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'I loved this book! Highly recommended' -- Matt Lucas, Actor and comedianWATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2023: PUZZLES AND HUMOURThe crime is simple: a valuable gemstone known as The Tiger's Eye was stolen from the Kensington Museum in the year 1926. The case was investigated by one Detective Inspector Jane Waterstone. Can you step into Jane's shoes and solve the case? A beautiful, intricate puzzle book with an intriguing mystery that places you at the heart of the story - Agatha Christie meets Murdle.The Museum Heist is an interactive book where murder mystery meets escape room-style puzzle solving, in an epic adventure for all the family. Put yourself to the test, and follow the story, working your way through a whole host of challenges - from deciphering clues at crime scenes and searching for hidden pieces of evidence in the pages - to satisfy your inner detective. Look out also for interactive elements within the book that will take each mystery to a whole new level.'I'm just mad about the Mystery Agency, and even madder about Henry Lewis. Like, it makes me actually mad how wonderfully talented he is at puzzle creation and storytelling. This book is an utter delight, one that should be in the collection of any sharp thinker. I hated how much I loved it. Can't recommend it enough.'-- Neil Patrick Harris, puzzle-master and award-winning actor

The Mystery Agency returns with a brand new escape-room style puzzle solving mystery for all ages! Perfect for fans of Murdle and detective stories. 8 suspects. 1 Crime. Lots of puzzles.London, 1932. D.I. Waterstone arrives at Bookseller Row - a narrow alleyway in the West End famed for its bookshops - to examine the dead body found there.The D.I. soon discovers the victim was a property developer who planned to level Bookseller Row to build luxury apartments. It appears every shop keeper on the street had motive to murder him, but who committed the crime?Put yourself to the test and follow the story, working your way through a whole host of challenges - deciphering clues at crime scenes and searching for hidden pieces of evidence in the beautifully illustrated pages - to satisfy your inner detective. Can you step into the Detective Inspector's shoes and crack the case?Praise for The Mystery Agency'I loved this book! Highly recommended' - Matt Lucas, Actor and comedian'I'm just mad about the Mystery Agency, and even madder about Henry Lewis. Like, it makes me actually mad how wonderfully talented he is at puzzle creation and storytelling. This book is an utter delight, one that should be in the collection of any sharp thinker. I hated how much I loved it. Can't recommend it enough.' - Neil Patrick Harris, puzzle-master and award-winning actorWaterstones - Best Books of the Year 2023 - Puzzle & HumourDaunt Books - Best Gift & Puzzles Books of 2023UK National Archive - Beautiful Books of 2023

I’m really looking forward to robbing this bank!Mischief's smash-and-grab hit The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is a fast, fabulous comedy caper and the funniest show in the West End! Summer 1958. Minneapolis City Bank has been entrusted with a priceless diamond. An escaped convict is dead set on pocketing the gem with the help of his screwball sidekick, trickster girlfriend… and the maintenance man. With mistaken identities, love triangles and hidden agendas, even the most reputable can’t be trusted. In a town where everyone’s a crook, who will end up bagging the jewel?Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, the creators of the Olivier Award-winning Best New Comedy The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery opened at the Criterion Theatre in London’s West End in April 2016.‘The best new comedy to open straight into the West End in decades’Time Out‘Thrilling and daringly inventive’The Guardian

I''m really looking forward to robbing this bank!Mischief''s smash-and-grab hit The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is a fast, fabulous comedy caper and the funniest show in the West End! Summer 1958. Minneapolis City Bank has been entrusted with a priceless diamond. An escaped convict is dead set on pocketing the gem with the help of his screwball sidekick, trickster girlfriend… and the maintenance man. With mistaken identities, love triangles and hidden agendas, even the most reputable can''t be trusted. In a town where everyone''s a crook, who will end up bagging the jewel?Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, the creators of the Olivier Award-winning Best New Comedy The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery opened at the Criterion Theatre in London''s West End in April 2016.''The best new comedy to open straight into the West End in decades''Time Out''Thrilling and daringly inventive''The Guardian

I''m really looking forward to robbing this bank!Mischief''s smash-and-grab hit The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is a fast, fabulous comedy caper and the funniest show in the West End! Summer 1958. Minneapolis City Bank has been entrusted with a priceless diamond. An escaped convict is dead set on pocketing the gem with the help of his screwball sidekick, trickster girlfriend… and the maintenance man. With mistaken identities, love triangles and hidden agendas, even the most reputable can''t be trusted. In a town where everyone''s a crook, who will end up bagging the jewel?Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, the creators of the Olivier Award-winning Best New Comedy The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery opened at the Criterion Theatre in London''s West End in April 2016.''The best new comedy to open straight into the West End in decades''Time Out''Thrilling and daringly inventive''The Guardian

