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The tiny entrance of the Criterion Theatre is almost invisible among the massive advertisements, traffic and crowds of Piccadilly Circus. To ignore it, however, is to miss one of London's most enchanting theatres. Use of mirrors and stunning murals of clouds and cherubs turns this underground labyrinth into an airy paradise. It has shown a wide variety of fare since it opened in 1974, including the first UK production of Beckett's Waiting for Godot (1955). The Criterion's greatest successes have always come from bawdy comedy. A Little Bit of Fluff (1915) was blamed for the destruction of the public's morals with its brief flash of a woman's unclothed leg: it ran for 1241 performances. Run for Your Wife outdid this with a seven year run in the 1980s, and it recently played host to the Reduced Shakespeare Company, who performed their Complete Works of William Shakespeare more than 2000 times.
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The Comedy About A Bank RobberyThe Comedy About A Bank RobberyMischief Theatre, creators of The Play That Goes Wrong - winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy - and Peter Pan Goes Wrong, have created a "lung-bustingly funny farce" (Guardian) with their latest show, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery. Eight incompetent crooks attempt to outwit a snoozing security guard and steal an enormous diamond in thi2018-06-26T19:30:00+01002018-11-04T00:00:00+0000
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PRICING £19-£48.50, Premium Seats £68.50
DATES 31st March 2016 to 4th November 2018
Mischief Theatre, creators of The Play That Goes Wrong - winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy - and Peter Pan Goes Wrong, have created a "lung-bustingly funny farce" (Guardian) with their latest show, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery. Eight incompetent crooks attempt to outwit a snoozing security guard and steal an enormous diamond in thi... More about this event
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