Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields
The play premiered at the Criterion Theatre in London’s West End on 31 March 2016, with an official opening night on 21 April 2016, marking the third production by Mischief to open in the West End following The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong (with all three running simultaneously during the Christmas 2016 season).
The play began a UK tour from August 2018 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre running through until May 2019.
The Comedy About a Bank Robbery stole its last diamond in London on 15th March 2020 at the Criterion Theatre.
Licensed productions have opened around the world in multiple languages, a replica production of the original West End show could most recently be seen touring Holland.
Summer 1958. Minneapolis City Bank has been entrusted with a priceless diamond. An escaped convict is dead set on pocketing the gem with the help of his screwball sidekick, trickster girlfriend… and the maintenance man. With mistaken identities, love triangles and hidden agendas, even the most reputable can’t be trusted.
In a town where everyone’s a crook, who will end up bagging the jewel?
The Mischief Production of THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY was originally produced
in the West End by Kenny Wax & Stage Presence
Written By
HENRY LEWIS
JONATHAN SAYER
HENRY SHIELDS
CREATIVE TEAM
MARK BELL
Director
DAVID FARLEY
Set Design
ROBERTO SURACE
Costume Design
DAVID HOWE
Lighting Design
JOEY HICKMAN
Musical Arrangements
JON FIBER
Sound Design
ORIGINAL WEST END CAST
DAVE HEARN
Sam Monaghan / Russell / Robber 1
CHRIS LEASK
Everyone Else
HENRY LEWIS
Ruth Monaghan / Rose Robin Freeboys / Tony / Commissioner / Dolores
JEREMY LLOYD
Randal Shuck / Guard
CHARLIE RUSSELL
Caprice Freeboys / Wife
JONATHAN SAYER
Warren / Warden / Lieutenant / Beverly
HENRY SHIELDS
Mitch Ruscitti / Superintendent / Gloria
GREG TANNAHILL
Neil Cooper / Robber 2 / Captain / Debbie
ELLIE MORRIS
Understudy
GARETH TEMPEST
Understudy
STEVEN ROSTANCE
Understudy
LICENSE RIGHTS
Apply for professional performance rights to replicate the multi award-winning West End original Mischief production, or license the textual rights only and create your own non-replica Mischief show.
Performance rights are currently unavailable in the UK.
