Henry Shields
- Actor, writer, producer and comedian
Press clippings
BBC axes King Gary and Goes Wrong Show
BBC One sitcoms King Gary and The Goes Wrong Show have both been dropped by the broadcaster.
British Comedy Guide, 6th April 2024Mischief's Mind Mangler to embark on first tour in 2023
Mischief will tour a new production from January.
Mind Mangler: Member Of The Tragic Circle, based on the character created for Magic Goes Wrong, will visit venues across the UK with a script by Henry Shields, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Lewis.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 2nd November 2022Mischief stars among the cast of new comedy Good Luck, Studio
The cast of a new Mischief comedy, in collaboration with Mercury Theatre and Wiltshire Creative, has been revealed.
Penned by Henry Shields and directed by Henry Lewis, Good Luck, Studio takes place during the final night of recording for a massively over-budget and underwritten kid's TV show called Wibble the Dragon.
What's On Stage, 12th August 2022Edinburgh Preview: Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle
Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields create a brand new comedy, Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle at Pleasance Courtyard.
Theatre Weekly, 29th June 2022New comedy from Mischief duo to debut in October
Good Luck, Studio, a new collaboration with Mischief, the company behind the Goes Wrong comedies, will premiere at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester later this year.
Written by Henry Shields and directed by Henry Lewis, the production opens on 5th October (previews from 30th September) at the Mercury Theatre before transferring to Salisbury Playhouse from 18th October to 5th November.
Theo Bosanquet, What's On Stage, 11th May 2022Original The Play That Goes Wrong cast to return to show for two weeks
The original cast of The Play That Goes Wrong will return to the show for two weeks this summer.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 6th May 2022The Goes Wrong Show: The Nativity, BBC1, review
Cornley Dramatic Society's second Christmas special proved Mischief Theatre's chaos still has legs.
Ed Power, i Newspaper, 22nd December 2020The secret to The Goes Wrong Show's success
The Mischief Theatre Company has a flourishing stage and TV franchise, with a second Christmas special on the way. The trio discuss how difficult it is making mistakes go right.
Ammar Kalia, The Guardian, 21st December 2020The Goes Wrong Show gets second series
The Goes Wrong Show, from the writers of the hit Goes Wrong series of stage comedies, will return to BBC One for another series.
British Comedy Guide, 14th February 2020Review: Magic Goes Wrong (Vaudeville Theatre)
All in all, Mischief Theatre have done it again with another fun night at the theatre where more goes right than wrong . . . or should that be more goes wrong than right?
Tony Peters, West End Wilma, 13th January 2020