Groan Ups is a comedy play by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields of Mischief Theatre.
| Groan Ups | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Henry Lewis Jonathan Sayer Henry Shields |
| Date premiered | 20 September 2019 |
| Place premiered | Vaudeville Theatre |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
Plot summary edit
The play revolves around the relationships between five school-friends are explored at three stages of their lives: in Year Two in 1994, Year Nine in 2001, and at a school reunion in the present day.
Productions edit
The play opened on 20 September 2019 and ran until 1 December 2019 at the Vaudeville Theatre in London's West End, making it the third Mischief Theatre production running simultaneously alongside The Play That Goes Wrong and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery.[1][2] The cast performed a scene from the play on the 2019 Royal Variety Performance.
The play was to begin a UK tour in August 2020, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was postponed and opened at the Theatre Royal, Bath on 12 August 2021.
Cast and characters edit
| Characters | London (2019)[3] | UK tour (2021)[4] |
|---|---|---|
| Chemise | Bryony Corrigan | Jamie Birkett |
| Paul | Dave Hearn | Killian Macardle |
| Spencer | Henry Lewis | Dharmesh Patel |
| Simon | Jonathan Sayer | Matt Cavendish |
| Archie | Henry Shields | Daniel Abbott |
| Katie | Charlie Russell | Lauren Samuels |
| Moon | Nancy Zamit | Yolanda Ovide |
| Understudies | Paul Brown | |
| Krystal Dockery | ||
| George Haynes | ||
| Holly Sumpton | ||
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Mischief Theatre announces new show Groan Ups and West End residency | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ correspondent, Mark Brown Arts (25 January 2019). "Company behind Play That Goes Wrong scores West End hat-trick". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Groan Ups". www.groan-ups.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Wise, Rachel (14 July 2021). "Cast confirmed for Mischief Theatre's Groan Ups tour". Stage Chat. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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