After nearly eight years, it’s time for audiences old and new to be rolling in the aisles as The Cornley Drama Society attempts to stage a 1920s murder mystery where everything goes hilariously wrong, The Play That Goes Wrong, touring Australia in August – September 2025.
You all know the classic whodunnit story; there has been a murder at a country manor and an inspector is set on the case to find the culprit. But when these accident-prone thespians take it on, everything that can go wrong… does!
The actors and crew battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences! Who murdered Charles Haversham? You’ll have to see for yourself!
Presented by GMG Productions and Stoddart Entertainment Group by arrangement with Mischief Worldwide Ltd, this fan favourite tour coincides with the 10th Anniversary UK performance.
Mischief’s The Play That Goes Wrong opened at the Duchess Theatre, London in September 2014, and this year celebrates its 10th year in the West End. The production shows no signs of slowing down since its first performance at The Old Red Lion Theatre with only four paying customers and has now been performed to over 3.5 million people around the world in every continent except Antarctica.
The Play That Goes Wrong is co-written by Mischief company members Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields and is directed by Mark Bell, with set designs by Nigel Hook, costumes by Roberto Surace, lighting by Ric Mountjoy, original music by Rob Falconer, sound design by Andy Johnson. The Australian season will be directed by Associate Director Amy Milburn.
“The Play That Goes Wrong is guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter!” – The Weekend Edition
The Play That Goes Wrong will be presented at the Sydney Opera House (19 June – 3 August 2025), before touring to HoTA, Gold Coast (6 – 10 August), Empire Theatre, Toowoomba (11 – 15 August), Civic Theatre, Newcastle (19 – 31 August) and the Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne (3 – 21 September). Tickets on sale Tuesday 26 November 2024. For more information, visit: www.playgoeswrong.com for details.
Image: The Play That Goes Wrong (supplied)