times on 'The Play That Goes Wrong'

"Effortless slapstick that Keaton and Chaplin would be hard pushed to trump" - Whatsonstage on 'The Play That Goes Wrong'

"For a side-splitting, jolly good laugh, The Play That Goes Wrong is exactly what the doctor ordered" - British Theatre Guide on 'The Play That Goes Wrong'

"A highly developed sense of mischief and cheeky aplomb . . . it's all very silly . . . but it's done with just the right amount of tongue-in-cheek" - Guardian on 'The Play That Goes Wrong'

"Boy does it hit the funny bone ... a rising tide of hysteria ... an enduring cult hit in the making" - Daily Telegraph on 'The Play That Goes Wrong'

"superb use of slapstick, requiring split second timing and great comic aplomb. All of the things that worked so well in the first play are just as good here . . . loads of laugh out loud moments." - Nottingham Post

"incredible comedy timing" - Yorkshire Post

"sop up the hype and ready yourself to be etched with even deeper laughter lines, it is fantastic, absolutely fantastic . . . Giddily good fun, it's a silly, clattering mess, but in all the right ways." - Cambridge News

"The play gives an affectionate nod to the more bizarre aspects of the great British panto, from cheesy dance routines to excruciating dialogue." - Manchester Evening News

"Rarely has something so wrong seemed so right." - Edinburgh Evening News

"a hugely funny send-up" - Birmingham Post

"In the Cornley world, if something can malfunction, it will do so . . . I got hurt just laughing." - Chronicle Live

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