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‘We want to make a Mischief movie next, that’s the dream’

Long ReadsOct 23, 2019

From pub theatre to a global franchise, Mischief Theatre has perfected the art of making things go wrong in the right way. With shows in the West End, on tour and Off-Broadway, and a TV show set to air, founders Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields tell Tim Bano how it all came together

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