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Post by talkingheads on Jan 16, 2020 22:19:41 GMT
Just seen this in Woking. A tiny part of me was worried that not having the original cast it would be missing something. I needn't have worried. As with all Mischief shows, I emerged with aching sides, delirious from the amount I laughed. I remembered parts of it from the BBC version, so things like the shock of them ending up in their pants wasn't quite the huge laugh it should have been, but aside from that, a triumph, especially the chaos with the revolving stage, how they do that every night I do not know. Special mention to the chap playing the director/Hook, every little look he did got a laugh, didn't buy a programme so I didn't get the names but they were astonishingly good, stars of the future for sure.
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Post by marob on Jan 16, 2020 23:13:27 GMT
Looking forward to seeing this at Storyhouse in Chester next week. (By a nice coincidence their Christmas show this year was a new version of Peter Pan.)
Does this have stuff going on pre-show?
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Post by talkingheads on Jan 17, 2020 0:09:53 GMT
Looking forward to seeing this at Storyhouse in Chester next week. (By a nice coincidence their Christmas show this year was a new version of Peter Pan.) Does this have stuff going on pre-show? Yep, right from when the audience start filing in, they never break character!
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Post by Dawnstar on Jan 17, 2020 18:09:37 GMT
Special mention to the chap playing the director/Hook, every little look he did got a laugh, didn't buy a programme so I didn't get the names but they were astonishingly good, stars of the future for sure. I think that would have been Tom Babbage. He's supposed to be playing Max but owing to various injuries to other cast members is currently playing Chris instead (at least that's the last I heard, assuming no-one else has got injured or ill!). So far I've seen him covering both Jonathan and Chris but have yet to manage to see him as Max!
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Post by greeny11 on Jan 26, 2020 5:57:16 GMT
I saw this in Chester yesterday, having only seen it once before in London 3 years ago. I had forgotten how funny it was, and the cast are fantastic. I could name all the cast as highlights as they were all brilliant, but I will go with my 4 favourites. George Haynes as Chris was brilliant - this is now the third Mischief show I have seen him in, and enjoyed him in all of them. It was certainly interesting to see him in a role which is completely different to his roles I have seen him in Groan Ups and TPTGW. Tom Babbage is so adorable as Max, he had the audience on his side immediately, and his constant grins to the crowd were very funny. Also, him and Romayne Andrews as mermaids was hilarious. Ethan Moorhouse was great as Trevor, I really enjoyed his glances to the crowd when he came on, and his brief stint as Peter was very funny. Finally, Patrick Warner, who is one of my favourite Chris Beans in TPTGW was fantastic as Francis. A particular highlight was him impersonating a cat, and then performing Jellicle Cats.
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Post by duncan on Feb 16, 2020 18:03:28 GMT
2020.05 - Peter Pan Goes Wrong - Festival
A production of Peter Pan goes wrong, from collapsing scenery to failing flying via sound issues and personal problems.
It does what it says on the tin - if you like this sort of thing then it’s a very enjoyable show.
If however you are a miserable git like me then you'll spend a lot of time afterwards thinking that this would be so much better as a 75 minute one act show. There are only so many ways that someone getting hit on the head or the flying going wrong can be presented without it becoming tiresome (see the car horn joke in particular which is run into the ground then taken outside for an endurance marathon and then run into the ground some more).
Despite that its very very entertaining and does what it sets out to do, in general its actually funny. The main plot of a production going hideously wrong and the cast and crew trying to make it through to the end does raise plenty of laughs and everyone seemed to be having a very nice time.
For me there are issues with the pacing and, as noted, the repetition of scenarios but it does hold the attention of an audience well and the cast are all doing a grand job in their variety of roles. Of course most of the cast in this play are playing actors who are playing a role within a play and owing to good casting you can see clear water between the part of the "actor" and the role within the play.
Its just you cant help but feel that the second act does descend into panto to pad out the running time.
An enjoyably flawed 7/10.
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Post by enh2 on Mar 6, 2023 14:34:42 GMT
Looks as though another tour of this is planned for 2024. Dates confirmed for Cardiff in January.
