The Play That Goes Wrong: 3rd Edition

by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, Jonathan Sayer

Overview

Good evening. I'm Inspector Carter. Take my case. This must be Charles Haversham! I'm sorry, this must've given you all a damn shock.

After benefitting from a large and sudden inheritance, the inept and accident-prone Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society embark on producing an ambitious 1920s murder mystery. They are delighted that neither casting issues nor technical hitches currently stand in their way. However, hilarious disaster ensues and the cast start to crack under the pressure, but can they get the production back on track before the final curtain falls?

The Play That Goes Wrong is a farcical murder mystery, a play within a play, conceived and performed by award-winning company Mischief. It was first published as a one-act play and is published in this new edition as a two-act play.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781474244978
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	04/03/2015
Series:	Modern Plays
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	80
Sales rank:	766,347
File size:	391 KB

About the Author

Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields are members of Mischief, a company dedicated to creating engaging and exciting short-form and long-form improvised theatre of an excellent standard through well-honed improvisational technique and strong theatrical ensemble work, formed of students and graduates of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Founded in 2008, the award-winning company has performed around the UK, creating new long-form and short-form show formats to thousands of people.
Henry Lewis is an award-winning writer and actor. He trained at LAMDA and has been a member of Mischief Theatre since 2009. Theatre includes: The Play That Goes Wrong (writer/actor, winner 2015 Olivier Award and WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Comedy); Peter Pan Goes Wrong (writer/actor, 2016 Olivier Award nominee for Best New Comedy); The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (writer/actor, 2017 Olivier Award nominee Best New Comedy); Mischief Movie Night (actor, 2018 Olivier Award nominee for Best New Comedy)l The Nativity Goes Wrong (writer), The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (writer/actor) and The Busy Body (actor, Southwark Playhouse). Television includes: The Royal Variety Performance (ITV), Holby City (BBC), Keep It In The Family (ITV) Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC) We Are Most Amused&Amazed - Prince Charles 70th Birthday Celebration (ITV) and A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (BBC).
Henry Shields is an award-winning writer and actor. He trained at LAMDA and has been a member of Mischief Theatre since 2009. Theatre includes: The Play That Goes Wrong (writer/actor, winner 2015 Olivier Award and WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Comedy); Peter Pan Goes Wrong (writer/actor, 2016 Olivier Award nominee for Best New Comedy); The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (writer/actor, 2017 Olivier Award nominee Best New Comedy); Mischief Movie Night (actor, 2018 Olivier Award nominee for Best New Comedy)l The Nativity Goes Wrong (writer), The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (writer/actor) and The Busy Body (actor, Southwark Playhouse). Television includes: The Royal Variety Performance (ITV), Holby City (BBC), Keep It In The Family (ITV) Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC) We Are Most Amused&Amazed - Prince Charles 70th Birthday Celebration (ITV) and A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (BBC).
Jonathan Sayer is an Olivier award-winning writer, actor and is the Company Director of Mischief Theatre. His work for Mischief has been performed internationally in over forty countries. Training: LAMDA. Theatre credits: The Play That Goes Wrong (Broadway, West End&UK/International Tour - winner of Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards 2015 and What's On Stage Awards 2014), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC1, West End/UK Tour/Pleasance London - nominated for Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards 2016), The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (West End - nominated Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards 2017) Mischief Movie Night/Lights! Camera! Improvise! (The Arts Theatre ann UK Tour- nominated for Best New Comedy at The Olivier Awards 2018 and winner of Spirit of the Fringe Award 2013)). Television Credits: The Goes Wrong Show (BBC1), Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (BBC1), Peter Pan Goes Wrong- TV adaptation (BBC1) We Are Most Amused&Amazed - Prince Charles 70th Birthday Celebration (ITV), Royal Variety Performance (ITV), Keep It in the Family (ITV- writer only), Radio Credits: The Christmas Show That Goes Wrong (BBC R2).

Editorial Reviews

Immaculately staged . . . reduced even a staid matinee audience to hysterics” —The Times

“Effortless slapstick that Keaton and Chaplin would be hard pushed to trump” —Whatsonstage

“For a side-splitting, jolly good laugh, The Play That Goes Wrong is exactly what the doctor ordered” —British Theatre Guide

“A highly developed sense of mischief and cheeky aplomb ... it's all very silly ... but it's done with just the right amount of tongue-in-cheek.” —Guardian

“Boy does it hit the funny bone ... a rising tide of hysteria ... an enduring cult hit in the making” —Daily Telegraph

“This new comedy has, of course, actually done everything right . . . there are laughs to be had here . . .” —Time Out London

“Farce is rarely funnier; the theatre of the absurd, rarely more surreal.” —Independent

“often very funny . . . slapstick, done well, can reduce even the gravest souls into tears and there are some perfectly timed pratfalls here” —Financial Times

“these improv stand-up Lamda graduates are definitely on to something.” —Daily Express

From the Publisher

these improv stand-up Lamda graduates are definitely on to something.

Daily Express

often very funny . . . slapstick, done well, can reduce even the gravest souls into tears and there are some perfectly timed pratfalls here

Financial Times

Farce is rarely funnier; the theatre of the absurd, rarely more surreal.

Independent

This new comedy has, of course, actually done everything right . . . there are laughs to be had here . . .

Time Out London

Boy does it hit the funny bone ... a rising tide of hysteria ... an enduring cult hit in the making

Daily Telegraph

A highly developed sense of mischief and cheeky aplomb ... it's all very silly ... but it's done with just the right amount of tongue-in-cheek.

Guardian

For a side-splitting, jolly good laugh, The Play That Goes Wrong is exactly what the doctor ordered

British Theatre Guide

Effortless slapstick that Keaton and Chaplin would be hard pushed to trump

Whatsonstage

Immaculately staged . . . reduced even a staid matinee audience to hysterics

The Times