Good evening, I’m Inspector Carter. Take my case. This must be Charles Haversham! I’m sorry, this must’ve given you all a damn shock…The original version of the global hit play created by Mischief.After benefiting from a large and sudden inheritance, the inept and accident-prone Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society embark on producing an ambitious 1920s murder mystery. Hilarious disaster ensues and the cast start to crack under the pressure. Can they get the production back on track before the final curtain falls?This one-act version of Mischief’s world famous The Play That Goes Wrong originally premiered at the Old Red LionTheatre in London in 2012. Since then, the expanded two-act version has taken the world by storm and has been performed in over 35 countries across 5 continents, winning multiple awards including the WhatsOnStage and Olivier Award for Best New Comedy plus a Tony and Drama Desk Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play.This edition features the original one-act edition of the play that’s perfect to be enjoyed on the page as well as inperformance. A true global phenomenon, it is guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter.

Good evening, I''m Inspector Carter. Take my case. This must be Charles Haversham! I''m sorry, this must''ve given you all a damn shock…The original version of the global hit play created by Mischief.After benefiting from a large and sudden inheritance, the inept and accident-prone Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society embark on producing an ambitious 1920s murder mystery. Hilarious disaster ensues and the cast start to crack under the pressure. Can they get the production back on track before the final curtain falls?This one-act version of Mischief''s world famous The Play That Goes Wrong originally premiered at the Old Red LionTheatre in London in 2012. Since then, the expanded two-act version has taken the world by storm and has been performed in over 35 countries across 5 continents, winning multiple awards including the WhatsOnStage and Olivier Award for Best New Comedy plus a Tony and Drama Desk Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play.This edition features the original one-act edition of the play that''s perfect to be enjoyed on the page as well as inperformance. A true global phenomenon, it is guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter.

Good evening, I''m Inspector Carter. Take my case. This must be Charles Haversham! I''m sorry, this must''ve given you all a damn shock…The original version of the global hit play created by Mischief.After benefiting from a large and sudden inheritance, the inept and accident-prone Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society embark on producing an ambitious 1920s murder mystery. Hilarious disaster ensues and the cast start to crack under the pressure. Can they get the production back on track before the final curtain falls?This one-act version of Mischief''s world famous The Play That Goes Wrong originally premiered at the Old Red LionTheatre in London in 2012. Since then, the expanded two-act version has taken the world by storm and has been performed in over 35 countries across 5 continents, winning multiple awards including the WhatsOnStage and Olivier Award for Best New Comedy plus a Tony and Drama Desk Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play.This edition features the original one-act edition of the play that''s perfect to be enjoyed on the page as well as inperformance. A true global phenomenon, it is guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter.

In one of Chris’ productions, due to an ill-timed haircut Rapunzel had to be imprisoned in a bungalow. But now with no further ado, please put your hands together for J.M. Barrie’s Christmas classic: Peter Pan!The inept and accident-prone Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society set out to present J. M. Barrie's classic tale of Peter Pan, their most audacious production to date. Flying? Pyrotechnics? Sharp hooks? What ensues is two acts of hysterical disaster. You'll laugh, they'll cry. Something so wrong has never been so right.From the mischievous minds of the West End and Edinburgh hit The Play That Goes Wrong comes this highly original, chaos-filled re-telling of J.M. Barrie's much-loved classic.Peter Pan Goes Wrong received its world premiere at the Pleasance Theatre, London, on 10 December 2013 and transferred to the West End on 4 December 2015. The show opened on Broadway on 19 April 2023, and this updated edition was published to coincide with the show returning to the West End for a limited 2023 Christmas season.

In one of Chris'' productions, due to an ill-timed haircut Rapunzel had to be imprisoned in a bungalow. But now with no further ado, please put your hands together for J.M. Barrie''s Christmas classic: Peter Pan!The inept and accident-prone Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society set out to present J. M. Barrie''s classic tale of Peter Pan, their most audacious production to date. Flying? Pyrotechnics? Sharp hooks? What ensues is two acts of hysterical disaster. You''ll laugh, they''ll cry. Something so wrong has never been so right.From the mischievous minds of the West End and Edinburgh hit The Play That Goes Wrong comes this highly original, chaos-filled re-telling of J.M. Barrie''s much-loved classic.Peter Pan Goes Wrong received its world premiere at the Pleasance Theatre, London, on 10 December 2013 and transferred to the West End on 4 December 2015. The show opened on Broadway on 19 April 2023, and this updated edition was published to coincide with the show returning to the West End for a limited 2023 Christmas season.

