Maybe it’s a bit unfortunate, but the longest-running comedy of West End will also bring organised chaos to the stage of the Krakow VARIETE Theatre. We present an absolutely (im)perfect story and we apologise in advance all involved spectators, but things will really go WRONG this time. The Play That Goes Wrong directed by Janusz Szydłowski will begin its series of comic missteps on 3 February 2024. Tickets have just gone on sale.
The Play That Goes Wrong tells the story of a (fictional) theatre group Cornley Drama Society staging a 1920s crime play but, as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong… does go wrong! With the floor threatening to collapse and props falling from everywhere, mixing up one’s lines seems to be the least of the problems. The accident-prone actors (with a double cast) spend two acts struggling against numerous odds to survive to the final scene, which gives rise to a series of comical events and effects. We don’t know if they’ll be able to solve the crime mystery, but remember, all this madness is first and foremost about having fun!
