HISTORY
The play opened on 20 September 2019 and ran until 1 December 2019 at the Vaudeville Theatre in London’s West End and was the inaugural production of Mischief’s year long residency at the Vaudeville.
The first UK tour began in August 2021 opening at Bath Theatre Royal and closed in March 2022.
SYNOPSIS
Something a little different from Mischief… a brand-new comedy all about growing up. Are we the same at 30 as we were at 13? Seeing if schools determine our future, join the cast of Groan Ups as they go through the painstaking troubles of adolescence into adulthood. Do we choose who we become? Is the story of our lives already written? Do we ever really grow up?
Follow an unruly classroom of six year-olds on their journey through anarchic high school teenagers to the challenges of adulthood. This is a lesson not to be skipped!
CREATIVE TEAM
Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields
Authors
Kirsty Patrick Ward
Director
Fly Davis
Set Design
Roberto Surace
Costume Design
Christopher Naime
Lighting Design
Alexandra Braithwaite
Sound Design & Composition
ORIGINAL CAST
Bryony Corrigan
Chemise
Dave Hearn
Paul
Henry Lewis
Spencer
Jonathan Sayer
Simon
Henry Shields
Archie
Charlie Russell
Katie
Nancy Zamit
Moon
Paul Brown
Understudy
Krystal Dockery
Understudy
George Haynes
Understudy
Holly Sumpton
Understudy