The Comedy About a Bank Robbery

Author: Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields Series: Modern Plays

Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields of Mischief Theatre, creators of the Olivier Award-winning Best New Comedy The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong , The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is the latest adventure in mishap, mistimed exists and entrances and disaster unfolding in front of the audience's eyes.

"First published 2016. This version of the script updated 2017"--Colophon.

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"First published 2016. This version of the script updated 2017"--Colophon.

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I’m really looking forward to robbing this bank!

Mischief'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!

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?

Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, the creators of the Olivier Award-winning Best New Comedy The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery opened at the Criterion Theatre in London’s West End in April 2016.

‘The best new comedy to open straight into the West End in decades’
Time Out

‘Thrilling and daringly inventive’
The Guardian

Critic Reviews

“'This is the funniest show in town'”

‘This is the funniest show in town’ The Telegraph
Fast and fabulous comedy caper is a joyful night out The Times
The team behind ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ hit the funnybone again...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

About the Author

Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields are members of Mischief, a company dedicated to creating engaging and exciting short-form and long-form improvised theatre of an excellent standard through well-honed improvisational technique and strong theatrical ensemble work. Initially formed of students and graduates of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), the company was founded in 2008 and has since performed around the UK and internationally to much acclaim. Their first hit The Play That Goes Wrong opened at the Duchess Theatre in London's West End in 2014 where it went on to win the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy before transferring to Broadway. Further West End success followed as Peter Pan Goes Wrong and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery - both nominated for Olivier Awards.