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Post by firefingers on Mar 6, 2023 16:47:04 GMT
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Post by properjob on Mar 6, 2023 19:00:27 GMT
I think starting earlier than that as announced for 23 I believe in the curtain speech at Mind Mangler at Notttingham.
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Post by pianowithsam on Mar 6, 2023 20:35:42 GMT
Do we know if it's the original cast, given their upcoming reprise of the show on Broadway?
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Post by properjob on Mar 7, 2023 18:10:05 GMT
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Post by edelweiss on Mar 7, 2023 18:33:12 GMT
Do we know if it's the original cast, given their upcoming reprise of the show on Broadway? I reckon so, they'll have just done the Broadway run, which ends in July giving them a month of holiday before going back into it. It wouldn't make much sense to rehearse a whole new cast in when they have one ready to go... Also they can market it as "original cast returns" like they did with TPTGW last year which did very well. On the other hand, Nancy Zamit hinted in a recent interview that they've got various other upcoming new projects so they might be doing those instead.
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Post by marob on Mar 7, 2023 20:28:21 GMT
Much as I’d like it, I can’t see them doing it personally. The tour goes on over six months or so. Maybe a couple of venues, like with PlayTGW, but that was an anniversary I think.
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Post by edelweiss on Mar 8, 2023 14:25:01 GMT
Much as I’d like it, I can’t see them doing it personally. The tour goes on over six months or so. Maybe a couple of venues, like with PlayTGW, but that was an anniversary I think. True, it is a long commitment. Last year was the anniversary but the actual day was in December so iirc they didn't use that in the publicity. This year is actually the 10-year anniversary for PPGW (1st performance on 10th December 2013) so I wonder if they will do a couple of venues like you say, maybe over Christmas?
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Post by Dawnstar on Mar 23, 2023 20:49:36 GMT
The cast doing Broadway are now going on to Los Angeles afterwards. While technically they could still do the UK tour, as the dates don't overlap, it wouldn't give them much time off in between. Personally I'm not getting any hopes up for them doing it.
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Post by Rory on Mar 24, 2023 10:12:59 GMT
The cast doing Broadway are now going on to Los Angeles afterwards. While technically they could still do the UK tour, as the dates don't overlap, it wouldn't give them much time off in between. Personally I'm not getting any hopes up for them doing it. Good news for you, Dawnstar! This is coming back to the West End, this time at the Lyric in November after Aspects of Love.
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Post by ilovewemusicals on Mar 24, 2023 10:31:08 GMT
The cast can technically still do Broadway, Los Angeles, the UK tour and the London run. If they miss anything it will probably be the tour. I booked for Liverpool as it’s a large theatre; so they may appear there simply to fill the seats.
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Post by marob on Mar 24, 2023 11:50:41 GMT
http://instagram.com/p/CqKx7mqoQ_w I really want to see this again, it’s probably the best of the ‘Goes Wrong’s, but will hold off booking as it still says casting to be announced.
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Post by dip on Mar 24, 2023 11:53:57 GMT
So there'll be a tour cast and a London cast? Is this new info, or did we expect this?
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Post by ilovewemusicals on Mar 24, 2023 12:55:50 GMT
The show will not be on tour during the London run. The London run is part of the tour schedule. We don’t yet know if there will be two casts or one cast.
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Post by Dawnstar on Mar 24, 2023 16:09:44 GMT
Good news for you, Dawnstar ! This is coming back to the West End, this time at the Lyric in November after Aspects of Love. I can imagine the mostly-original cast would be more likely to do the WE than the UK, if they do anything. I'm not banking on it but will probably pick up a few tickets for the run just in case...
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Post by evilmat360 on Mar 26, 2023 17:32:40 GMT
From the advertising on Instagram, looks like it will be a new cast.
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Post by ilovewemusicals on Apr 3, 2023 20:22:05 GMT
The Broadway production will have celebrity guest stars. Not sure if the London production will or not.
Neil Patrick Harris will return to Broadway this month for a limited run in Peter Pan Goes Wrong. Harris will be in the show April 11-30 taking on the role of Francis, the narrator. Harris will not perform on Friday, April 21 or Saturday, April 22 (matinee).
Harris is the first performer to take on this special guest start slot; future guests will be announced at a later date. In the BBC’s screen adaptation of the comedy, David Suchet took on the role.
