Mischief Makers

This week's Mischief Maker is The Comedy About a Bank Robbery alum Lydia Fraser. Sharing her thoughts on Black Lives Matter and experiences with racism, Lydia talks to Charlie Russell about intention vs. impact and more. Mischief Makers delves into the world of Mischief, to find out what makes it so mischievous! Recorded in a single take with no edits, anything can (and does) happen! Warning: This...

From Lights! Camera! Improvise! to Showstopper! - Matt Cavendish is no stranger to improvising... although by his own admission, he did sort of fall into it! Chatting to Charlie Russell, Matt shares his journey inside and outside of Mischief - as well as his tips for aspiring improvisers. Mischief Makers delves into the world of Mischief, to find out what makes it so mischievous! Recorded in a sin...

Chris Leask has played Trevor and practically everyone else in Mischief (quite literally in The Comedy About a Bank Robbery!) Dave Hearn chats to Chris about acting, audience interaction and those 48 hours where he went on as emergency cover in two different shows!  Mischief Makers delves into the world of Mischief, to find out what makes it so mischievous! Recorded in a single take with no edits,...

Time for more Mischief as Dave Hearn interviews actor, musician, composer and (rally driver) Rob Falconer!  Conspiracy theories, tales from the road and stories from Broadway all lie in store... Mischief Makers delves into the world of Mischief, to find out what makes it so mischievous! Recorded in a single take with no edits, anything can (and does) happen! Warning: This podcast contains strong l...

Original Groan Ups cast member Paul Brown talks to Dave Hearn about being an understudy, and shares his input on the Black Lives Matter movement and why we can't shy away from discussions on racism.  Mischief Makers delves into the world of Mischief, to find out what makes it so mischievous! Recorded in a single take with no edits, anything can (and does) happen! Download a transcript of the episo...

On today's episode - Bryony Corrigan chats to fellow Mischief Maker Niall Ransome, who both joined Mischief at the same time! Reminiscing about Lights! Camera! Improvise! and more, the two explore Niall's work outside of Mischief and the importance of regional theatre. Mischief Makers delves into the world of Mischief, to find out what makes it so mischievous! Recorded in a single take with no edi...

In this episode, Dave chats to one of Mischief's founding members, Mike Bodie. You might already recognise Mike's voice, as his dulcet tones do the Mischief Maker intro every week!  Mike chats about his ADHD and what he's learning about it,  shares the story of how his mum saved his life multiple times after he was involved in a car accident, and why he walked up to Arthur's seat in Edinburgh with...

Mischief maker Bryony Corrigan is on hosting duties this week, as she chats to Mischief's resident costume designer, Roberto Surace. They chat about their favourite costumes, Roberto shares behind the scenes info about designing for Mischief, and reveals his secret acting past that not even Bryony knew about! Roberto is Mischief's resident costume designer, and has worked on all their stage shows...

Jonathan Sayer is in the interviewer's chair this week, as he chats to Mischief maker and long-time friend, Charlie Russell. The pair chat about the early days of their friendship, corpsing on stage, and why she loves the ending of Groan Ups. Charlie has appeared in four Mischief productions in the West End (The Play That Goes Wrong, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, Groan Ups and Peter Pan Goes Wr...

It's the turn of mischievous Geordie, Bryony Corrigan, to be interviewed by Dave Hearn, who's back on hosting duties this week. A member of Mischief since their improv days at Edinburgh, Bryony has appeared in Mischief shows on the West End, Broadway and in The Goes Wrong Show as Vanessa.  She chats to Dave about her feelings coming into the group when it was already established, playing a cage fi...

Charlie Russell takes over hosting duties, and talks to Harry Kershaw. One of the early Mischief Makers, Harry has been involved in Mischief shows since their beginnings at the Edinburgh Fringe and has appeared in The Play That Goes Wrong and Mischief Movie Nights. In this interview he chats about his fondest Mischief memories, his experience working in other non-Mischief West End shows, and why h...

This week, Dave talks to Nancy Zamit.  Nancy has been a member of Mischief since their early days performing at the Edinburgh Fringe, and has performed both on the West End and Broadway with them. In this episode, Nancy chats about juggling motherhood with her acting career, her fondest Mischief memories and how she felt working on two Mischief shows at the same time. Warning: This podcast contain...

This week, Dave talks to Mischief's company director, writer and actor, Jonathan Sayer.   They chat about Jonathan's history as a child actor touring in iconic shows like Les Misérables, his involvement with a semi-professional football club and which member of Mischief conducted his wedding ceremony. Warning: This podcast contains occasional strong language. Hosted by Dave Hearn, Mischief Makers...

This week, Dave talks to artistic director, writer and co-creator of Mischief, Henry Lewis.   They talk about the writing process, Henry Lewis's interest in magic and the fondest moments of Henry's career so far. Warning: Contains occasional strong language. Hosted by Dave Hearn, Mischief Makers delves into the world of Mischief, to find out what makes it so mischievous! Recorded in a single take...

In the first ever episode, Dave talks to writer and co-creator of Mischief, Henry Shields.  They talk about Henry's alternative careers in nursing and hot air balloon flying, the subjects that make them both geek out and alternative endings to The Play That Goes Wrong and The Comedy About A Bank Robbery. Download a transcript of the episode here: https://mischiefmakersep1.carrd.co/ Hosted by Dave...