{"id":1016,"date":"2019-10-12T22:31:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T22:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foundrygroup.co.uk\/?p=1016"},"modified":"2025-10-06T14:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:19:13","slug":"prize-winning-shows-for-1112","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foundrygroup.co.uk\/?p=1016","title":{"rendered":"autumn\/spring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AWARDS FOR CURRENT PRODUCTIONS<\/h2>\n\n\n
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“Crazy, exciting, funny and rollicking.”\u00a0Brighton Source<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“They have succeeded in bringing classic British comedy up to date – an amazing feat.” Broadway Baby<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Great Britons<\/a><\/strong> – 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<\/strong> (co-writer of The Ministry of Biscuits) and Joseph Nixon<\/strong> (co-writer of The Shark is Broken). <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Valiantly performed by penniless actors Murray Simon<\/strong> (Underdogs, Lord God) and Mitchell himself, Great Britons<\/strong> 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It plays Wickham Hall<\/strong><\/a>, Bovey Tracey, on 17th October, Landulph Festival<\/strong><\/a> on 18th October and Jubilee Hall<\/a><\/strong>, Chagford, on 19th October. Click on the links for tickets and details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mitchell & Nixon<\/a><\/strong>‘s brand new comedy Who Is No. 1?<\/a><\/strong> – the incredible true story of the making of cult TV masterpiece ‘The Prisoner’<\/strong> – made its world premiere in Brighton Fringe ’23 to glowing four-and-five star reviews and a 2024 FINALIST<\/strong> for OffWestEnd.com’s coveted OffFEST<\/strong> Award for Theatre<\/a>. The show sold out and three extra performances were added. With Murray Simon<\/strong> (‘Underdogs’) as Patrick McGoohan, Ross Gurney-Randall <\/strong>(‘An Audience with Henry VIII’) as Lew Grade, and Robert Cohen<\/strong> (‘The Trials of Harvey Matusow’) as Kenneth Griffith and various. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Underdogs<\/strong> by Brian Mitchell & Joseph Nxon<\/strong>, winner of the OffFEST <\/strong>Award for Theatre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Joseph Nixon
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Foundry-Group founder member Joseph Nixon<\/strong>, whose play The Shark Is Broken<\/a>, 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<\/a> (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<\/a>. You can find more details on Joseph here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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