The Play That Goes Wrong: 3rd Edition (Modern Plays)

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The Goes Wrong Show is a British comedy series created by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, and produced by Mischief Screen and Big Talk Productions, in association with Lionsgate UK, for the BBC. The programme stars the ensemble members of the Mischief Theatre company, who reprise their roles as the members of the fictitious theatre company, "Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society", as they conduct a "live" televised stage play, which tends to go wrong due to mistakes, accidents and other issues that hamper the company's efforts. The concept was devised by Lewis, Sayer and Shields following two television Christmas specials for the BBC, with the series premiering on BBC One on 23 December 2019. [6] [7] In 2020, the group conducted a second series, but under strict guidelines due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, which aired on 27 September 2021. [8] Premise [ edit ]

The Play That Goes Wrong is a 2012 play by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields of Mischief Theatre Company. It won Best New Comedy at the 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards. [1] The show has been running since 2012 in London; since 2014, the play has undertaken five tours of the UK. Best New Comedy". Olivier Awards. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 . Retrieved 16 April 2015. Gans, Andrew (18 September 2018). "National Tour of The Play That Goes Wrong Launches September 18". Playbill . Retrieved 29 January 2019.The play's first UK tour began in January 2014 (prior to transferring to the Duchess Theatre in the West End) at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury featuring the original cast, visiting 17 venues and ending in Darlington in July. [5] Walker, Tim (18 September 2014). "The Play That Goes Wrong, Duchess Theatre, review: 'delightful' ". The Telegraph . Retrieved 16 April 2015. The national tour went out again in 2023 with a stop at Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center, but has not announced any additional tour dates at this time. The company conducts a poorly-researched play with a World War II setting, in which an Allied code-breaking team discovers there is a German spy in their midst. Unfortunately, Chris is forced to rope in Annie to play one of the main characters, when his father, handling the role, is running late for the performance.

It’s a remarkable feat, but perhaps not too surprising when you consider that it’s working in a long tradition of theatre “goes wrong” – from Shakespeare’s rude mechanicals through to Michael Frayn’s Noises Off. While the latter spoofs the creaky bedroom farce, Mischief’s Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields target the am-dram version of the Agatha Christie whodunit. The Play That Goes Wrong had its premiere at the Old Red Lion Theatre in London in 2012, later moving to Trafalgar Studios in 2013. Subsequently, it made its home at the Duchess Theatre in the West End starting on September 14, 2014, where it has held the record as the longest-running play at the theatre since its opening in 1929. Since 2014, the play has embarked on five tours across the UK. Dowling, Tim (23 December 2019). "The Goes Wrong Show review – a terribly brilliant festive farce". The Guardian– via www.theguardian.com. The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society is invited to stage televised plays for the BBC from their home in Cornley. The company decide for their first episode to stage a televised play about Santa Claus and his elves attempting to bring happiness to a sad little girl on Christmas Eve. However, mishaps occur due to some problematic scenery and props. Darvill, Josh (10 January 2020). "The Goes Wrong Show cast, episodes and when it's next on TV". TellyMix . Retrieved 12 January 2020.Two television specials, an adaptation of Peter Pan Goes Wrong and a sequel titled A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, aired on BBC One in December 2016 and 2017. [18] [19]