The play that goes wrong

Everything that could conceivably trip up seasoned performers - who've been reciting monologues in front of their bathroom mirrors since they were toddlers, bring down a set considered to be a landmark in design for the stage (or in the history of architecture since the Greeks built their first temple and the Romans engineered their first aqueduct), and/or send scores of trembling thespians to the emergency room after but one performance - actually befall the cast and crew of The Play That…

The cast of The Play That Goes Wrong stretches it out before a performance.

The Olivier Award-winning comedy, 'The Play That Goes Wrong' is a 1920s whodunit.

The stars of the Olivier-winning comedy The Play That Goes Wrong tells us about the plays and musicals that made them LOL most.

Laugh along to the mishaps in The Play That Goes Wrong at London's Duchess Theatre, created by Olivier Award-winning Mischief Theatre. Booking until Feb 2026.

The new cast began performances at the Lyceum Theatre on September 19.

Hear from Tony-nominated designer Nigel Hook all about The Play That Goes Wrong's incredible, transforming set.

Winner of London’s Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG is “A GUT-BUSTING HIT!” (The New York Times). Now on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre.

ChiIL Live Shows on our radar Fantastically Fun Farce, The Play That Goes Wrong Will Leave You In Stitches My 17 year old son, Dugan, and I caught the press opening of The Play That Goes Wrong at Chicago's iconic Oriental Theatre last night, and I can attest, my abs are still aching from laughing throughout the whole show. This cast is adept at physical comedy as well as witty wordplay, slapstick, and negotiating a deathtrap set with humor and finesse. Like classic farce, numerous unusual…