Henry Shields
Henry is an Olivier Award-winning writer and has been a member of Mischief Theatre since 2009. Theatre includes: recently, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery (Criterion Theatre), The Play That Goes Wrong (Duchess Theatre, UK and International Tour - writer/actor, Olivier Award and WhatsOnStage Award Best New Comedy), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Apollo Theatre, UK tour and Pleasance, London - writer/actor, 2014 Off West End Awards nominations for Best Production and Best Ensemble), The Nativity Goes Wrong (writer, Mischief Theatre and Reading Rep co-production), Lights!
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BIO
Henry is an Olivier Award-winning writer and has been a member of Mischief Theatre since 2009.
Theatre includes: recently, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery (Criterion Theatre), The Play That Goes Wrong (Duchess Theatre, UK and International Tour - writer/actor, Olivier Award and WhatsOnStage Award Best New Comedy), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Apollo Theatre, UK tour and Pleasance, London - writer/actor, 2014 Off West End Awards nominations for Best Production and Best Ensemble), The Nativity Goes Wrong (writer, Mischief Theatre and Reading Rep co-production), Lights! Camera! Improvise! (Pleasance, Edinburgh, Soho Theatre, Arcola and Underbelly - actor, Spirit of the Fringe Award 2013) and The Busy Body (Southwark Playhouse).
Television includes: Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC1) Royal Variety Performance 2015 - The Play That Goes Wrong, Holby City and Keep it in the Family (ITV).
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Neil Patrick Harris and The Cast of "Peter Pan Goes Wrong" including Stephen James Anthony, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Brenann Stacker, Greg Tannahill, Nancy Zamit, Chris Leask, Bianca Horn, Henry Shields, Ellie Morris, Producer Kevin McCollum, Henry Lewis, Fred Gray, Director Adam Meggido, Matthew Cavendish, Bartley Booz, Jonathan Sayer and Harry Kershaw
From: Photos: See Neil Patrick Harris & More at PETER PAN GOES WRONG Opening Night
Neil Patrick Harris, Producer Lucas McMahon, Producer Kevin McCollum and The Cast of "Peter Pan Goes Wrong" including Stephen James Anthony, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Brenann Stacker, Greg Tannahill, Nancy Zamit, Chris Leask, Bianca Horn, Henry Shields, Ellie Morris, Producer Kevin McCollum, Henry Lewis, Fred Gray, Director Adam Meggido, Matthew Cavendish, Bartley Booz, Jonathan Sayer and Harry Kershaw
From: Photos: See Neil Patrick Harris & More at PETER PAN GOES WRONG Opening Night
Neil Patrick Harris and The Cast of "Peter Pan Goes Wrong" including Stephen James Anthony, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Brenann Stacker, Greg Tannahill, Nancy Zamit, Chris Leask, Bianca Horn, Henry Shields, Ellie Morris, Producer Kevin McCollum, Henry Lewis, Fred Gray, Director Adam Meggido, Matthew Cavendish, Bartley Booz, Jonathan Sayer and Harry Kershaw
From: Photos: See Neil Patrick Harris & More at PETER PAN GOES WRONG Opening Night
Ellie Morris, Chris Leask, Henry Shields, Jonathan Sayer, Charlie Russell, Matthew Cavendish, Neil Patrick Harris, Nancy Zamit, Greg Tannahill, Henry Lewis, Bianca Horn with the full company of "Peter Pan Goes Wrong"
From: Photos: The Cast of PETER PAN GOES WRONG and Neil Patrick Harris Take Opening Night Bows
Ellie Morris, Chris Leask, Henry Shields, Jonathan Sayer, Charlie Russell, Matthew Cavendish, Neil Patrick Harris, Nancy Zamit, Greg Tannahill, Henry Lewis, Bianca Horn with the full company of "Peter Pan Goes Wrong"
From: Photos: The Cast of PETER PAN GOES WRONG and Neil Patrick Harris Take Opening Night Bows
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Videos
Video: PETER PAN GOES WRONG Regional Premiere at Hale Centre Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - 2026-02-13 22:45:08
Video: Watch Highlights of Cathy Rigby in PETER PAN GOES WRONG
by Michael Major - 2025-11-04 12:22:34
News
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2026
Trevor Braun departs THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG after his final performance September 3 at New World Stages; Adam Langdon takes over as Dennis beginning September 14.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 26, 2026
Henry Shields and Allie Dart will join the original UK cast of CHRISTMAS CAROL GOES WRONG for runs in Manchester (Nov. 17-21) and Portsmouth (Nov. 24-28) before the show opens at LA's Ahmanson Theatre Dec. 12, 2026.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 17, 2026
San Francisco Playhouse will stage the Bay Area premiere of PETER PAN GOES WRONG, directed by Susi Damilano, reuniting cast members from THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG for the comedic sequel.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 17, 2026
San Francisco Playhouse will stage the Bay Area Premiere of Peter Pan Goes Wrong. This comedy comes from the award-winning creatives behind The Play That Goes Wrong.
