History Creator / MischiefTheatre

* ''Theatre/GoodLuckStudio'': A dark comedy that follows the cast and crew of an iconic kids TV show, Wibble the Dragon. It’s the last day of filming and the show is over budget, the cast is disinterested or incapable, and the crew needs to make sure no more accidents occur or they’d be sued. [[RunningGag Hilarity ensues as the entire shoot crumbles in multiple ways.]]

* ''Good Luck, Studio'': A dark comedy that follows the cast and crew of an iconic kids TV show, Wibble the Dragon. It’s the last day of filming and the show is over budget, the cast is disinterested or incapable, and the crew needs to make sure no more accidents occur or they’d be sued. [[RunningGag Hilarity ensues as the entire shoot crumbles in multiple ways.]]

** A spin-off show called ''Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle'' premiered at the Edinburgh Festival, with more focus on the eponymous mind reader. This show has been renamed ''[[MarketBasedTitle Mind Mangler: A Night of Tragic Illusion]]'' for its off-Broadway run.

** A spin-off show called ''Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle'' premiered at the Edinburgh Festival, with more focus on the eponymous mind reader.

* ''The Nativity Goes Wrong'': Commissioned for Reading Rep. Theater in 2013, and follows the Christian Humanitarian Reading Initiative for Spiritual Theatre (or C.H.R.I.S.T., for short) as they perform the nativity story for Reading College. [[RunningGag Hilarity ensues as the entire production crumbles in multiple ways.]]

* ''The Nativity Goes Wrong'': Commissioned for Reading Rep. Theater in 2013, and follows the Christian Humanitarian Reading Initiative for Spiritual Theatre (or C.H.R.I.S.T., for short) as they perform the nativity story for Reading College. [[RunningGag Hilarity ensues as the entire production crumbles in multiple ways.]] This play was adapted into a Cornley production for ''Series/TheGoesWrongShow''.

* ''Theatre/ThePlayThatGoesWrong'': A murder mystery set at an isolated manor in the middle of a snowstorm. Hilarity ensues [[TheShowMustGoWrong as the entire production crumbles in multiple ways.]]

** A spin-off show called "Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle" premiered at the Edinburgh Festival, with more focus on the eponymous mind reader.

* ''Theatre/ThePlayThatGoesWrong'' (London, Broadway, UK Tour): A murder mystery set at an isolated manor in the middle of a snowstorm. Hilarity ensues [[TheShowMustGoWrong as the entire production crumbles in multiple ways.]]

* ''The Nativity Goes Wrong'': Commissioned for Reading Rep. Theater in 2013, and follows the Christian Humanitarian Reading Initiative for Spiritual Theatre (or C.H.R.I.S.T., for short) as they perform the nativity story for Reading College. [[RunningGag Hilarity ensues as the entire production crumbles in multiple ways.]]

Most of the company's productions involve a double layer of acting, with the ''...Goes Wrong'' plays ostensibly being amateur productions being put on by the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcza3kq4-yU Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society]]. The cast, therefore, play amateur actors playing parts within the play and each (fake) actor's personal foibles end up impacting the production, for better and for worse, and form an ongoing sub-plot across multiple productions. Tropes related to those alter-egos [[Characters/MischiefTheatre go here]]. (''The Nativity Goes Wrong'' and ''Magic Goes Wrong'' are notable exceptions, as the C.H.R.I.S.T. initiative and the magicians are different characters from the CPDS, with their own histories and personalities. However, the former includes 2 characters from the CPDS, and in the latter, Sophisticato, The Mind Mangler, and Mickey bear a very strong resemblance to Chris, Robert, and Dennis, making them sort of alternate reality versions. ''The Comedy About A Bank Robbery'' is also an exception as it is more of a 'straight' absurdist comedy with little meta-humour, and the actors simply occupy the characters in the play with no indication that they are the CPDS.)

Most of the company's productions involve a double layer of acting, with the ''...Goes Wrong'' plays ostensibly being amateur productions being put on by the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcza3kq4-yU Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society]]. The cast, therefore, play amateur actors playing parts within the play and each (fake) actor's personal foibles end up impacting the production, for better and for worse, and form an ongoing sub-plot across multiple productions. Tropes related to those alter-egos [[Characters/MischiefTheatre go here]]. (The Nativity Goes Wrong and Magic Goes Wrong are notable exceptions, as the C.H.R.I.S.T. initiative and the magicians are different characters from the CPDS, with their own histories and personalities. However, the former includes 2 characters from the CPDS, and in the latter, Sophisticato, The Mind Mangler, and Mickey bear a very strong resemblance to Chris, Robert, and Dennis, making them sort of alternate reality versions.)

