The play premiered at the Criterion Theatre in London's West End on 31 March 2016, with an official opening night on 21 April 2016, marking the third production by Mischief Theatre to open in the West End following The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong (with all three running simultaneously during the Christmas 2016 season).
On 3 December 2015, it was announced the play would begin previews at the West End's Criterion Theatre on 31 March 2016,[1] with its official opening night on 21 April 2016.
The adaptation was translated by Miren Pradier and Gwen Aduh (who also directed) and won the Molière Award for Best Comedy 2018.
[5] A Swiss Adaption of the play titled "Komöde mit Banküberfall" opened in March 2021 at the Hechtplatz Theatre in Zürich.
A Hebrew adaptation of the play titled "הקומדיה על שוד הבנק" premiered in November 2023 and opened in April 2024 at the Cameri Theatre in Tel Aviv.
Convict Mitch Ruscitti, currently imprisoned at the British Columbia Penitentiary, hatches an escape plan with Neil Cooper, one of the guards, with the intent of traveling to Minneapolis to steal a diamond worth half a million dollars.
While at her apartment, however, Mitch and Cooper arrive with the tools needed to pull off the bank heist (including ventilation blueprints and an electric drill), along with the codes for the diamond case.
On the night of the heist, things don't go according to plan (Cooper initially sedates Sam instead of Mr. Freeboys, for one), but the team is able to shut down the AC and access the air ducts.
As they crawl past the back office, they're forced to knock out and bring along intern Warren Slax as he attempts to check the vents.
Once they leave, Ruth takes the diamond from the dead Mitch, handcuffs Randall to Caprice's bed, and spills a trail of liquor onto the ground.
She then warns Randall to be careful who he trusts, before holding up a lighter and giving one last remark: "It's like I always say; everyone in this town's a crook."
Dominic Cavendish from The Telegraph said[6] "Quite simply, this is the funniest show in the West End", "You keep thinking this is as good as it gets - then it gets better".