CAST ANNOUNCED FOR MIND MANGLER MEXICO

AFTER CONQUERING AUDIENCES IN LONDON AND NEW YORK, THE MIND MANGLER COMES TO THE TEATRO HELÉNICO

The Mexican Ministry of Culture, through the Hellenic Cultural Centre, presents El Manipulador de mentes, una noche de ilusión trágica (Mind Mangler: A Night of Tragic Illusion), the celebrated magic-comedy by Mischief, which will arrive at the Hellenic Theatre under the production of Próspero Teatro, Camilla Brett and Jerónimo Best, marking its world debut entirely in Spanish.

The show, created in 2022 as a spin-off of Magic Goes Wrong, features the character of The Mind Mangler, an ambitious but unsuccessful mentalist who tries—without much success—to read the minds of the audience. The play works as an ode to failed effort and humour, where a struggling magician and his assistants seek to leave the audience speechless at all costs, resulting in a succession of failed illusions, calculated mistakes and unpredictable situations in which mentalism, physical humour and stage chaos combine with Mischief’s characteristic ingenuity.

Originally premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the play – then titled Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle – continued its international tour on stages in New York and London, consolidating the international prestige of the company that created theatrical phenomena such as The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong. Its character’s were originally created in Magic Goes Wrong by Penn Jillette, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields and Teller.

The production is directed by Hannah Sharkey, with resident direction and Spanish translation by Jerónimo Best. The cast includes Daniel Haddad, Daniel Ortiz and Miguel Tercero. The creative team includes set design by Emilio Zurita; lighting and audio by José Valdés; costumes by Alex Gama; and video by Ann Beltrán.

Designed for all audiences, the play offers a theatrical experience where illusion dialogues with laughter and surprise, and where mistakes—far from being hidden—become the driving force of the show.

El Manipulador de mentes, una noche de ilusión trágica will run from 27 February to 29 March 2026, with performances on Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 6 p.m. at the Teatro Helénico. Tickets cost $410 on the ground floor and $250 on the upper floor. There is currently a 30 per cent discount on advance sales, valid until 15 February. Tickets can be purchased at the box office of the Centro Cultural Helénico, located at Avenida Revolución 1500, or on the website: helenico.gob.mx.

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Daniel Haddad • Actor

A theatre, film and television actor, he has participated in more than twenty professional stage productions and more than a dozen audiovisual productions, including: Salomé (2013) and Ricardo Tercero (2014), both directed by Mauricio García Lozano; La obra que sale mal (2018), directed by Mark Bell, the comedy channel Backdoor (2019) and, recently, the film Radical (2023), for which he received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the Diosas de Plata 2024. He has participated in festivals such as the 3rd Mundial de Impro (2010) in Santiago, Chile, and the New Zealand Improv Festival (2014). He has a one-man show that combines magic and theatre called Oficínico.

Daniel Ortiz • Actor

Actor, director, and playwright, graduated from the acting programme at CasAzul Artes Escénicas Argos. Co-founder and producer of the company Me dijo Le dijo Le dije. As an actor, he has participated in productions such as: Cazar panteras, a play in Mexican Sign Language (LSM), Peter Pan que sale mal, Excepto un pájaro, La obra que sale mal, Pez Globo, Las calcetas de mi padre and Un conejo sin suerte, for which he is the playwright, among others. He has worked with directors such as Alberto Lomnitz, Alan Uribe, Juan Celis, Diego Álvarez Robledo, Luis Miguel Lombana, Juan Carrillo, Miguel Santa Rita, Itari Marta, Juan Carlos Cuellar, and Martín Acosta.

Miguel Tercero • Actor

Graduated from the National School of Theatrical Arts (ENAT) with honours in 2017. His career spans theatre, film, television and musical production. As an actor, he has participated in plays directed by Lorena Maza, Mauricio García Lozano and Martín Acosta. In film and television, he has been part of projects such as El baile de los 41 (2019) and La vida entera (2024). He has ventured into composing and musicalising for theatre in plays such as Prima Facie, Casas vacías and Puerto deseo. He musicalised the Puño y letra capsules for Canal Once (2023).