HISTORY
The play opened in the Quays Theatre at The Lowry, Salford from 6 to 11 August 2019, prior to its opening in London’s West End at the Vaudeville Theatre on 14 December 2019. Following the forced closure in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the show reopened in the West End at the Apollo Theatre in October 2021 where it played until February 2022.
Magic Goes Wrong opened to critical acclaim with 5 stars from The Sun and 4 stars from all other leading national newspapers. The play was nominated for the Noël Coward Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play at the 2020 Olivier Awards.
Magic Goes Wrong embarked on its first UK Tour in July 2021 at the Curve Theatre in Leicester on 23 July 2021 with its final performance at Hippodrome Theatre, Birmingham on 29 May 2022.
SYNOPSIS
Join a hapless gang of moderately skilled and accident-prone magicians presenting a charity fundraiser. As the accidents spiral out of control, so does their fundraising target!
Created with Magic legends Penn & Teller, this evening of grand illusion with breath-taking tricks and typical Mischief comedy will tickle your funny bones and fill you with wonder.
CREATIVE TEAM
Adam Megiddo
Director
Will Bowen
Set Design
Roberto Surace
Costume Design
David Howe
Lighting Design
Paul Groothuis
Sound Design
Duncan McLean
Video Design
Steve Brown
Original Music
Penn Jilette, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields & Teller
Authors
Kenny Wax, Stage Presence, Kevin McCollum & JJ Abrams
Producers
ORIGINAL CAST
Scott Hunter
Mel
Shane David-Joseph
Sophisticato
Henry Lewis
Mind Mangler
Jane Milligan
Madame Escapade
Genevieve Nicole
Eugenia
Sydney K Smith
Mickey
Kazeem Tosin-Amore
The Blade
Nancy Zamit
Martina
Christian James
Understudy
Tom Wainwright
Understudy
Steph De Whalley
Understudy