Duchess Theatre
3-5 Catherine Street, London, WC2B 5LA
The Play That Goes Wrong Tickets
Duchess Theatre
Booking until: Sunday, 7 April 2019
Running time: 2 Hours 5 Minutes
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Age restrictions
Suitable for ages 8+
Important Information
Captioned performance on 11th July at 3pm
Booking from:
Thursday, 4 September 2014
Booking until:
Sunday, 7 April 2019
Running time:
2 Hours 5 Minutes
The Play That Goes Wrong – British comedy on steroids
If you fell about laughing at Basil Fawlty's antics in Fawlty Towers you'll adore this smash hit of a comedy play, back in the West End at the Duchess Theatre after a long and hugely successful UK tour.
The production won the What's on Stage 2014 Best New Comedy award. It's directed by Mark Bell, and designed by Nigel Hook with lighting by Ric Mountjoy, and is presented by Kenny Wax Ltd and Stage Presence Ltd.
The stars of this extremely funny show include the talented Chris Currie, Dave Hearn, Rob Falconer, Henry Lewis and Alys Metcalf, plus Charlie Russell, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields, Greg Tannahill and Nancy Wallinger.
The Play That Goes Wrong - The story
When the accident prone, inept Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society receives an unexpected financial legacy, the amateur group decides to put the windfall to good use. But when they attempt to put on a complicated 1920s murder mystery play, all hell lets loose. Everything that can possibly go wrong does so, to hilarious effect, and audiences find the resulting chaos so funny that the entire theatre ends up in complete, total, happy disarray, night after night.
If you see people streaming out of a West End venue grinning from ear to ear and wiping their eyes, it's probably the Duchess Theatre... and they've probably just seen this play!
Will the players manage to get everything sorted out before the final curtain rises? Come along and find out for yourself. As long as you're prepared to risk your composure, and don't mind completely losing your cool as the relentless funny stuff takes its toll, it's wholly brilliant!
Excellent comedy timing, expert verbal and physical funnies, it's one of the best comedies to hit the stage for sometime. What does the media say? Libby Purves, reviewing the play in The Times, calls it “ridiculously funny”. Janet Street-Porter said she hadn't laughed so much in years. And the play has garnered a host more excellent press reviews.
The Play That Goes Wrong theatre tickets – Marvellously, ridiculously funny
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Press Reviews
A masterpiece of malfunction The Times
It’s as though The Mousetrap has been taken over by Monty Python What's On Stage
I feared I was going to hyperventilate The Daily Mail
Customer Reviews
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Anyone:based on 968 reviews
Hilarious
While visiting London from the US, we wanted to see a truly British production and this delivered! We loved the story and it was hilarious from start to finish.
Claire London Box Office customer
A laugh a minute
Wayne London Box Office customer
Fun
Elham London Box Office customer
Perfect
A great laugh with brilliant acting
Janet London Box Office customer
Must see!
The reviews do not lie; this show is hilarious! The actors' timing is impeccable. I can't wait to see it again.
Caitlin London Box Office customer
A different must see if in town
Ann London Box Office customer
Very funny and great for eveyone
Really enjoyed visiting this with my 11-yr-old daughter. We were both sniggering away throughout. It's a well put together show and a masterful portrayal of the mishap! The small, intimate theatre helps sell the story nicely.
Ben London Box Office customer
British peculiar
Suitable for teens and those who enjoy really stupid comedy. Sort of immature vaudeville. Don’t waste your money. Walked out at interval
Robert London Box Office customer
Hilarious
claudia London Box Office customer
Jolly good fun.
Great slapstick humour.
Anne London Box Office customer
Very, very funny
Berit London Box Office customer
Classic farce
Split second timing, classic farce acting, witty script and brilliant stage management make for a really funny evening.
John London Box Office customer
Great show!!
A very funny play, enjoyed a lot, was laughing from start to finish, the plot and the acting are excellent!
Svetlana London Box Office customer
not for me
not for me
Freddie London Box Office customer
Awful slapstick
An appall8ng show and a waste of an evening and £50 for the ticket. I don't understand how it has attracted the good reviews. Take my advice and save yourself time and money by not going.
Tarsim London Box Office customer
The funniest show in London
A hysterical play which has to be very carefully timed and it worked every time. All the actors are fantastic and it's suitable for all the family. Well worth a visit.
Judith London Box Office customer
so much fun, we even started laughing when the doorhandle moved!!
Hanneke London Box Office customer
westend show
Richard London Box Office customer
Brilliant, funny and exceptionally clever
James London Box Office customer
Couldn't stop laughing!
The play was absolutely hilarious and the acting was amazing.
Philip London Box Office customer
Brilliant!
A very funny show - brilliant cast - loads of fun. A great night out!