by Franco Milazzo - Aug 10, 2026
Set in 1961, the same year that a balding former milkman and coffin-polisher from Edinburgh was interviewed for the role of James Bond, The Comedy About Spies sees two pairs of agents (one American, one Russian) face off in London’s Piccadilly Hotel as they hunt for the mysterious “Project Midnight” documents. As this is from Mischief Theatre, there’s no prizes for guessing just how straightforward and successful they will be.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2026
New production photos have been released from Mischief’s award-winning The Comedy About Spies. The production is running at the Adelphi Theatre. Check out the photos here!
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 28, 2026
The Mischief comedy will have its Australian premiere in the Concert Hall, following its sold-out West End run at London's Apollo Theatre, with a local cast still to be announced.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 27, 2026
The Mischief production will bring its comic take on A Christmas Carol to the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall this festive season, marking its Australian premiere.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 23, 2026
Mischief has released new rehearsal photos for the West End return of The Comedy About Spies, which begins performances at the Adelphi Theatre on August 1. The award-winning comedy, written by Henry Lewis and Henry Shields, returns for an eight-week run following its acclaimed 2025 premiere.
by Kat Mokrynski - Aug 12, 2026
After a successful run at the Noël Coward last year, Mischief Theatre’s The Comedy About Spies has returned to the West End for a limited run until September, this time at the Adelphi Theatre. Recently, we had the chance to speak with the director, Matt DiCarlo, about restaging The Comedy About Spies. We discussed how he first became involved with Mischief Theatre, what it’s been like directing The Play That Goes Wrong in both London and New York City and how both he and the cast have been looking at The Comedy About Spies with a fresh perspective.
by Theresa Bertram - Jul 21, 2026
What did our critic think of PETER PAN GOES WRONG at Searcy Summer Dinner Theatre?
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 21, 2026
Arizona Theatre Company announced single tickets are going on sale for its 59th season, featuring five productions including PROOF, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, and THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG. Tickets start at $33.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2026
San Francisco Playhouse will stage the Bay Area Premiere of Peter Pan Goes Wrong. This comedy comes from the award-winning creatives behind The Play That Goes Wrong, seen at the Playhouse in in 2024: Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 14, 2026
Lyric Stage Boston has announced principal casting for its 2027 production of Les Misérables. Directed by Courtney O'Connor, the musical will star De'Lon Grant as Jean Valjean, Christopher Chew as Javert, and Kristian Espiritu as Fantine.
by Alyson Eng - Jun 27, 2026
The Arts Club Theatre Company’s 2025-2026 season comes to a close with THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, now playing at the Granville Island Stage through August 16. Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields of Mischief Theatre, the international comedy transforms one disastrous opening night into an evening of nonstop laughs.
by Kat Mokrynski - Jul 3, 2026
After over seven years of playing Chris Bean in The Play That Goes Wrong off-Broadway, Chris Lanceley is hanging up the mustache. We had the chance to speak with the actor before leaving the show, discussing how he first got started with The Play That Goes Wrong, what it’s been like playing multiple characters, and why the show will always be a place for him to come home to.
by David Friscic - Jun 17, 2026
The Play That Goes Wrong, now playing at the Keegan Theatre, amusingly subverts classic murder mystery tropes by merrily mixing the physical comedy of the Three Stooges with the verbal intricacy of the Marx Brothers. This frenetically and madcap play conveys the double-entendre of Charlie Chan and the mass appeal of detectives we have all come to know through literature and film (for, indeed, the marvelous Matthew Pauli does a superb job of portraying “Chris” as Inspector Carter-- who reminded me of an absent-minded Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple).
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 4, 2026
Now in its 9th year of performances at New World Stages in New York City, The Play That Goes Wrong has extended.
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2026
Longtime Mischief cast member Chris Lanceley will play his final performance in The Play That Goes Wrong after over seven years with the show. Learn more here!
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2026
The original West End cast of THE COMEDY ABOUT SPIES will return to London's Adelphi Theatre for an eight-week run, joined by Mischief member Bryony Corrigan. The show won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Play.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Henry Shields has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.
Henry Shields has appeared on London's West End in 5 shows.
Henry Shields's first West End show was The Comedy About a Bank Robbery which opened in 2016
Henry Shields has written 4 shows including The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (Writer), Groan Ups (Playwright), The Play That Goes Wrong (Author), Magic Goes Wrong (Author).
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