The OG’s of slapstick theatre are bringing the longest-running comedy of the West End back to Manchester. Returning with the original cast from their 2012 run, the Mischief Theatre troupe are falling over themselves to remind audiences why their joyous debut show is a classic creation worthy of multiple viewings. The precarious storyline follows the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society as they attempt to showcase their latest 1920s mystery, The Murder at Haversham Manor. The sh

The six adult-sized six-year-olds of Bloomfield school already know what they want to be when they grow up. Presenting to the audience as part of their end of term presentation, Mischief Theatre’s latest offering is a warm and cosy comedy that runs through three stages of life. We follow the small friendship group as they showcase their critical changes, progressing from age six, to fourteen and finally, to their fading thirties. This layered comedy celebrates the young and o

Kicking off the Christmas season with a pantomime-esque production, Mischief Theatre’s embellished revival of Peter Pan endures to tell the wondrous Scottish classic. The instantly recognisable tale has been engrained into the audience before its cast even have a chance to step foot on stage. However, this gives the company ample time to turn the Lowry theatre into their playground, with the production’s “stagehands” stumbling between the audience, pre-show for a hefty thirty

Prior to its premiere in the West End, the Mischief Theatre troupe are bringing their charmed show to The Lowry’s Quays theatre for its opening run. In the latest Goes Wrong series, the tricksters have been aided by the invisible hands of Penn & Teller who have uplifted the jinxed gang of magicians with genuinely astonishing tricks. Serving as co-creators of Magic Goes Wrong, the duo have sprinkled their magic dust to offer the Mischief group a masterclass in misdirection. Ca