Henry Lewis is a British actor and playwright. He co-founded Mischief Theatre, responsible for The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, Groan Ups, Magic Goes Wrong and The Goes Wrong Show, and co-hosts Riddiculous, an ITV daytime game show.
Career
In 2008, Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields co-founded Mischief Theatre while they were studying a drama foundation course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[1]
In 2012, Lewis co-wrote with Sayer and Shields The Play That Goes Wrong,[2] which premiered later that year at The Old Red Lion, Islington.[3] Lewis played Robert Grove in both the original London cast[4] and the original Broadway cast.[5] In 2013, another Lewis, Sayer and Shields production, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, premiered at The Pleasance Theatre.[6] with Lewis amongst its original cast, playing Robert.[7]
In 2016, Lewis', Sayer's and Shields' play The Comedy About a Bank Robbery opened at the Criterion Theatre; Lewis was amongst its original cast, and played Robin Freeboys.[8] In August 2019, Magic Goes Wrong, a play written by Lewis, Sayer, Shields, Penn and Teller, premiered at the Quays Theatre; Lewis played Mind Mangler,[9] and subsequently took him on tour.[10][11] In September 2019, the next Lewis, Sayer and Shields play, Groan Ups, premiered at Vaudeville Theatre, as part of a projected year-long residency at the theatre (later curtailed due to COVID-19 restrictions[12]),[13] with Lewis playing Spencer.[14] In 2020, Lewis launched The Mystery Agency, an escape-room style puzzle game, on Kickstarter.[15]
In 2016, a production of Peter Pan Goes Wrong was aired by BBC1, with Lewis playing Robert.[16] The following year, they aired A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, with Lewis playing Robert.[17] BBC1 aired twelve episodes of The Goes Wrong Show[18] between December 2019[19] and November 2021.[20] In 2022, he played the Riddlemaster in Riddiculous, an ITV daytime game show hosted by Ranvir Singh.[21]
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Royal Variety Performance | Robert Grove | ITV1 (recorded at The Royal Albert Hall) | |
2016 | Keep it in the Family | Narrator | ITV1 (1 episode) | |
Peter Pan Goes Wrong | Robert Grove | BBC1 (Christmas Special, also writer) | ||
2017 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | NBC (1 episode) | [22] |
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong | Robert Grove | BBC1 (Christmas Special, also writer) | ||
2018 | We Are Most Amused & Amazed | Mind Mangler | ITV1 (Prince Charles' 70th Birthday Celebrations at The London Palladium) | |
2019 | Royal Variety Performance | Spencer | ITV1 (recorded at The London Palladium) | |
2019-
2021 |
The Goes Wrong Show | Robert Grove | BBC1 (2 series, 12 episodes, also writer) | [23] |
2020 | Children in Need | Hazmat Waiter | BBC1 | |
2021 | The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe | Yucky Duck, The Golden Father, The Golden Grandfather, Axel the Giant | Cartoon Network (3 episodes) | |
2022 | Comic Relief | Mind Mangler | BBC1 | |
2022–present | Riddiculous | Self/Riddlemaster | ITV1 (20 episodes) | [24] |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Showstopper! The Improvised Musical | Ensemble | Greenwich Theatre & Arts Depot | ||
2011 | Beasts & Beauties | Ensemble & Understudy | Hampstead Theatre | ||
2012 | Mercury Fur | Party Guest | Old Red Lion, Islington and Trafalgar Studios (also producer) | [25] | |
2012-
2013 |
The Play That Goes Wrong | Robert Grove | Old Red Lion, Islington and Trafalgar Studios (also producer and co-writer with Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields | ||
2014 | Superior Donuts | - | Southwark Playhouse (producer) | ||
The Play That Goes Wrong | Robert Grove | Duchess Theatre, West End, UK & International Tour | |||
2015 | Peter Pan Goes Wrong | Robert Grove | Apollo Theatre, West End (also co-writer with Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields) | ||
2016 | The Comedy About a Bank Robbery | Mr. Robin Freeboys | Criterion Theatre, West End (also co-writer with Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields) | ||
2017 | The Play That Goes Wrong | Robert Grove | Lyceum Theater, Broadway | [26] | |
Mischief Movie Night | Ensemble & Oscar | Arts Theatre, West End (also co-creator) | |||
2018 | UK Tour | ||||
2019 | Groan Ups | Spencer | Vaudeville Theatre, West End (also co-writer with Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields) | ||
2020 | Magic Goes Wrong | Mind Mangler | Vaudeville Theatre, West End (also co-writer with Penn and Teller, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields) | ||
2020-
2021 |
Mischief Movie Night | Ensemble & Oscar | UK Tour (Open Air Theatres) | ||
Mischief Movie Night-In | Live Stream (50 episodes) broadcast from Immersive LDN & Riverside Studios | [27] | |||
2021 | Magic Goes Wrong | Mind Mangler | Apollo Theatre, West End | ||