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Post by gingerB on Apr 10, 2023 11:23:32 GMT
I can't wait for this, either in the west end or Richmond theater
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Post by ilovewemusicals on Apr 24, 2023 6:21:55 GMT
So this will be running in London at the same time as Jennifer Saunders is starring in the Peter Pan panto at the Palladium. Surely Dawn French and Joanna Lumley need to be guest narrators in this.
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Post by Dawnstar on Apr 24, 2023 19:58:14 GMT
I'm hoping they don't feel the need to resort to stunt casting Francis, or any other role for that matter. I can understand why they did it on Broadway but both Mischief/Goes Wrong and Peter Pan as a pantomime are better known in the UK than in America. They didn't need to do any stunt casting for the first 2 WE runs or the previous UK tours so I hope they won't this time around either.
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Post by david on Oct 19, 2023 21:27:01 GMT
PPGW is in Liverpool this week so I popped down to the Empire to catch it on Tuesday night and had an absolutely brilliant night out watching this. Having seen it a few years ago in the WE, I can say that the script from Sawyer, Lewis and Shields holds up really well on a second viewing.
I can't fault any of the cast, delivering the show with the fun and energy that you would expect from a Mischief show. The audience I was sat with got fully involved with all the audience participation / pantomime bits both pre and during the show.
I can definitely recommend seeing this tour if it comes to a theatre near you over the coming months. It will certainly put a smile on your face.
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Post by Oobi on Nov 27, 2023 21:28:43 GMT
I saw this a few nights ago and had a good time!
Peter Pan Goes Wrong has always been one of my less favorite Mischief Theatre works; it's heavily dependent on "mugging" moments where actors have to drag out simple jokes for minutes. This is great in the hands of talented improvisational performers but otherwise can slip into cringe.
Luckily, out of the three casts I've seen, this one is probably the best. Harry Kershaw handled Hook's pantomime shenanigans brilliantly. Matthew Howell might be a better Robert than Henry Lewis himself - the "Gimme the sworrrr~" sequence was hysterical, as was his Mr. Bumble monologue. The sequences with the narrator were less effective, but his material has always been the weakest anyway, so it's hard to blame the actor. And I'm sure the show will only get better as the cast refamiliarize themselves with their roles and each other.
7/10.
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Post by alece10 on Dec 2, 2023 11:45:35 GMT
Went to see this last night and what a great night out. I have only seen The Play About A Bank Robbery before plus all their stuff on TV so knew it would be my kind of humour. Dont think I have laughed so much in years. The jokes and slapstick come so fast its hard to keep up in a way. Loved the pre-show as well which really got you in the "silly" mood. Cast excellent and I really don't know how they do it every night plus matinees, they must be worn out. Timing is amazing and I think its harder to make mistakes than do it properly. Quite a lot of kids there who were loving it, I think mainly because the jokes come so often and so fast they don't have time to be bored. They were also pretty well behaved. One of my favourite moments was when Captain Hook is going to poison Peter Pan and there was a good 10 minutes of ad libbing from Hook with heckling from the audience. It was clear this was off the cuff and not planned at all. Best bit was when he got a little girl to unscrew the bottle of poison and then blamed her for murdering Peter Pan. I heard a couple of kids on the way out telling their parents that it was the best thing they have ever seen. You would have to be a pretty miserable person not to find this play funny. I am now going to book for The Play That Goes Wrong as I am ashamed to say I have not seen it yet.
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Post by newda on Dec 7, 2023 23:05:29 GMT
Saw this the other night whilst in town.
Enjoyed it overall, but I felt some jokes went on for far too long and were overly laboured. Having got home and watched the televised version on Iplayer, I found the pacing of that to be much better given that it was only an hour long. The same jokes, but just not as laboured. (The narrator frozen on stage grinning manically whilst waiting to be hauled off for what felt like five minutes didn't really chime with me).
Cast was great - I'm fairly sure there were a few moments where Charlie Russell stuck her head in her hands to hide corpsing because it really didn't fit what the character would've done at that moment.
Felt sorry for the poor kid nearby who kept asking their mum "if they were still alive" when the accidents happen.
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