{"product_id":"the-comedy-about-a-bank-robbery-9781350063082","title":"The Comedy about a Bank Robbery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI'm really looking forward to robbing this bank!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMischief Theatre's smash-and-grab hit \u003ci\u003eThe Comedy About A Bank Robbery\u003c\/i\u003e is a fast, fabulous comedy caper and the funniest show in the West End! \u003cbr\u003eSummer 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? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, the creators of the Olivier Award-winning Best New Comedy \u003ci\u003eThe Play That Goes Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan Goes Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Comedy About A Bank Robbery\u003c\/i\u003e opened at the Criterion Theatre in London's West End in April 2016. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The best new comedy to open straight into \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe West End in decades'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Thrilling and daringly inventive'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eHenry Shields\u003c\/b\u003e are members of Mischief Theatre, 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Play That Goes Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan Goes Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Comedy About a Bank Robbery - \u003c\/i\u003eboth nominated for Olivier Awards.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527566004498,"sku":"9781350063082","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d2d86ce7-10bb-4bac-aa85-b0dbc8dde1af.jpg?v=1731305684","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-comedy-about-a-bank-robbery-9781350063082","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}