In one of Chris'' productions, due to an ill-timed haircut Rapunzel had to be imprisoned in a bungalow. But now with no further ado, please put your hands together for J.M. Barrie''s Christmas classic: Peter Pan!The inept and accident-prone Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society set out to present J. M. Barrie''s classic tale of Peter Pan, their most audacious production to date. Flying? Pyrotechnics? Sharp hooks? What ensues is two acts of hysterical disaster. You''ll laugh, they''ll cry. Something so wrong has never been so right.From the mischievous minds of the West End and Edinburgh hit The Play That Goes Wrong comes this highly original, chaos-filled re-telling of J.M. Barrie''s much-loved classic.Peter Pan Goes Wrong received its world premiere at the Pleasance Theatre, London, on 10 December 2013 and transferred to the West End on 4 December 2015. The show opened on Broadway on 19 April 2023, and this updated edition was published to coincide with the show returning to the West End for a limited 2023 Christmas season.

Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer, the multi award-winning team behind the sold-out global smash hit The Play That Goes Wrong and the BBC comedy series The Goes Wrong Show, star in this hilarious new comedy by Mischief.Join the ‘Mind Mangler’ as he returns to the stage following a disappointing two-night run at the Luton Holiday Inn conference centre, suite 2b. His new two-man show solo spectacular is predicted to spiral into chaos as he attempts to read your mind...Following a sold out run at the Edinburgh Festival this summer, Mind Mangler is a guaranteed night of ‘laugh filled, mind-bending silliness’ (Broadway World) that will leave you gasping for breath. Not to be missed!

Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer, the multi award-winning team behind the sold-out global smash hit The Play That Goes Wrong and the BBC comedy series The Goes Wrong Show, star in this hilarious new comedy by Mischief.Join the ''Mind Mangler'' as he returns to the stage following a disappointing two-night run at the Luton Holiday Inn conference centre, suite 2b. His new two-man show solo spectacular is predicted to spiral into chaos as he attempts to read your mind...Following a sold out run at the Edinburgh Festival this summer, Mind Mangler is a guaranteed night of ''laugh filled, mind-bending silliness'' (Broadway World) that will leave you gasping for breath. Not to be missed!

Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer, the multi award-winning team behind the sold-out global smash hit The Play That Goes Wrong and the BBC comedy series The Goes Wrong Show, star in this hilarious new comedy by Mischief.Join the ''Mind Mangler'' as he returns to the stage following a disappointing two-night run at the Luton Holiday Inn conference centre, suite 2b. His new two-man show solo spectacular is predicted to spiral into chaos as he attempts to read your mind...Following a sold out run at the Edinburgh Festival this summer, Mind Mangler is a guaranteed night of ''laugh filled, mind-bending silliness'' (Broadway World) that will leave you gasping for breath. Not to be missed!

Winner of Best New Play at the WhatsOnStage Awards 2026Nominated for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play at the Olivier Awards 2026LAUGHTER IS THEIR ONLY WEAPONBrace yourself for hilarious mayhem and a not-so-secret mission with Mischief’s newest action-packed adventure The Comedy About Spies. When a rogue British agent pilfers plans for a top-secret weapon, CIA and KGB spies converge on London’s Piccadilly Hotel in pursuit of the elusive file. Add to the mix a clueless young couple, a hapless actor angling for the role of James Bond, and enough double agents to confuse even the sharpest operative, and you’ve got a mission that’s hilariously out of control.Mischief, the multi award-winning company behind The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, bring an uproarious 1960’s spy escapade, bursting with bungled missions, tangled identities, and miscommunication that’s anything but covert.This edition was published to coincide with the West End premiere in April 2025.

LAUGHTER IS THEIR ONLY WEAPONBrace yourself for hilarious mayhem and a not-so-secret mission with Mischief''s newest action-packed adventure The Comedy About Spies. When a rogue British agent pilfers plans for a top-secret weapon, CIA and KGB spies converge on London''s Piccadilly Hotel in pursuit of the elusive file. Add to the mix a clueless young couple, a hapless actor angling for the role of James Bond, and enough double agents to confuse even the sharpest operative, and you''ve got a mission that''s hilariously out of control.Mischief, the multi award-winning company behind The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, bring an uproarious 1960''s spy escapade, bursting with bungled missions, tangled identities, and miscommunication that''s anything but covert.This edition was published to coincide with the West End premiere in April 2025.

