Monday 5 January 2015

Going to the Theatre: The Play That Goes Wrong!

The Play That Goes Wrong
 
Happy New Year!
 
We have had a lovely Christmas and New Year celebration with loads of food, drink and merriment! Christmas parties, walks, talks, snacking, knitting, reading, tv-watching and sleeping! That summarises the last two weeks pretty well. I 'packed away' Christmas on the weekend and we are now back to 'normal'. One remaining guest is still with us for one more day, but the Student and the Professor are both back in their universities and I started work again today.
Felt ok, to be honest. Must be a sign that it was a sufficiently long and relaxing break!
 
Just wanted to give a tip if you are going to London any time soon:
We started a new family tradition last year where we go to London for a weekend either before or after Christmas to stay in a hotel and go and see a play. This time the three of us went the weekend before Christmas and saw "The Play That Goes Wrong" at the Duchess Theatre in Covent Garden. The Professor and I conveniently stayed at the Grange Strathmore in Kensington, close to where the Student now lives and it was a nice hotel. Apparently, it used to be the London residence for the late Queen Mother's father (sold in about 1898)!
 
But about the play: the website explains: The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society attempt to put on a 1920s’ murder mystery in Havisham Manor, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong… does, as the accident prone thesps battle on against all the odds to get to their final curtain call. This brilliant new laugh out loud comedy performed by Mischief Theatre Company has enjoyed two successful runs in the West End and was the sell out smash hit of the Edinburgh Festival with its sensational reviews, numerous accolades and awards. The Play That Goes Wrong is guaranteed to leave you aching with  laughter!

And it did. A lot of slap-stick humour - really great fun and well acted. We all particularly enjoyed Dave Hearn in the role as "Max Bennett" and Henry Shields as "the director Chris Bean". Here is the trailer:
 
 
 
 
 


2 comments:

  1. Det hørtes superhyggelig ut med en liten familieweekend i London. Teater har jeg aldri vært på der, kun musikaler. Dette var et bra tips, tusen takk. Og Godt nytt år til deg og din familie. Plutselig kan vidunderlige ting skje i det nye året.

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    1. Ja, det har du jammen rett i! :-) Vi satser pa de gode opplevelser og positive endringer i hverdagen.

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