This is two hours of unapologetic, stupid fun, buoyed along by a cast of ultra-committed performers
Theatremania
This is two hours of unapologetic, stupid fun, buoyed along by a cast of ultra-committed performers
Theatremania
Why see The Play That Goes Wrong?
The tour that goes wrong
Welcome to the opening night of 'The Murder at Haversham Manor' where students of the Cornley University Drama Society are attempting to stage this 1920s production. However, everything that can go wrong is and the opening night is quickly going from bad to disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can't play dead and actors who trip over everything they struggle to get to their final curtain call.
Co-written by Mischief Theatre members, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, The Play That Goes Wrong transferred over to the Great White Way in 2017, scooping two Tony Awards, echoing the success it had on its debut in London's West End.
Hilarious, mad-cap and full of farce, don't miss this wonderful new theatrical experience as it takes to stages across the country on its first tour!
Key Information
Audience
The images used are from the Broadway production.
Run Time
Two hours and five minutes including a 20 minute interval
Dates
Finished May 7, 2020
Cast
Scott Cote as Dennis
Peyton Crim as Robert
Brandon J. Ellis as Trevor
Angela Grovey as Annie
Ned Noyes as Max
Jamie Ann Romero as Sandra
Evan Alexander Smith as Chris
Yaegel T. Welch as Jonathan
Cast also features
Blair Baker, Jacqueline Jarrold, Sid Solomon, and Michael Thatcher.
Reviews
Our review
Hilarious British Slapstick
The name of the producing theatre company says it all, Mischief Theatre. With nothing short of a miracle, The Murder at Haversham Manor his heading out on tour! Thankfully though it is merely a guise for the brilliant The Play That Goes Wrong!
Nicola Quinn
Customer reviews
32 reviews, average rating: (2.7 Stars)
Elizabeth Davis
The Play That Goes Wrong
The actors and stage performance was very good. I gave this review a 4 star rating due to the placement of one of the actors. I have seen this production in London and Syracuse. The stage crew manager is supposed to be seen by the entire audience. The people with balcony seats could not see him at the Kennedy Center. This was a bad design decision. People pay a lot of money to see a show like this. To see all the characters. It was confusing for the friends I took for the first time. ... Read more
Nurse Bennett
Hilarious
My husband, son and I saw this show and loved every minute of it!! All of the actors were great! The funniest show I've seen in a long time ... Read more
Jim Robinson
A great escape to much needed laughing
Looking at many of the reviews, I find it hard to imagine that they saw the same play as I. After having seen this in NYC, I jumped at a chance to see it again in Charlotte. Interestingly, there were some tweaks to story line that added a bit more depth to the NYC version. This is hilarious. It is not Monty Python or the Three Stooges, it is something all its own. The audience, ranging in age from 8 to 80, cackled and laughed for more than two hours. The timing was crisp and the gags were well played, even if some were predictable. Knowing what might happen made it funnier when carried out. There was non-stop comedy action and twists and turns that the actors carried out flawlessly. Often, the funniest parts were the reactions of the cast members when things did go wrong. The interaction with the audience was spot on with hilarious references to local issues and topics as well as a poke at the Charlotte ego. I wish I could go again, but, alas, the holidays call. ... Read more
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