The Comedy About A Bank Robbery

Mischief Theatre’s smash-and-grab hit The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is a fast, fabulous comedy caper and the funniest show in the West End!

Written by and Mischief Theatre the team behind the 2015 Olivier award-winning Best New Comedy The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong, book now, to be entertained by their unique brand of humour in this hilarious show. It would be criminal to miss it.

The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is booking until 3 May 2020 at the Criterion Theatre, London.

What’s the Story?

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?

Who’s in it? Cast

The cast includes Sean Carey, David Coomber, Julia Frith, George Hannigan, Liam Jeavons, Damian Lynch, Killian Macardle, Jon Trenchard and Ashley Tucker, with understudies Julie Cullen, Charlotte Duffy, Tom Hopcroft, Ross Virgo and Eddy Westbury.

Creative Team

Created by Mischief Theatre. Directed by Marc Bell and members of Mischief Theatre Company.

Reviews

★★★★★ This is the funniest show in town – Daily Telegraph
★★★★ Fast and fabulous comedy caper is a joyful night out – The Times
★★★★ The best new comedy to open straight into the West End in decades – Time Out
★★★★ Thrilling and daringly inventive…This lung-bustingly funny play is just what the therapist ordered – The Guardian
★★★★ The industrious Mischief Theatre scores a third consecutive West End hit – The Stage

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Important Notes

Suitable for 11+ (Moderate sexual innuendos throughout)

Venue Information

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‘The Comedy About A Bank Robbery’ to close in the West End

Mischief Theatre’s The Comedy About A Bank Robbery will close at the Criterion Theatre in London. Described as a smash-and-grab hit, the 1950s set comedy about a jewel heist that goes wrong opened to favourable reviews in 2016 and will have run for just over three years.  The play had been booking until 1 November 2020 but will now close on Sunday 3 May 2020. Those with tickets beyond those dates should contact their point of purchase for more information. Mischief Theatre will continue to have two other shows running in the West End, their original 2015 Olivier Award-winning production The Play That Goes Wrong now heading into its fifth year at the Duchess Theatre, as well as Magic Goes Wrong,  their latest show which has just opened at the Vaudeville Theatre and is now booking until September 2020. The company's other recent productions include seasonal Christmas show Peter Pan Goes Wrong at Alexandra Palace and Groan Ups, which was part of their year-long season of new shows at the Vaudeville Theatre. The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is booking until Sunday 3 May 2020. The Comedy About A Bank Robbery tickets are available now.

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The Comedy About a Bank Robbery announces West End extension on third birthday

The Comedy About a Bank Robbery has added a further six months to its West End run and is now booking until 3 May 2020. The West End hit show celebrated its third birthday last month and has played 1423 performances at the Criterion Theatre which has just undergone a mini-refurbishment. The 1950s set comedy about a jewel heist gone wrong is brought to the stage by Mischief Theatre, the Olivier Award winning team behind West End favourite The Play That Goes Wrongs and the forthcoming shows Groan Ups and Magic Goes Wrong which will open later in the year at the Vaudeville Theatre. The Comedy About A Bank Robbery opened to favourable reviews at the Criterion Theatre in 2016 and is now firmly established alongside The Play That Goes Wrongs as comedies that are accessible to a wide range of theatre-goers. The current cast for the show includes Samson Ajewole (Cooper), Jenna Augen (Ruth Monaghan), Jack Baldwin (Officer Randal Shuck), Leonard Cook (Robin Freeboys), Chris Leask (Everyone Else), Emily Stott (Caprice Freeboys), Gareth Tempest (Mitch Ruscitti), Jack Whittle (Sam Monaghan) and Jean-Luke Worrell (Warren Slax). Find tickets to The Comedy About A Bank Robbery The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is booking until 3 May 2020 at the Criterion Theatre, London.

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The Comedy About A Bank Robbery announces new cast and extended booking period

A new cast has been announced for the Olivier Award-nominated play The Comedy About A Bank Robbery which is now booking until 3 November 2019 in London's West End. New cast members joining from 18 December 2018 include Julia Frith (Caprice Freeboys), Liam Jeavons (Mitch Ruscitti), Jack Whittle (Sam Monaghan) and Jean-Luke Worrell (Warren Slax) and on 15 January 2019, Gareth Tempest (Mitch Ruscitti) and Emily Stott (Caprice Freeboys) will join the cast. Samson Ajewole (Cooper), Jenna Augen (Ruth Monaghan), Jack Baldwin (Officer Randal Shuck), Leonard Cook (Robin Freeboys) and Chris Leask (Everyone Else) will continue in their current roles. The 1950s set comedy about a jewel heist gone wrong is brought to the stage by Mischief Theatre, the Olivier Award winning team behind West End favourite The Play That Goes Wrongs and the forthcoming project Magic Goes Wrong. The Comedy About A Bank Robbery opened to favourable reviews at the Criterion Theatre in 2016 and is now firmly established alongside The Play That Goes Wrongs as comedies that are accessible to a wide range of theatre-goers. Find tickets to The Comedy About A Bank Robbery The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is booking until 3 November 2019 at the Criterion Theatre, London.

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Reviews round-up: The Comedy About A Bank Robbery

A reviews round-up for The Comedy About A Bank Robbery at the Criterion Theatre. Mischief Theatre Company's most ambitious and surprising show yet, The Comedy about a Bank Robbery has now opened to fantastic reviews at the Criterion Theatre. The jokes comes thick and fast in this entirely original stage comedy that pays explicit homage to B-movie bank robbery capers. This “lung-bustingly funny"(Guardian), "screw-ball comedy" (Time Out) "will have you on the edge of your seat" (The Stage), in what "is the funniest show in the West End” (The Telegraph). Here’s a round-up of reviews from The Guardian, Time Out, The Times, Daily Telegraph, The Evening Standard and The Stage. The Comedy About A Bank Robbery runs until 2 October 2016 at the Criterion Theatre. BOOKING Book tickets to The Comedy About A Bank Robbery

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The Comedy About A Bank Robbery to open in West End

Mischief Theatre Company, the hit team behind The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong are to open a new play at the Criterion Theatre in April 2016. The Comedy About a Bank Robbery starring show creators Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, follows eight incompetent criminals trying to steal a diamond and will be directed by Mark Bell and members of the Mischief Theatre Company. Tickets for The Comedy About A Bank Robbery go on general sale from 7 December 2015. BOOKING Book tickets to The Comedy About A Bank Robbery

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