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Peter Pan Goes Wrong set for zany antics at the Lowry, 16 Dec

The team behind ”The Play That Goes Wrong” revisit JM Barrie’s classic for Christmas at the Lowry.

Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
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Mischief Theatre are set to bring Peter Pan Goes Wrong to the Lowry for Christmas.

This comedy spin on a classic will be at the Lowry from 16 December to 11 January 2015 and will then continue to tour, until July 2015.

Co-written by Mischief Theatre company members Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, Peter Pan Goes Wrong is directed by Adam Meggido, with set designs by Simon Scullion, costume designs by Roberto Surace, lighting design by Matt Haskins and sound design by Ella Wahlstrom.

The production will be performed by an ensemble cast of ten, featuring: Laurence Pears, Cornelius Booth, Alex Bartram, James Marlowe, Chris Leask, Leonie Hill, Naomi Sheldon, Matt Cavendish, Harry Kershaw and Rosie Abraham. The company will feature local children at to play the Lost Boys.

Mischief Theatre have had huge success with The Play That Goes Wrong, the first of their 'Goes Wrong' hit shows. Starting at the Old Red Lion in London, the production then transferred to the West End where it enjoyed two successive runs at the Trafalgar Studios. It is currently at the Duchess Theatre.

Mischief Theatre was founded in 2008 by a group of graduates of The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and began as an improvised comedy group. The company is led by Artistic Director Henry Lewis and Company Director Jonathan Sayer.