PETER PAN GOES WRONG Set for The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury

A COMEDY spin on a classic family favourite comes to The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, next week.

Peter Pan Goes Wrong is a welcome return for Mischief Theatre, celebrated West End newcomers and winners of the Whatsonstage Award for Best New Comedy 2014 (The Play That Goes Wrong).

Peter Pan Goes Wrong introduces The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society who are attempting to stage J M Barrie's classic tale of Peter Pan. As the title suggests, everything that can go wrong does, as the accident prone thesps embark on a thrilling adventure to Neverland with hilariously disastrous results. A highly physical comedy packed with finely-tuned mayhem and Buster Keaton-inspired slapstick, Peter Pan Goes Wrong delivers a fast-paced show with split-second timing and ambitious daring.

Mischief Theatre exploded onto the stage with phenomenal success last year with The Play That Goes Wrong, the first of their "Goes Wrong" 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.

Producers Kenny Wax and Stage Presence Ltd picked up the show and produced a two-act version of the play, which enjoyed a sell-out UK tour and swiftly followed with a West End transfer to the Duchess Theatre, where it is currently playing to packed houses. The company have just announced an extension through until September in the West End.

Peter Pan Goes Wrong first premiered with a small-scale production at The Pleasance London in December 2013.

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 recent success of The Play That Goes Wrong has put Mischief firmly in the spotlight, attracting critical acclaim and international attention from theatre producers worldwide. The company is led by Artistic Director Henry Lewis and Company Director Jonathan Sayer, who wrote Peter Pan Goes Wrong, with company member Henry Shields.

Peter Pan Goes Wrong is at The Marlowe Theatre from Tuesday 13 to Saturday 17 January (evenings 7.30pm, Thursday and Saturday matinees, 2.30pm). Tickets, priced from £18 to £32.50 (discounts available, booking fee applies), are from the Box Office on 01227 787787, or at marlowetheatre.com.

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