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Presented by the award-winning, international comedy company Mischief Theatre, The Play That Goes Wrong follows the inept and accident prone Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society as they attempt to create an ambitious 1920's murder mystery (Murder at Haversham Manor) to The Edinburgh Festival. Disaster ensues and the cast fall apart under the pressure, can they turn things around before the final curtain falls? Praised for its script - "full of bright ideas and preposterous gags" - by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, and described as "an enduring cult hit in the making" by Daily Telegraph theatre critic Charles Spencer when it was staged at Trafalgar Studios in the summer of 2013, The Play That Goes Wrong transferred to London's Duchess Theatre on Friday 5th September 2014 and is clearly doing something very right.
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London > Events > Theatre Dates: 5th September 2014 to 25th February 2018
The Play That Goes Wrong, Catherine Street, WC2B | Same location as The Play That Goes Wrong
Presented by the award-winning, international comedy company Mischief Theatre, The Play That Goes Wrong follows the inept and accident prone Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society ...More
London > Events > Theatre Dates: 15th to 31st December 2017
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45 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 1 minute from The Play That Goes Wrong
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event > Comedy > Stand-Up
PRICING £10-£29.50
DATES Monday 23rd October 2017 - 7.30pm-9.50pm
VENUE Duchess Theatre
Nominees and winners for this year's two awards - Best Comedy Show and Best Newcomers - are joined by top comedians from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for three nights of mirth and revelry. Tonight's line-up includes John Robins, Pippa Evans, Adam Hess, Darren Harriot and MC Danny McLoughlin.
The Play That Goes WrongThe Play That Goes WrongPresented by the award-winning, international comedy company Mischief Theatre, The Play That Goes Wrong follows the inept and accident prone Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society as they attempt to create an ambitious 1920's murder mystery (Murder at Haversham Manor) to The Edinburgh Festival. Disaster ensues and the cast fall apart under the pre2017-10-24T19:30:00+01002018-02-25T00:00:00+0000
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event > Theatre > Comedies
PRICING Sep 5-Oct 19 £20-£39.50, Oct 20-Feb 1 £20-£49.50
DATES 5th September 2014 to 25th February 2018
VENUE Duchess Theatre
Presented by the award-winning, international comedy company Mischief Theatre, The Play That Goes Wrong follows the inept and accident prone Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society as they attempt to create an ambitious 1920's murder mystery (Murder at Haversham Manor) to The Edinburgh Festival. Disaster ensues and the cast fall apart under the pre... More about this event
event > Comedy > Stand-Up
PRICING £10-£29.50
DATES Monday 30th October 2017 - 7.30pm-9.50pm
VENUE Duchess Theatre
Nominees and winners for this year's two awards - Best Comedy Show and Best Newcomers - are joined by top comedians from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for three nights of mirth and revelry. Tonight's line-up includes Sara Pascoe, John Kearns, Jayde Adams, Larry Dean and MC Kiri Pritchard-McLean.
event > Comedy > Stand-Up
PRICING £20.75
DATES Monday 6th and Monday 13th November 2017 - 7.30pm
VENUE Duchess Theatre
The internationally renowned and critically acclaimed Scottish comedian sets out his vision for a brighter future through his particular brand of warm-hearted, observational storytelling.
event > Exhibitions > Lifestyle - Literary Events & Book Signings
PRICING £26.25
DATES Monday 20th November 2017 - 7.30pm
VENUE Duchess Theatre
Popular choreographer Arlene Phillips shares showbusiness anecdotes with Jacquie Storey.
event > Comedy > Musical
PRICING £18.75
DATES Monday 27th November 2017 - 7.30pm-9.20pm
VENUE Duchess Theatre
Experiments guru Steve Mould, songstress Helen Arney and stand-up mathematician Matt Parker attempt to put the "fun" into fundamental theorem of calculus as they perform comedy on the theme of science.
event > Exhibitions > Lifestyle - Talks & Lectures
PRICING £24.75, at least £10 of the ticket price goes straight to The Katie Piper Foundation
DATES Monday 21st May 2018 - 7.30pm
VENUE Duchess Theatre
The media personality discusses inner beauty and her journey to self-confidence following a brutal acid attack.
event > Exhibitions > Lifestyle - Talks & Lectures
PRICING £21.25
DATES Monday 4th June 2018 - 7.30pm-9.30pm
VENUE Duchess Theatre
The beloved voice of international cricket shares previous unheard anecdotes.
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