Henry Shields
Writer
Film, TV & Theatre
Henry trained at LAMDA and has been a member of Mischief Theatre since 2009. The Play that Goes Wrong opens on Broadway in April at the Lyceum, starring the original cast. It is currently touring the UK and begins it's Australian tour in February.
Lights! Camera! Improvise! a devised show in which Henry appears with the Mischief Company has played (played) Edinburgh several times (this summer) and is performed regularly in the West End as Mischief Movie Night.
Co-author of The Play that Goes Wrong (currently at the Duchess Theatre in London's West End), Henry is also co-author of Peter Pan Goes Wrong which played in London's West End at the Apollo Theatre, London and was nominated for Best New Comedy Olivier Awards 2016 and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (currently at the Criterion Theatre in the West End). The Play that Goes Wrong opened on Broadway in April 2017 at the Lyceum starring the original cast and is still playing in New York at New World Stages.
Mischief Theatre took up residency at London’s West End Vaudeville Theatre in Autumn 2019 and two new plays ensued from the same writing team - Groan Ups and Magic Goes Wrong (with Penn and Teller).
Mischief’s first TV series, The Goes Wrong Show (BBC ended in February 2020).
For acting, Henry is looked after by James Foster Ltd - www.jamesfosterltd.co.uk
Television
Production | Company | Notes |
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THE GOES WRONG SHOW 2019 - 2020 | Big Talk Productions / BBC |
Theatre
Production | Company | Notes |
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MAGIC GOES WRONG 2019 - 2020 | Vaudeville Theatre | |
PETER PAN GOES WRONG 2019 - 2020 | Mischief Theatre/Everyman Theatre Cheltenham | Opening at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham on Saturday 19 October 2019, the production will tour over 15 venues nationwide through to Spring 2020, including a Christmas season at Alexandra Palace Theatre in London from Friday 13th December 2019 to Sunday 5th January 2020. |
GROAN UPS 2019 | Vaudeville Theatre | |
THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY 2017 | Mischief Theatre | Criterion |
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG 2014 | Mischief & Kenny Wax Ltd UK/International Tour/West End/Broadway | 2017 The Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play (The Play That Goes Wrong – Broadway) |
THE NATIVITY GOES WRONG 2013 | Reading Rep and Mischief Theatre | |
PETER PAN GOES WRONG 2013 | Mischief with Kenny Wax Ltd UK Tour/Pleasance London | 2016 Olivier Award Nomination for Best New Comedy |