Helen London Box Office customer
Well done, clever, excellent timing , second part of first act best bit
Shelley London Box Office customer
Entertaining
Good belly laughs. Some cringe worthy old fashioned jokes, but mostly very entertaining, good acting and good actors. The kind of easy fun you need, like a tasty cool lemonade on a hot summer’s day. Not going to leave you with the big questions of existence resonating in your mind for days, but you will feel refreshed and easy. Stalls L27/28 is the far left of downstairs. Saying restricted view. And indeed. We couldn’t see the picture and mental piece they were referring to and missed the visuals of some jokes, but we survived.
Timea London Box Office customer
Non stop laughter!
Heather London Box Office customer
hilarous
hilarious from start to finish
fiona London Box Office customer
A must see
Laughed from beginning to the end. Great performance cleverly done by actors.
Dorna London Box Office customer
A great laugh
Thoroughly enjoyed this show from the start to the finish.
Kevin London Box Office customer
Great way to pass a couple of hours
Be prepared to come along and laugh and for Time to fly by. The actors’ interaction with the audience was great.
Malcolm London Box Office customer
Must see.
Gary London Box Office customer
Theatre virgin
This was my first time going to the theatre, other than seeing panto and I really enjoyed the experience. As it was the first play that I have seen I chose something that would be easy to watch and hopefully make me laugh. The play that goes wrong did not disappoint I didn't stop laughing from start to finish. Would highly recommend.
Thomas London Box Office customer
must see
we enjoyed the show,couldn't fault anything.we are looking forward to be seeing other shows by this company.
cheryl London Box Office customer
Brilliant comedy!
Must be seen! Hilarious! It made my 14 year old son appreciate live theatre, so that tells you a lot!!!!
Hilary London Box Office customer
Laugh out loud rip-roarer
Annabel London Box Office customer
Absolutely fabulous!!
The whole audience laughed all the way through. We loved this show, great timing and acting, clever setting and best time I have had in a theatre for years.
Lee London Box Office customer
Harmless fun for all the family
Lara London Box Office customer
Enjoyable
I don’t find the show hilarious, but it was very clever and I truly enjoyed it.
Catherine London Box Office customer
interesting
krystyna London Box Office customer
Great screenplay! Comic, hilarious, light heart humour, fabulous actors!
urvi London Box Office customer
Good old fashioned comedy
Alan London Box Office customer
Still laughing a day later!
Very entertaining and one of the funniest shows on the West end
Malcolm London Box Office customer
So funny amazing actors.
Margaret London Box Office customer
We had so much fun!
Laurent London Box Office customer
Brilliantly funny
This show is a MUST for all theatre goers. I am so pleased that I chose this show over the big blockbuster shows. I have never laughed so much in many years. Everything about this performance was superb. If you want to laugh your socks off, you must go here. Truly brilliant.
Raymond London Box Office customer
too messy at the end/plot
Ruben London Box Office customer
Great humour
Must have a good /warped/sarcastic sense of humour
Carol London Box Office customer
Soooo funny
This play definitely lifts your spirit when you’re feeling down. Absolutely fantastic!!!
Ranjna London Box Office customer
Colour full and creative
A must to see
HENRY London Box Office customer
Crazy English
Slapstick, farcical comedy where you just can’t help but smile (or laugh out loud.) t
Susan London Box Office customer
Excellent show, enjoyable time spent!
The comedy is extremely witty in that it is a “play within a play”. The wit to pull it through, with the scripted jokes, is commendable!
Kien Tian London Box Office customer
So much fun!
Funny before it even started, this really is a great family show. So silly but so good. I almost had a competition with myself during the show trying to work out what would go wrong next. The players are so adept at their parts that you really wonder how they don’t actually know themselves out or do serious injury to themselves. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a laugh
Joy London Box Office customer
Hysterical farce..brilliantly produced.
Be ready to laugh louder and longer than usual. First act was hillarious..2nd act even funnier! Brilliant entertainment.
Hugh London Box Office customer
Laughed all the way through
Josee London Box Office customer
Hilarious Slapstick!
Was recommended by friends - thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. The cast worked really hard for their money! Hilarious slapstick! One bit of advice - get in early!
David London Box Office customer
Must see comedy by excellent Mischief theatre
Loved it - loved being in the front row and couldn’t stop laughing despite “Chris” asking me to stop! Brilliant night out!
Gregory London Box Office customer
Excellent. Funny with good silliness to keep you laughing from start to finish.
Brian London Box Office customer
Brilliant
Heard so many good things about this show and it really lived up to expectations! Loved it!
Martine London Box Office customer
Very Funny
This play is very funny, had a great time.
Kellie London Box Office customer
Hilarious
Seamlessly brilliant. Go.
