# Saw The Play That Goes Wrong in the New World Stage in NYC **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** theater-stage-dance\ **Created:** [June 30, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350 "2023-06-30T14:21:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/1 "2023-06-30T14:21:41Z")
It was “The Murder at Havisham Manor” and this is hands down one of the funniest things I have ever seen. I literally laughed nonstop through 2 hours, laughed so hard my face hurt. I can’t recommend this enough. Things breaking on stage, people falling over, everyone trying to earnestly to deliver their lines. I will next go see Peter Pan Goes Wrong. This was awesome! ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/2 "2023-06-30T14:45:08Z")
We need to select a West End play to see in London over Thanksgiving, and it’s between “The Play that Goes Wrong” and “The Mousetrap”. We haven’t made our choice yet. If you like this genre, there’s a great series called “The Goes Wrong Show” on various streaming platforms. It’s the same concept in smaller format. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/3 "2023-06-30T14:52:57Z")
Is there a relation to Miss Havisham from Great Expectations? The only character I remember from that book… ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/4 "2023-06-30T14:55:00Z")
Definitely see “The Play That Goes Wrong”. “The Mousetrap” is still running solely because it is still running. It is not good theatre. The audience consists only of people who want to say they’ve seen “The Mousetrap”. (Or, like me, people accompanying people who want to say they’ve seen it.). It’s not a particularly interesting play, Christie did similar things much better elsewhere, and the whole thing is very flat. Where as TPTGW is genuinely good, original, has verve and energy and crucially attracts an audience on its merits. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/5 "2023-06-30T15:01:50Z")
> [@Stanislaus](#): > > Definitely see “The Play That Goes Wrong”. Thank you, that was a stupendously helpful review. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/6 "2023-06-30T19:29:26Z")
I’m a huge fan of the tv show so I jumped at the chance to see the play. The same people are behind both. It’s funny and well done. But it’s not quite as good as the show. Fortunately, that means that everybody can watch the even better version. ---
**Author:** ![pipperroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7feea3/32.png) [@pipperroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pipperroo)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/7 "2023-06-30T19:51:22Z")
I’ve seen the play that goes wrong twice. It wasn’t quite as good the second time. I don’t know if it was because I knew the gimmicks or if it was a smaller venue so not as elaborate staging. I still laughed a lot. But the first time I left with my sides hurting from how much I laughed. Seeing it at the West End it should be great. And one of my children still quotes it ” ky-ann-iddy “ ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/8 "2023-06-30T20:07:39Z")
I saw a local amateur production of it last fall. Enjoyable and funny, certainly. Slightly reminiscent of “Noises Off,” which is also very funny. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/9 "2023-06-30T22:14:43Z")
I dont know about the Mousetrap but I cannot recommend the Play that Goes Wrong enough. We had a really good audience, too1! ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/10 "2023-06-30T23:43:37Z")
Saw a production by a local theater company in a small performance space (seating for 70 or so) last year. Seeing it in a small venue lets you appreciate the fourth wall breaks that are happening “before” the ppay starts - the actors milling around the theater, the stagehand trying to set up the backdrop, the sound guy looking for his Duran Duran box set, etc. Thoroughly enjoyed it and would highly recommend. “Perkins, pour everyone another scotch!” ---
**Author:** ![John\_W.Kennedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_w.kennedy/32/1031_2.png) [@John\_W.Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_W.Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/11 "2023-07-01T03:51:07Z")
There’s a big difference in that the entire _Goes Wrong_ suite is about amateur actors who screw up a lot, whereas _Noises Off_ is about burnt-out professional actors who just don’t give a damn anymore, but, due to several unexpected plot twists in my life, I’m at home in both worlds. ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/12 "2023-07-01T07:35:33Z")
Is this some sort of version of Michael Green’s Art of Coarse Acting, which chronicled the best-worst of amateur and rep theatre? There used to be (and maybe still are) coarse acting festivals, and different stagings of plays in that tradition. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/13 "2023-07-01T07:39:25Z")
Here’s a scene from the play as performed by the original cast at Albert Hall in 2015 - it should give you a good idea of what to expect from it. (You’ll note the one starstruck cast member who keeps staring up at the Queen’s booth.) > **[The Play that Goes Wrong performing at The Royal Variety Performance 2015](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOWO4gq-whg%2F)** ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/14 "2023-07-01T10:11:23Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > We need to select a West End play to see in London over Thanksgiving, and it’s between “The Play that Goes Wrong” and “The Mousetrap”. We haven’t made our choice yet. We saw TPTGW in the West End maybe 5 years ago, it was hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/15 "2023-07-01T11:44:50Z")
Saw it at their first Broadway venue (Lyceum) back in 2017 and it was a great time. Had no familiarity with any other show derivatives so I got to experience it tabula rasa and enjoyed it. As mentioned before part of the fun is the peripheral details involving the “crew”. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/16 "2023-07-04T01:04:52Z")
I don’t understand anymore how you quote things. But Smapti, thank you, enjoying the link now. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/17 "2023-07-04T03:02:48Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I don’t understand anymore how you quote things. Highlight the words, sentence, or entire post that you want to quote. A little Quote box will appear above them. Click on Quote and the highlighted text appears in your reply box at the point where your cursor is. Right at the top normally, or after or between your words if you move your cursor there. > [@Anaamika](#): > > But Smapti, thank you, enjoying the link now. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/18 "2023-07-04T03:05:09Z")
> [@John\_W.Kennedy](#): > > _Noises Off_ is about burnt-out professional actors who just don’t give a damn anymore, “I can’t believe we forgot the sardines!” ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/19 "2023-07-04T03:59:53Z")
“No bag!” ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350/20 "2023-07-04T04:33:03Z")
There’s a shortened TV version of _[Peter Pan Goes Wrong](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H1UjfpPf48&t=1733s)_, with David Suchet as the narrator. It’s available for free on YouTube [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350.md?page=2)