Mayflower confirms return of The Play That Goes Wrong

The Play That Goes Wrong, the Olivier Award-winning box office hit, will return to Mayflower Theatre, Southampton from Tuesday, February 2 to Sunday, February 7 2021 with socially distanced seating.
By Phil Hewitt
Published 9th Nov 2020, 10:00 BST
Photo by Alastair Muir featuring the original West End cast. Touring cast to be announced.Photo by Alastair Muir featuring the original West End cast. Touring cast to be announced.
Photo by Alastair Muir featuring the original West End cast. Touring cast to be announced.

Tickets go on sale to the public from 10am on November 10 2020.

Awarded the 2014 WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Comedy, the 2015 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy and a Tony Award for the Broadway transfer, The Play That Goes Wrong was this year enjoying its sixth year in the West End

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Theatre spokesman Robin Hancox said: “The show’s success is a testament to the hard work and determination of a group of drama school graduates who became friends, set up a company under the name Mischief and created an extraordinary body of work. The Play That Goes Wrong shows no signs of slowing down since its first performance at a London fringe venue with only four paying customers. Since then, it has played to an audience of over two million and now has productions in over 30 countries.

“The play features the (fictional) Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society who are putting on a 1920s murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong … does! As the accident prone thesps battle against all the odds to reach their final curtain call, hilarious results ensue!”

Mischief’s other West End successes include Peter Pan Goes Wrong, A Comedy About A Bank Robbery and Magic Goes Wrong; and last year saw a brand new six-part TV series for BBC One: The Goes Wrong Show, written and performed by the original founding Mischief Theatre members.

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 and sound design by Andy Johnson. The Play That Goes Wrong is produced by Kenny Wax Ltd and Stage Presence Ltd. Tour casting to be announced.

Tickets at mayflower.org.uk or 02380 711811.

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