* ''Theatre/GroanUps'': A comedic play that tracks five friends at three different points in their lives (childhood, adolescence, and adulthood). Hilarity ensues as the play [[AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent examines how much and how little people change over the years]].

* ''Theatre/Groan Ups'': A comedic play that tracks five friends at three different points in their lives (childhood, adolescence, and adulthood). Hilarity ensues as the play [[AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent examines how much and how little people change over the years]].

* ''Groan Ups'': A comedic play that tracks five friends at three different points in their lives (childhood, adolescence, and adulthood). Hilarity ensues as the play [[AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent examines how much and how little people change over the years]].

For an idea of what to expect, check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOWO4gq-whg&t=520s this snippet from the 2015 Royal Variety Performance]].

* ''Theatre/ThePlayThatGoesWrong'' (London, Broadway, UK Tour): A murder mystery set at an isolated manor in the middle of a snowstorm. HilarityEnsues [[TheShowMustGoWrong as the entire production crumbles in multiple ways.]]
* ''Theatre/PeterPanGoesWrong'': An attempt at putting on a Christmas pantomime of the classic tale. [[HereWeGoAgain Hilarity Ensues as the entire production crumbles in multiple ways.]]
* ''Film/AChristmasCarolGoesWrong'': Mischief Theatre's first original made-for-TV production. A live version of the classic tale staring [[Creator/DerekJacobi Derek Jacobi]] is invaded by the cast of the failed Peter Pan production. [[RunningGag Hilarity Ensues as the entire production crumbles in multiple ways.]]
* ''The Nativity Goes Wrong'': Commissioned for Reading Rep. Theater in 2013, and follows the Christian Humanitarian Reading Initiative for Spiritual Theatre (or C.H.R.I.S.T., for short) as they perform the nativity story for Reading College. [[RunningGag Hilarity Ensues as the entire production crumbles in multiple ways.]]
* ''Theatre/TheComedyAboutABankRobbery'' : A caper about a diamond heist in 1958 Minneapolis. [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity Ensues]] [[NotMeThisTime but NOT because the production crumbles in multiple ways.]]
* ''Series/TheGoesWrongShow'': A BBC series in the vein of The Play That Goes Wrong and its sequels, debuted in December 2019. The CPDS is commissioned to televise a series of short plays. [[RunningGag Hilarity Ensues as each episode crumbles in multiple ways.]]
* ''Groan Ups'': A comedic play that tracks five friends at three different points in their lives (childhood, adolescence, and adulthood). HilarityEnsues as the play [[AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent examines how much and how little people change over the years]].

* ''Mischief Movie Night'': An {{Improv}} show where [[TheMovieBuff Oscar]]/[[GenderFlip Emmy]] takes audience suggestions for a potential title, genre, and location for a movie, along with awards it could've won and characters that could show up. HilarityEnsues as a team of improvised actors attempt to act it all out, with an in-house band improvising the score.

* ''Magic Goes Wrong'': Produced in collaboration with Creator/PennAndTeller, and follows a group of magicians trying to put on a charity show. [[RunningGag Hilarity ensues as each trick crumbles in multiple ways]].

* ''Theatre/TheComedyAboutABankRobbery'' : A caper about a diamond heist in 1958 Minneapolis. [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity Ensues]] [[NotMeThisTime but not because the production crumbles in multiple ways.]]

* ''The Nativity Goes Wrong'': Commissioned by Reading Rep. Theater in 2013, and follows the Christian Humanitarian Reading Initiative for Spiritual Theatre (or C.H.R.I.S.T., for short) as they perform the nativity story for Reading College. [[RunningGag Hilarity Ensues as the entire production crumbles in multiple ways.]]

* ''The Nativity Goes Wrong'': Commissioned for Reading Rep. Theater in 2013, and follows the Christian Humanitarian Reading Initiative for Spiritual Theatre (or C.H.R.I.S.T., for short) as they perform the nativity story for Reading College. [[RunningGag Hilarity Ensues as the entire production crumbles in multiple ways.]]