THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG NEW ZEALAND TOUR TICKETS 2025

All You Need To Know About The Play That Goes Wrong

The Play That Goes Wrong is a riotous slapstick comedy created by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields of Mischief Theatre. It follows the fictional Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society as they try — and spectacularly fail — to perform a 1920s murder mystery called The Murder at Haversham Manor. From the moment the curtain rises, calamity reigns: sets fall apart, lines are forgotten, props go missing, and actors fumble their way through an ever-worsening performance. Yet their unwavering determination to keep the show going only adds to the hilarity, as they deliver every moment with misplaced confidence and exaggerated earnestness.

What sets this production apart is its smart, layered approach to comedy. The play unfolds on two levels — the murder mystery itself and the behind-the-scenes disaster playing out in real time. With expert physical comedy, precision-timed mishaps, and knowingly hammy performances, every failure becomes a perfectly executed joke. Audiences are not just laughing at what goes wrong, but at how persistently the actors try to hold it all together. The Play That Goes Wrong is a masterclass in comedic timing and theatrical absurdity, earning its place as a worldwide favorite for its brilliantly universal humor.

Upcoming The Play That Goes Wrong: Australian Tour 2025

Fresh off a record-breaking run in London’s West End, the Olivier and Tony Award-winning phenomenon The Play That Goes Wrong is back – and it’s louder, funnier, and more disastrously brilliant than ever, hitting stages across Australia & New Zealand! Imagine Monty Python crashing into a Sherlock Holmes whodunit, and you’re halfway there. Expect collapsing sets, missing props, and actors who couldn’t stay on script if their lives depended on it. With praise like “A RIOTOUS EXPLOSION OF COMEDY!” (The Daily Beast) and “TONS OF FUN FOR ALL AGES!” (HuffPost), this is one show that never plays it straight.

Celebrating 10 chaotic years of theatrical mischief, The Play That Goes Wrong delivers slapstick gold and gut-busting laughs from start to finish. It’s live theatre’s most epic fail — and it’s all on purpose. The New York Times calls it “A GUT-BUSTING HIT,” while the New York Post says it best: “GO!” Don’t miss the madness — grab your tickets now. Because waiting? That would be wrong.

Upcoming The Play That Goes Wrong 2025 Australian Tour Dates

Wednesday, September 3rd– Sunday, September 28th, 2025- Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne

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