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Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle. Jonathan Sayer. Credit: Anna Clare
Jonathan Sayer

Jonathan Sayer

  • Actor, writer and comedian

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The Goes Wrong Show review

This Christmas special from the team behind The Play That Goes Wrong is brimming with bedlam, from awful-on-purpose props to a sozzled Santa.

Tim Dowling, The Guardian, 23rd December 2019

The Goes Wrong Show: When TV festive frolics go awry

The phenomenally successful franchise that began with The Play That Goes Wrong seven years ago in a small north London pub is coming to a living room near you.

Emma Saunders, BBC, 20th December 2019

Magic Goes Wrong casting announced

Full casting has been announced for Magic Goes Wrong in the West End and at The Lowry.

What's On Stage, 27th July 2019

The Goes Wrong Show series coming to BBC One

The Goes Wrong Show, a series starring the team behind The Play That Goes Wrong, is coming to BBC One.

British Comedy Guide, 22nd February 2019

The Comedy About A Bank Robbery review

Writers Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields unashamedly mine the bank heist genre from every era to produce this enormously funny, goofy romp. A final mention, though, has to go to the seagulls. It's a glorious riot.

Joan Phillips, British Theatre Guide, 13th February 2019

BBC to broadcast A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

The team behind Peter Pan Goes Wrong are to return to BBC One this Christmas to present a new special, A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong.

British Comedy Guide, 14th November 2017

How Peter Pan is going wrong on TV this Christmas

"We were aware it would be a challenge," explains co-founder of Mischief Theatre Company Jonathan Sayer, "but we wanted to make sure it was an adaptation for TV, not just a theatre show that's being filmed."

Nick Smurthwaite, The Stage, 19th December 2016

BBC to screen Peter Pan Goes Wrong

BBC One is to show Peter Pan Goes Wrong, a TV version of the hit award-winning West End comedy stage show.

British Comedy Guide, 15th August 2016

Interview: The Comedy About a Bank Robbery

As The Comedy About a Bank Robbery opens at the Criterion Theatre in the West End, Matthew Hemley meets the writers and producers to talk about mishaps, accidents and the pressure of following The Play That Goes Wrong.

Matthew Hemley, The Stage, 22nd April 2016

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