LAUGHTER IS THEIR ONLY WEAPONBrace yourself for hilarious mayhem and a not-so-secret mission with Mischief''s newest action-packed adventure The Comedy About Spies. When a rogue British agent pilfers plans for a top-secret weapon, CIA and KGB spies converge on London''s Piccadilly Hotel in pursuit of the elusive file. Add to the mix a clueless young couple, a hapless actor angling for the role of James Bond, and enough double agents to confuse even the sharpest operative, and you''ve got a mission that''s hilariously out of control.Mischief, the multi award-winning company behind The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, bring an uproarious 1960''s spy escapade, bursting with bungled missions, tangled identities, and miscommunication that''s anything but covert.This edition was published to coincide with the West End premiere in April 2025.

A NEW 'GOES WRONG' PLAY FROM MISCHIEFThe Cornley Amateur Drama Society are back with tidings of chaos and joy, ready to tackle Charles Dickens’s classic, A Christmas Carol.Do not miss another Christmas catastrophe from Mischief, the multi award-winning company behind The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery.The Cornley crew battle miscommunication, delays to their set, actors missing in action and a growing feud over who will play the lead. It’s sure to be a disastrous take on the much-loved classic Christmas story of Ebenezer Scrooge. Will Cornley finally change their ways, or will their misfortunes wreak havoc yet again?Enjoy a festive slice of pure escapism at the worst production in Christmas past, present and yet to come!This edition was published to coincide with the UK Tour and West End run in November 2025.

A NEW 'GOES WRONG' PLAY FROM MISCHIEFThe Cornley Amateur Drama Society are back with tidings of chaos and joy, ready to tackle Charles Dickens's classic, A Christmas Carol.Do not miss another Christmas catastrophe from Mischief, the multi award-winning company behind The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery.The Cornley crew battle miscommunication, delays to their set, actors missing in action and a growing feud over who will play the lead. It's sure to be a disastrous take on the much-loved classic Christmas story of Ebenezer Scrooge. Will Cornley finally change their ways, or will their misfortunes wreak havoc yet again?Enjoy a festive slice of pure escapism at the worst production in Christmas past, present and yet to come!This edition was published to coincide with the UK Tour and West End run in November 2025.

A NEW 'GOES WRONG' PLAY FROM MISCHIEFThe Cornley Amateur Drama Society are back with tidings of chaos and joy, ready to tackle Charles Dickens's classic, A Christmas Carol.Do not miss another Christmas catastrophe from Mischief, the multi award-winning company behind The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery.The Cornley crew battle miscommunication, delays to their set, actors missing in action and a growing feud over who will play the lead. It's sure to be a disastrous take on the much-loved classic Christmas story of Ebenezer Scrooge. Will Cornley finally change their ways, or will their misfortunes wreak havoc yet again?Enjoy a festive slice of pure escapism at the worst production in Christmas past, present and yet to come!This edition was published to coincide with the UK Tour and West End run in November 2025.

66 Murders is an interactive puzzle book featuring 66 self-contained murder cases that increase in difficulty as you progress. Each case invites you to study the facts, explore the scene and piece together the clues to work out which suspect is responsible.The investigations take place across a wide range of settings, from English manor houses to Japanese gardens to more unexpected locations such as the West Yorkshire Knitting Association. Blending visual puzzles, logic challenges and short, engaging scenarios, each case is designed to be solved in a single sitting.The book is structured into four difficulty levels, from Simple Solves to Impossible Investigations, so readers can build confidence as they go or jump straight into a tougher challenge.Designed for flexibility, 66 Murders is easy to pick up whenever you have a few spare minutes, whether on a train journey, a lunch break or a quiet weekend at home.Can you solve all 66?

The Christian Humanitarian Reading Initiative for Spiritual Theatre (or C.H.R.I.S.T. for short) are putting on a production of The Nativity Story. It's opening night and nothing is going to plan. Despite a collapsing manger, a deranged donkey, and a director on the brink of hysteria, the show must go on.This hilarious tour-de-force is the second farce from Mischief, creators of the critically acclaimed The Play That Goes Wrong. Once again, we watch as order unravels itself and pandemonium ensues in a piece that will be loved both as a piece to perform and one to watch. The Nativity Goes Wrong received its world premiere at Reading Rep on 22 December.