{"product_id":"the-play-that-goes-wrong-9781474244947","title":"The Play That Goes Wrong","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood evening. I'm Inspector Carter. Take my case. This must be Charles Haversham! I'm sorry, this must've given you all a damn shock.\u003c\/i\u003e  After benefitting from a large and sudden inheritance, the inept and accident-prone Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society embark on producing an ambitious 1920s murder mystery. They are delighted that neither casting issues nor technical hitches currently stand in their way. However, hilarious disaster ensues and the cast start to crack under the pressure, but can they get the production back on track before the final curtain falls?  \u003ci\u003eThe Play That Goes Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e is a farcical murder mystery, a play within a play, conceived and performed by award-winning company Mischief. It was first published as a one-act play and is published in this new edition as a two-act play.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImmaculately staged . . . reduced even a staid matinee audience to hysterics * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eEffortless slapstick that Keaton and Chaplin would be hard pushed to trump * Whatsonstage *\u003cbr\u003eFor a side-splitting, jolly good laugh, \u003ci\u003eThe Play That Goes Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e is exactly what the doctor ordered * British Theatre Guide *\u003cbr\u003eA highly developed sense of mischief and cheeky aplomb ... it's all very   silly ...  but it's done with just the right amount of  tongue-in-cheek. * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eBoy does it hit the funny bone ... a rising tide of hysteria ... an enduring cult hit in the making * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThis new comedy has, of course, actually done everything right . . . there are laughs to be had here . . . * Time Out London *\u003cbr\u003eFarce is rarely funnier; the theatre of the absurd, rarely more surreal. * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eoften very funny . . . slapstick, done well, can reduce even the gravest  souls into tears and there are some perfectly timed pratfalls here * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003ethese improv stand-up Lamda graduates are definitely on to something. * Daily Express *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867253485911,"sku":"9781474244947","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474244947.jpg?v=1722282442","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-play-that-goes-wrong-9781474244947","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}