The Play That Goes Wrong

T01159303752
The inept and accident prone Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society embark on bringing an ambitious 1920's murder mystery (Murder at Haversham Manor) to The Edinburgh Festival. Chris the arrogant head of the drama society has directed the piece and cast himself as the dynamic Inspector. Desperate wannabe actress Sandra and the genuinely doting Max struggle opposite each other as the romantic interest while hapless Dennis still can't pronounce 'facade'. An hour of hilarious disaster ensues; actors get knocked out, the play gets stuck on a loop and the set falls down before the final denouement. The production ends with an uproarious, totally improvised Q&A session with the cast, where the audience can put their own questions to the unfortunate troupe.

Author	Henry Lewis
Author	Jonathan Sayer
Author	Henry Shields

Archive :: production:T01159303752, play:S1641067323, venue:V153
Current production:Work

Performance

Venue	Belgrade Theatre
	Other spaces: B2 (studio space)
Town	Coventry
County	West Midlands
From	9th February 2021
To	21st February 2021
When	Tue-Sat 19:30. Thu, Sat, Sun Mats 14:00
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Company

Producer	Kenny Wax Ltd
Producer	Stage Presence Ltd
Company	Mischief Theatre
Director	Sean Turner
Design	Nigel Hook
Costume	Roberto Surace
Lighting	Ric Mountjoy
Sound	Andy Johnson
Performer	Tom Babbage (Max)
Performer	Jason Callender (Jonathan)
Performer	Matthew Howell (Robert)
Performer	Edward Howells (Dennis)
Performer	Laura Kirman (Annie)
Performer	Gabriel Paul (Trevor)
Performer	James Watterson (Chris)
Performer	Laura White (Sandra)
Performer	Sean Carey (Understudy)
Performer	April Hughes (Understudy)
Performer	Beth Lilly (Understudy)
Performer	Jack Michael Stacey (Understudy)

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