Mischief Theatre’s smash-and-grab hit The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is a fast, fabulous comedy caper and the funniest show in the West End! This madcap concoction uses amateur dramatic societies and the participants who frequent them as its wicked template, where as the title suggests, nothing goes right. Luckily, Ruth Monaghan, a teller at the bank (who always says "everyone in this town's a crook"), persuades bureau officer Randall Shuck to allow the bank to store the diamond, much to his superiors' anger. At Ruth's persuasion, he misdirects the police, patches up Sam's wound, and gives him and Caprice his car to cross over into Ontario and lie low (it's a good thing Caprice knows someone there). To avoid detection, he is forced to find various places to conceal himself. Moderate sexual innuendos throughout. The expert comedy troupe, Mischief Theatre, is currently taking London by storm. The second strand is about a pick – pocket (Steffan Lloyd Evans as Sam Monaghan), who makes a living relieving bank customers of their wallets. Mitch and Cooper are able to escape, however, and they drive down to the Twin Cities to find the diamond. The Comedy About a Bank Robbery review – lung-bustingly funny farce has it three ways Criterion, London This thrillingly inventive piece about bed-hopping gem thieves is a slapstick delight Will the diamond stay safe? Once Sam and Caprice arrive, Mitch convinces them that he tried to save Cooper, and they continue with the heist. Acting too many roles for me to keep count, some of the quick vocal, physical and costume changes he made jumping from one part to another, left this reviewer speechless. [3] The play received nomination for Best New Comedy at the 2017 Olivier Awards. [2] The play is directed by Mark Bell, with design by David Farley and costume design by Roberto Surace. With a running time of two hours (plus one interval), The Play That Goes Wrong is jam – packed with tongue – twisting wordplay, improvisation, audience participation, endless sight gags, physical slapstick, charades, astonishing set pieces, compromising positions, mistaken identities, and split – second timing. Last year, Mischief Theatre struck gold a third time with their latest work, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery. The play also opened at the Théâtre Le Palace in Paris from 19 July 2018. Unfortunately, due to Cooper's big mouth, word gets out about the plan, and the whole prison wants to join the heist. The year is 1958. Summer 1958. Breaking into its 3rd year, Mischief Theatre's smash-and-grab hit The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is a fast, fabulous comedy caper and the funniest show in the West End. Played out to crazy perfection, the second sequence is a mind – blowing masterpiece in theatre design. She then warns Randall to be careful who he trusts, before holding up a lighter and giving one last remark: "It's like I always say; everyone in this town's a crook. ", The show received five star reviews from many leading critics including The Telegraph, The Times, Radio Times, Sunday Telegraph and WhatsOnStage. Ultimately, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is wonderful value for all. Over the next few days, Caprice Freeboys, Mr. Freeboys' daughter and Mitch's ex, starts dating Sam Monaghan, Ruth's son and a pickpocket, in the hopes of sweet-talking some money out of him (the money she currently gets from her father and other 3 suitors will barely cover her rent). Two extended scenes are particularly noteworthy. The Comedy About a Bank Robbery is a comedy play written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields of Mischief Theatre. Fortunately, Farley and the cast have taken this understanding into account, and milk every second to its extreme. Further, each actor plays a series of parts or alternative identities. It would be criminal to miss it! Peter Pan Goes Wrong, is a tongue – in – cheek tribute to Britain’s long – standing love affair with children’s pantomimes. A one – hour amended version was adapted and filmed for television. Airing last December, the ratings winner also featured David Suchet as The Narrator. Loosely based on The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie, the show literally comes to a crashing finish when the entire set falls apart. Minneapolis City Bank has been entrusted with a priceless diamond. It is equally entertaining for patrons who attend live theatre on a regular basis, as well as for customers who are a little unsure of the medium. Successful productions of the show have been staged around the world, in countries including Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Greece, Germany, Hungary, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Scandinavia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, The Netherlands, The Philippines, Turkey, and Uruguay. Before Mitch can kill either of them, however, Warren falls out of the vent and lands on Mitch, allowing Sam and Caprice to escape. A one – hour amended version was adapted and filmed for television. Given how fantastic word – of – mouth has made The Play That Goes Wrong into a such a sleeper hit world – wide, I am keeping my fingers crossed that an Australian tour of The Comedy About A Bank Robbery comes to our shores very soon. A French adaptation of the play titled Le Gros Diamant du Prince Ludwig (translated as The Big Diamond of Prince Ludwig) opened at Theatre du Gymnase in Paris from 15 June to 31 August 2017. The two crooks rope Sam and Caprice into joining them, mainly because the former can pose as Mr. Freeboys, and the latter as Prince Ludwig's attaché. These two strings are tied together by a third narrative stream. It is the first non-English production of the play to use the same set and staging as the West End production. The theatre can be seen on Piccadilly Circus next to the Eros statue. Dates are currently scheduled until May 2019. David Farley’s set not only gives the illusion that we are looking down on the moment from above, a pair of actors are actually suspended from its vertical floor.