It should be the pinnacle of every actor’s career: heading into a massively successful, riotously funny, Olivier Award-winning comedy in the West End. But for the unlucky bunch joining the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society – also known as the new cast for The Play That Goes Wrong – they’ll probably celebrate by taking out new accident insurance policies, as the ingenious, chaotic and madcap show stumbles on at the Duchess Theatre.
Attempting to avoid falling props, falling sets – and just plain old falling over – from Tuesday 26 February will be: Kazeem Tosin Amore as Robert; Jake Curran as Chris; Catherine Dryden as Annie; Bobby Hirston as Max; Benjamin McMahon as Dennis; Gabriel Paul as Trevor; Steven Rostance as Jonathan; and Elena Valentine as Sandra.
They’ll be joined by understudies David Kristopher Brown, Liam Horrigan, Matthew Howell, Louisa Sexton, and Laura White. Let’s just hope all’s alright on the night.
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The Play That Goes Wrong is Mischief Theatre’s world-conquering, disaster-fuelled comedy about a theatrical company whose time under the spotlights doesn’t exactly go entirely to plan. They’re trying to stage a 1920s murder mystery – but before the final curtain falls, everything that can go wrong… does!
The multi-award-winning show has not only won barrages of laughter but also a Tony Award for its two-year run on Broadway. It’s one of theatre’s most famous rags-to-riches stories, as its first performance was attended by only four paying customers – since then, it has played to an audience of over two million.
The Play That Goes Wrong is the brainchild of Mischief Theatre, the group behind The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, who recently announced plans for a year-long residency at the Vaudeville Theatre, opening with brand-new comedy, Groan Ups.
The Play That Goes Wrong is currently booking at the Duchess Theatre until 27 October 2019.
