STARRING
UNDERSTUDIES
Mind Mangler is based on a character originally created in Magic Goes Wrong by Penn Jillette, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields & Teller.
STAGE MANAGEMENT
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER ADAM JOHN HUNTER
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER CHRISTINE D'AMORE
CREATIVE TEAM
WRITTEN BY HENRY LEWIS, JONATHAN SAYER & HENRY SHIELDS
DIRECTED BY HANNAH SHARKEY
SCENIC DESIGN SARAH PERKS
LIGHTING DESIGN DAVID HOWE
COSTUME DESIGN ROBERTO SURACE
SOUND DESIGN HELEN SKIERA
COMPOSITION STEVE BROWN
MAGIC CONSULTANT BEN HART
VIDEO DESIGN GILLIAN TAN
PRODUCED BYKEVIN McCOLLUM, KENNY WAX, STAGE PRESENCE LTD.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (U.S.)LUCAS McMAHON
Presented by arrangement with Mischief Worldwide Ltd
HENRY LEWIS (THE MIND MANGLER, WRITER)
(He/Him) Henry is an Olivier and Drama Desk Award-winning writer, actor, director and producer, and is the Artistic Director of Mischief. Henry’s work has been produced in over 45 countries worldwide. Broadway: The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong. West End: Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle, Magic Goes Wrong, Groan Ups, Mischief Movie Night, The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, The Play That Goes Wrong, Austentatious. TV: Riddiculous, The Valiant Quest of Prince Ivandoe, The Goes Wrong Show, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, Royal Variety Performance 2015 & 2019, We are Most Amused and Amazed: Prince Charles’ 70th Birthday Celebration, Children in Need 2020, Comic Relief 2022. Henry’s first book Mystery Agency: The Museum Heist comes out in November 2023. Twitter: @henrywlewis Instagram: @henrylewis
JONATHAN SAYER (THE STOOGE, WRITER)
(He/Him) Jonathan is an Olivier Award-winning writer, actor, producer, and Director of Mischief. His work has been performed in over 45 countries worldwide. Theatre credits include Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle, Mischief Movie Night In, Magic Goes Wrong, Groan Ups, The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, The Play That Goes Wrong, and Lights! Camera! Improvise! Television credits include The Goes Wrong Show, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, The Royal Variety Performance: The Play That Goes Wrong, and A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong. Jonathan has also appeared in We are Most Amused and Amazed, Keep it in the Family, Children in Need 2020, and Comic Relief 2022. He is a trustee for Go Live Theatre Projects, co-chair of Ashton United Football Club, and author of Nowhere to Run. Twitter: @jonathansayer1 Instagram: jonathan_sayer1
BARTLEY BOOZ (U/S STEVE/PERCY ALTERNATE)
Broadway: Peter Pan Goes Wrong. Off-Broadway: I’m Revolting (Atlantic Theater Company); Hamlet, Oresteia (Park Avenue Armory); The Play That Goes Wrong (New World Stages). Regional: The Play That Goes Wrong (Kennedy Center); Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Ahmanson Theatre). Film/TV: “The Good Fight,” “Bull” (CBS); “Happy” (SyFy); “Turn: Washington’s Spies” (AMC); Here and Now (TFF). BFA acting: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
BRANDON JAMES ELLIS (U/S MIND MANGLER, STOOGE, PERCY)
Broadway: Company, Once, Bandstand. West End: Once. First national tour: The Play That Goes Wrong. Off-Broadway: 7 Deadly Sins (dir. Moisés Kaufman), Balls…The Musical (writer). TV: “FBI: Most Wanted,” “30 Rock,” “Dietland,” “Iron Fist,” “The Crew,” “Vinyl.” Film: Herd (streaming now on Apple TV and Prime), Monochrome (HBO original).
HENRY SHIELDS (WRITER)
Henry is an Olivier Award-winning writer and actor, best known for his work with the highly renowned theatre company Mischief, co-writing and appearing in their hit international productions of The Play That Goes Wrong (winner 2015 Olivier Award and WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Comedy), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2016 Olivier Award nominee for Best New Comedy), The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (2017 Olivier Award nominee for Best New Comedy), Magic Goes Wrong (co-created with magicians Penn & Teller – 2020 Olivier Award nominee for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play), Groan Ups (West End), Good Luck, Studio (UK Tour), and Mischief Movie Night (2018 Olivier Award nominee for Best New Comedy).