Mischief Theatre’s hit comedy Peter Pan Goes Wrong will embark on a UK tour from September 2023.
Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, the team behind The Play That Goes Wrong, the play is a comic twist on the classic J M Barrie tale. The show received its UK premiere at the Pleasance Theatre in 2013, followed by a West End premiere at the Apollo Theatre in 2015. It is has since toured the UK including a Christmas season at the Alexandra Palace in 2019 and US production is about to open at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway New York. The production was broadcast on the BBC in 2016.
Jonathan Sayer, creative director of Mischief said: “I’m absolutely delighted that Peter Pan Goes Wrong will be returning to bring joy across the country. It’s such a special show for us and includes some of our most ambitious comic sequences to date.”
Peter Pan Goes Wrong will open at Richmond Theatre on 23 September, before visiting Aylesbury, Nottingham, Liverpool, Southampton, Wolverhampton, Bath, Leeds, Cardiff, Canterbury, Newcastle and Sheffield, with further dates coming soon. Tickets go on sale today (at some venues). Touring cast to be announced.
The comedy is directed by Adam Meggido, with set designs by Simon Scullion, costumes by Roberto Surace, lighting by Matt Haskins and sound by Ella Wahlström. Peter Pan Goes Wrong is produced by Kenny Wax Ltd and Stage Presence Ltd.
