Comedic illusion hit Magic
Goes Wrong will reopen in the West End in December.
The piece,
penned by Mischief Theatre and originally playing from winter 2019, will run
for a limited season from 10 December to 31 January 2021.
Created alongside magic legends Penn and Teller, the piece was
closed by the pandemic in March but has now announced plans to re-open in December.
Producer Kenny Wax added: "We are one of a handful of small
/ middle scale productions who have low enough running costs to open with a
socially distanced audience and even though we are unlikely to make a profit we
will be employing over 100 staff across the three productions in London and
Bath. We are still taking a significant risk without a government backed
insurance scheme to cover further business cancellation due to COVID '19."
Starring in
the show will be Bryony Corrigan, Roxy Faridany, Dave Hearn, Henry Lewis, Henry
Shields, Jonathan Sayer and Nancy Zamit. The cast is completed by Natasha
Culley and Lauren Ingram.
The piece
is directed by Adam Meggido, designed by Will Bowen with costume designs by
Roberto Surace. Lighting design is by David Howe, with sound design by Paul
Groothuis and video and projection design by Duncan McLean. Ben Hart is the
magic consultant. The composer is Steve Brown, alongside movement director Ali
James, associate director Hannah Sharkey and resident director Amy Marchant.