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The Play That Goes Wrong Tickets
Brilliantly chaotic. Helplessly hilarious.
The Story
The Play That Goes Wrong — London
Duchess Theatre, Catherine Street
Years delighting
West End audiences
The Play That Goes Wrong is one of the most improbable hit comedies in the history of the West End. It began life in a 50-seat fringe theatre above a pub in 2012, grew through word of mouth alone, and is now a bona fide West End institution that has been making audiences cry with laughter for over a decade.
Framed as a performance by the hapless Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, the show sets up a creaky country-house murder mystery — and then proceeds to demolish it with gleeful, escalating precision. Lines are forgotten. Cues are missed. Scenery wobbles, collapses and occasionally falls on the cast. The corpse coughs. The set disintegrates. And everything that can possibly go wrong does — in exactly the right order.
“The funniest play in London — The Play That Goes Wrong is a comedy masterclass.”
Created by Mischief Theatre — the company formed by a group of drama school graduates with their clowning tutor Mark Bell — the show is a triumph of physical comedy, split-second timing and theatrical invention. What looks like chaos is the product of extraordinary discipline and craft.
The Play That Goes Wrong is the perfect West End night out: accessible, brilliantly performed, and guaranteed to leave you breathless with laughter. If you haven’t seen it, you have been missing out. If you have — you already know it bears repeated visits.
Highlights
Brilliant physical comedy West End institution Mischief Theatre Perfect for all ages Duchess TheatrePress Reviews
The funniest play in London — a comedy masterclass.The Guardian
Inspired silliness executed with virtuosic precision.The Times
A gloriously funny West End institution that never loses its charm.Evening Standard
The best comedy in London — sheer, unadulterated fun.Time Out
The Play That Goes Wrong Tickets
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3-5 Catherine Street
London WC2B 5LA
Including one interval
8 and above
gunshots and loud
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