Jane London Box Office customer
Hilarious - haven't laughed this much in ages
Really hilarious - the ideas for improvisation when things go wrong are often beyond absurd, and beyond all reasonable expectations, so the audience keeps being surprised all over. I haven't laughed this much in a theatre for years, except for a show where things unintentionally went wrong and caught the actors and audience in a laughing fit... ...how do THESE guys manage to remain serious and keep straight faces all the time? Big praise!
Burkhard London Box Office customer
Excellent
Ajinkya London Box Office customer
A highly recommended play if you want to have a great time and laugh
Elena London Box Office customer
hilarious
Nichola London Box Office customer
Side-splitting hilarious. We, actually, thought we were going to hyperventilating.
Brilliant! Hilarious! Only complaint, which it isn’t really, is that it was a tight squeeze due to the age of the theatre and it was very hot in there. If you enjoy a good laugh, this will exceed your expectations!!! Go enjoy the show!!!
LISA London Box Office customer
Brilliant!
Samuel London Box Office customer
Excellent
Could not stop laughing, we took our three teenage kids with us and we all LOVED it, belly ache from laughing so much!!
Susan London Box Office customer
Creative
Was great show we were right at the front and my friend got to go up on stage it was amazing thank you
Aaron London Box Office customer
Great show!
Robert London Box Office customer
Hilarious
Patricia London Box Office customer
Great humorous show well worth seeing.
Sue London Box Office customer
YOUR EYES WILL WATER
Great all round show looking forward to THE BANK
Reid London Box Office customer
Side-splitting
Mark London Box Office customer
Tears of laughter
The show was really funny and great interaction with the audience. Laughed so much I had tears in my eyes.
David London Box Office customer
A very bid disappointment.
There were a few very funny moments, but overall it was very repetitive and a very big disappointment when so much was promised.
David London Box Office customer
Laughter is the best medicine
Brilliant funny play. Superb acting and so cleverly done. Perfect theatre for it as is small & so good view from any seats. All actors were superb so don't really want to single anyone out however Robert & the butler were brilliant.
Christina London Box Office customer
Excellent
A very nice choice to spend your evening
Aikaterini London Box Office customer
Brilliant!!!!
I went with my family and we enjoyed every minute of it. It was great fun from the start to the end. Excellent, well done!!!!
Mihaela London Box Office customer
Hillarous show, laugh a minute
Hillarous show, laugh a minute. Agatha Christie murder/mystery all gone wrong! :)
Andy London Box Office customer
The best laugh I have had for many years
A very well acted play with much laughter and humour which would be enjoyed and appreciated by anyone and everyone. The timing of many of the humorous events was incredible. The interaction before the show by the actors and participation of the prompt and stage hands during the play was an element which gave this play it's uniqueness. A must see.
Diane London Box Office customer
Wasn't expecting to enjoy this so much but even thinking about what to write is making me chuckle. Brilliant performance, brilliant timing, and a brilliant night out.
Neil London Box Office customer
A good laugh
Graham London Box Office customer
A Funny enjoyable play
We enjoyed the show had good seats although if you are 6 foot then leg room would be limited. A good view of the stage with no obstructions. We enjoyed the first half slightly more than the second but came out smiling so it must have been a good show.
David London Box Office customer
Hilarious
Brilliantly performed, amazing timing and funny, funny, funny. Best show I've ever seen
Kathryn London Box Office customer
Very very funny!
Laughter is the best medicine! We haven't laughed out loud so much for a long time. We were in our seats early, but were entertained by the actors fooling about on and off stage long before official "curtain up".
Charles London Box Office customer
The Best Show we have ever seen
Highly recommended everyone should go and see this show 5 star, so funny you will be crying with laughter, the acting was spot on and the timing was fantastic
Alan London Box Office customer
A fuun nught at the theatre
Very funny play. Thoroughly enjoyed though could have been shorter with no interval.
Guy London Box Office customer
Superb!
Genuinely brilliant. Unlike any other show I've seen before.
Michael London Box Office customer
Great night out not to be missed
Ian London Box Office customer
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It’s great when theatre folk achieve unlikely success through sheer hard work and talent. Of course those two qualities alone are no guarantee of success in an overcrowded market but add a dash of good luck and you could be the next Mischief Theatre.
In just a few years, have gone from being a bunch of unknown graduates performing on the London Fringe to one of the most successful and sought after performers and creatives in the industry.
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The Olivier Award-winning production of The Play That Goes Wrong has announced a new cast for their sell-out run at the Duchess Theatre.
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Theatre Address
Duchess Theatre
3-5 Catherine Street, London, WC2B 5LA
Facilities
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Theatre Info
- Capacity: 475
- Year built: 1929