Groan Ups has hamster substitutions, unexpected subtler laughs and a moment of real pathos before it swizzles into something more poignant.
FIRST-LOOK PHOTOS: The original Mischief Theatre company premiere Groan Ups
If these first-look photos of Mischief Theatre’s Groan Ups don’t put you in touch with your ‘inner child’, we don’t know what will. Just two days to go until the brand-new comedy officially opens. Time to get booking!
‘They were the funniest people I had ever met’: Charlie Russell on Groan Ups & her Mischief Theatre adventure to date
It’s cruel to ask one of the original Mischief Theatre company to choose their favourite comedy to date? But we couldn’t resist. We caught up with the fabulous Charlie Russell about Groan Ups and much more. Time to get booking!
WATCH: What might Mischief’s Groan Ups stars tell their younger selves?
Less than a week until Mischief Theatre’s brand-new comedy Groan Ups officially opens and we’re loving all the audience buzz on social media. Also on Twitter, we’ve been carefully studying the cast’s back-to-school lessons.
FIRST LOOK: Magic Goes Wrong follows Groan Ups in Mischief Theatre’s year at the Vaudeville
As term starts this Friday (20 September 2019) for Groan Ups, the inaugural production in Mischief Theatre’s year-long season of new work at the West End’s Vaudeville Theatre, sneak a peek at what’s to follow: Magic Goes Wrong, the company’s highly anticipated collaboration with legendary magicians.
VIDEO & PHOTOS: Mischief Theatre’s original stars are gearing up for Groan Ups
The original mischief-makers have been getting into character – versions of their younger selves – for the photoshoot ahead of the world premiere of their latest West End comedy Groan Ups, which launches their year-long residency at the Vaudeville Theatre. Check out our photo gallery and behind the scenes video. Time to get booking!
NEWS: Mischief Theatre’s year-long West End residency opens this month with Groan Ups
Are you counting down the minutes? Mischief Theatre’s long-running hits The Play That Goes Wrong and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery will be soon be joined in the West End by three brand-new shows as the original mischief-makers this month commence a year-long residency of premieres at the Vaudeville Theatre.
New post-show Q&A: Join Terri to quiz the original Mischief Theatre company of brand-new Groan Ups
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A programme, and the second in a monthly Mischief Theatre series, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock talks to the cast and creatives for brand-new show Groan Ups, which launches the company’s year-long residency at the Vaudeville Theatre. Got any questions?
Best of the Blogs: The Mates give their verdicts on Peter Pan, The Worst Witch, Crystal Clear & more
Best of the Blogs: The Mates give their verdicts on Peter Pan, The Worst Witch, Shackleton’s Carpenter & more
‘Pure magic from start to finish’: THE WORST WITCH – West End ★★★★
Wickedly fun, The Worst Witch is delightfully (and suitably) magical to keep the audience thoroughly engaged.
‘Chekhov’s work feels very alive & relevant today’: Maly Drama Theatre’s Lev Dodin brings Three Sisters to the West End
The lauded Russian director Lev Dodin tells us about bringing his much-praised production of Three Sisters to London and why, after 35 years running the Maly Drama Theatre, he still gets nervous.
‘Breathtaking in its beauty’: BalletBoyz’s Them/Us – West End ★★★★★
From fluid, floaty, tender, strong, angular and jovial to grace, strength and seamless instinctive precision, that’s BalletBoyz’s Them/Us at the Vaudeville Theatre.
Text of the Day: Emilia
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
‘Demands to be seen’: EMILIA – West End
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s script for Emilia at the Vaudeville Theatre is spectacularly good: funny, poignant, angry and inspiring. It’s an amazing piece of theatre, yes, but it’s also something more than that. It feels like a movement, almost.
‘Shamelessly rousing & disappointingly crude’: EMILIA – West End
Triumphant, if crude, the West End transfer of Emilia is a heartfelt account of a Renaissance woman who has been hidden from history.
‘For me, this play is challenging the idea of what a history play is’: Playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm on the creation of Emilia
While still reflecting on International Women’s Day 2019 I am delighted to be able to share the first part of my interview with the generous and inspiring playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm. We talked at length about her play Emilia, which has just had its first preview at the Vaudeville Theatre.
Love London Love Culture’s Theatre Picks for March
Here is LLLC’s guide to some of the best theatre productions opening in the capital in March.
NEWS: Further casting is announced for West End transfer of Shakespeare Globe’s Emilia
Further casting has been announced for Emilia, written by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and directed by Nicole Charles at the Vaudeville Theatre from 8 March to 15 June 2019, following its run at Shakespeare’s Globe in 2018.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: True West at the Vaudeville Theatre
Kit Harington and Johnny Flynn star in Matthew Dunster’s production of True West now playing at the Vaudeville Theatre. Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews…
‘There’s something not quite right’: TRUE WEST – West End ★★★
Sibling rivalry and dysfunctional families are at the heart of Sam Shepard’s True West, a black comedy that has emerged from an initial drubbing Stateside with a revival in the West End.