The company behind Broadway’s The Play That Goes Wrong will branch out into film and TV.
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Alastair Muir
U.K.’s Mischief Theatre, the company behind The Play That Goes Wrong on Broadway, will be a part of the newly formed film and television arm Mischief Screen, Deadline reports. The new company will adapt theatre productions by producers Kenny Wax, Stage Presence, and Mischief Theatre.
Mischief Screen, which will be overseen by Hilary Strong, is one of six new production companies launched by Anthology Group (backed by British investment firm Bob & Co.).
The transition into film and television follows the successful TV broadcasts of Mischief Theatre's Peter Pan Goes Wrong and A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, which both screened on BBC.
Mischief Theatre's other shows include The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, now on tour and currently running in London alongside The Play That Goes Wrong; and Mischief Movie Night, currently on tour in the U.K.
The Play That Goes Wrong is scheduled to continue on Broadway through January 6, 2019.
Get Up-Close With the Props Behind the Mayhem of The Play That Goes Wrong
Get Up-Close With the Props Behind the Mayhem of The Play That Goes Wrong
See how the show stays upright while everything else goes wrong.
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The Stage Right Props Table. All props taken on from stage right are set here at the top of the show. Behind the table is the maintenance area where broken items are fixed.
Marc J. Franklin
More Props Shelves. On the top right corner of the unit is a convex mirror to allow people walking out to see if the downstage curtains are open before they come around the corner.
Marc J. Franklin
Everything set for the top of the show. Liquid filled glasses are covered with paper towel to stop anything going in them and the pens are set on a test sheet so they can be tested before being brought on stage.
Marc J. Franklin
The Blunderbuss. With detachable barrel for a joke later in the show.
Marc J. Franklin
The Inspector's attaché case - I've hurt myself on this prop more than any other I think! I've taken a sharp latch to the finger and a hard corner to the groin!
Marc J. Franklin
The LEDGERS! Although there's only one ledger in the narrative, we use three different ones in the show, one normal for opening and reading, one glued shut for when it's thrown and one heavy wooden one to get a good sound when it's banged into things.
Marc J. Franklin
You can see the woodgrain through the paint in the ledger on the left from this distance but from the audience they look identical.
Marc J. Franklin
The Keys. These are gigantic to they can be seen clearly from the back of the Lyceum's 900 seat auditorium.
Marc J. Franklin
We use two Vases in the show. One real glass and one sugar glass (or breakaway glass) this is swapped in at the interval and used so the vase breaks easily and safely. Can you guess which one is which?
Marc J. Franklin
The Stretcher. Set at the top of the show, heavy metal poles for strength and the canvas is connected to them with Velco for when it needs to tear.
Marc J. Franklin
