Tonight I had the privilege of seeing my dear friend Henry Lewis take to the stage with the mischief theatre company. You are probably now thinking that anything I say is going to be biased; but I genuinely think this show was amazing and I can assure you I knew very little about the shows plot before seeing it.
I got to my seat at about 7pm and if you ever go and see it (which I definitely think you should) you should aim to do the same. Before the show has even started you are treated to cast members (acting as stage crew) panicking about the show not being ready to start. This was the point where I made my West End debut. After being nominated by the guy sitting next to me (complete stranger) to help put up a shelf, the cast member accidentally knelt in my water, meaning she had to perform in wet trousers. After that I couldn't refuse to help with the shelf (I should point out here that the cast member did not know I knew Henry and it was all chance that I ended up on the stage) Naturally, it didn't stop at the shelf and I even got a laugh when I accidentally swept my broom head into the audience hitting my friend (sorry Michaela). And so the play that goes wrong was living up to its name before it had even started!
Now, I don't want to spoil the play for those of you who are planning to see the show; so I will just say I was in hysterics from the start right until the end, and I was not the only one. The play was paced brilliantly and the energy was phenomenal, there were even parts where I was genuinely scared for the safety of the cast. I really can't stress enough how much I love this show and think you should ALL BOOK TICKETS NOW!
All that I have left to say is Thank you to The Mischief Theatre company, and to Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, I'm sure the next play you perform will go without a hitch.