Thespians

A brand-new musical comedy from MISCHIEF that rewrites ancient history, imagining the accidental invention of acting in 534 BC Greece.

Thespians is a brand-new musical comedy from MISCHIEF, the team behind the multi award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong, coming to New Theatre Cardiff.

Set in 534 BC on Greece’s smallest island, the story follows a desperate community trying to avoid defeat in a nationwide prayer competition where the loser is put to death. Everything changes when Thespis accidentally invents acting, leading to the world’s first play and the origins of theatre as it is known today.

Dates: Tue 23 Jun 2026 - Sat 27 Jun 2026

Venue: New Theatre, Cardiff

• Musical comedy set in Ancient Greece
• Comedy, chaos and choreography
• A love story and an uplifting theatrical escape