2022 | Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle | Mind Mangler | Pleasance Edinburgh (also co-writer with Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields) | ||
Mischief Movie Night | Ensemble | Pleasance Edinburgh | |||
Starship Improvise | Frank Brass | ||||
Good Luck, Studio | - | UK Tour (director) | [28] | ||
Austentatious | Ensemble | Arts Theatre, West End & UK Tour | |||
2023 | Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle | Mind Mangler | Garrick Theatre & Prince of Wales Theatre, West End & UK Tour | ||
Peter Pan Goes Wrong | Robert Grove | Ethel Barrymore Theater, Broadway | [29] | ||
Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles | |||||
Mind Mangler: A Night of Tragic Illusion | Mind Mangler | New World Stages, Off Broadway, New York City |
Awards and nominations
References
- ↑ "About Us". Mischief Theatre. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ↑ Walker, Tim (18 September 2014). "The Play That Goes Wrong, Duchess Theatre, review: 'delightful'". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ↑ "The Play That Goes Wrong proves right for West End". The Guardian. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ "The Play That Goes Wrong". Theatre Record: 916. 10–23 September 2014.
- ↑ "The Play That Goes Wrong Original Broadway Play Cast 2017". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ↑ "REVIEW: Peter Pan Goes Wrong at The Alexandra". Black Country Radio. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ "Henry Lewis". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ "Theatre review: The Comedy About a Bank Robbery at Criterion Theatre". British Theatre Guide. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ "Magic Goes Wrong on stage in London from 21 October 2021". Thisistheatre.com. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ "Mind Mangler review – Magic Goes Wrong spin-off is all fun and mind games". The Guardian. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ "Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle review". The Stage. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ "Mischief's Magic Goes Wrong, The Play That Goes Wrong, and Groan Ups Will Tour U.K." Playbill.
- ↑ "A Look at Mischief Theatre's Groan Ups in the West End". Playbill.
- ↑ "'Groan Ups' review". Time Out. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ "Feature: Henry Lewis's THE MYSTERY AGENCY Launches On Kickstarter". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ↑ "Peter Pan Goes Wrong". BBC1. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ "A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ "The Goes Wrong Show". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ "The Spirit of Christmas". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 2". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ "First glimpse at Ranvir Singh and Henry Lewis in new ITV game show Riddiculous". Lancashire Live. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ The Interview That Goes Wrong with J.J. Abrams, retrieved 11 April 2023
- ↑ "The Goes Wrong Show (TV Series 2019– ) – IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ↑ "Riddiculous (TV Series 2022– ) – IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ↑ Smith, Patrick (4 June 2012). "Mercury Fur, Trafalgar Studios, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ↑ Paulson, Michael (23 March 2017). "In 'The Play That Goes Wrong,' It's Murder, Strictly for Laughs". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ↑ "Mischief Movie Night In". Riverside Studios. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ↑ "Good Luck, Studio". Wiltshire Creative. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ↑ Paulson, Michael (5 January 2023). "British Comedy 'Peter Pan Goes Wrong' Plans Spring Broadway Bow". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ↑ "Full List: Winners of the 2014 WhatsOnStage Awards". WhatsOnStage.com. 23 February 2014.
- ↑ "Olivier Winners 2015". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ↑ "Olivier Winners 2016". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ↑ "Olivier Winners 2017". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ↑ "Dear Evan Hansen's Ben Platt, Hello, Dolly! and More Are Winners of Drama League Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ↑ "Olivier Awards 2018". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ↑ "Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard – Theatre's Biggest Night". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ↑ "Into the Woods Tops Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Winners". Broadway.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ↑ Considine, Allison (31 May 2023). "2023 Drama Desk Award winners announced". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ↑ "2023 Awards - The Drama League". dramaleague.org. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2024.