autumn/spring
The Foundry Group is a band of writers and performers committed to producing affordable, popular, intelligent touring shows with a broad appeal.
AWARDS FOR CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
“Crazy, exciting, funny and rollicking.” Brighton Source
“They have succeeded in bringing classic British comedy up to date – an amazing feat.” Broadway Baby
“1066 And All That meets ‘Allo ‘Allo with a touch of Morecambe and Wise, the writing’s witty and warm with real history cred underpinning the fun.” – Sussex Playwright Reviews
Great Britons – a ‘cut-price pageant’ of the great events in the great lives of some very great Britons all done on a shoestring – is a fast-paced new comedy by award-winning writing duo Brian Mitchell (co-writer of The Ministry of Biscuits) and Joseph Nixon (co-writer of The Shark is Broken).
Valiantly performed by penniless actors Murray Simon (Underdogs, Lord God) and Mitchell himself, Great Britons will swell your bosom with pride and split your sides with laughter. It opened in Brighton Fringe 2024 to rave reviews and a nomination for OffWestEnd.com’s OffFEST Award for Theatre.
It plays Wickham Hall, Bovey Tracey, on 17th October, Landulph Festival on 18th October and Jubilee Hall, Chagford, on 19th October. Click on the links for tickets and details.
Spring dates tba.
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Mitchell & Nixon‘s brand new comedy Who Is No. 1? – the incredible true story of the making of cult TV masterpiece ‘The Prisoner’ – made its world premiere in Brighton Fringe ’23 to glowing four-and-five star reviews and a 2024 FINALIST for OffWestEnd.com’s coveted OffFEST Award for Theatre. The show sold out and three extra performances were added. With Murray Simon (‘Underdogs’) as Patrick McGoohan, Ross Gurney-Randall (‘An Audience with Henry VIII’) as Lew Grade, and Robert Cohen (‘The Trials of Harvey Matusow’) as Kenneth Griffith and various.
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For Underdogs by Brian Mitchell & Joseph Nxon, winner of the OffFEST Award for Theatre.
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(photo by Louise Clarkson)
Foundry-Group founder member Joseph Nixon, whose play The Shark Is Broken, which he co-wrote with Ian Shaw, enjoyed a successful Broadway Run in 2023 and a national tour in 2025. Joseph has co-written many Foundry Group shows, including 2022’s OffFEST winner Underdogs (more news tba), current nominee ‘Who Is No. 1?’ and winner of Chris Neville-Smith’s 2013 award for Best Fringe production, Big Daddy Vs. Giant Haystacks. You can find more details on Joseph here.
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