After nearly eight years, it’s time for audiences old and new to be rolling in the aisles as The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society attempts to stage a 1920s murder mystery where everything goes hilariously wrong.
You all know the classic whodunnit story; there has been a murder at a country manor and an inspector is set on the case to find the culprit. But when these accident-prone thespians take it on, everything that can go wrong…does! The actors and crew battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences!
Who murdered Charles Haversham? You’ll have to see for yourself!
Presented by GMG Productions and Stoddart Entertainment Group by arrangement with Mischief Worldwide Ltd, this fan favourite will be causing chaos in Wellington from 19 April ’25 before travelling to Christchurch, New Plymouth and Auckland. Co-inciding with its 10thAnniversary celebrations the show is sure to delight whether you are 9 or 99.
Waitlist today at PlayGoesWrong.co.nz for priority access. Tickets on sale on Thursday, 31 October.
Mischief’s The Play That Goes Wrong opened at the Duchess Theatre, London in September 2014, and this year celebrates its 10th year in the West End. The production shows no signs of slowing down since its first performance at The Old Red Lion Theatre with only four paying customers and has now been performed to over 3.5 million people around the world in every continent except Antarctica.
The Play That Goes Wrong is co-written by Mischief company members Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields and is directed by Mark Bell, with set designs by Nigel Hook, costumes by Roberto Surace, lighting by Ric Mountjoy, original music by Rob Falconer, sound design by Andy Johnson. The New Zealand season will be directed by Associate Director Amy Milburn.
- Public sales from 31 October with early birds available for sign-ups from 29October.
Seasons are
Wellington Opera House 19 – 27 April 2025
New Plymouth TSB Showplace 30 April – 4 May 2025
Christchurch James Hay Theatre 6 – 11 May 2025
Auckland ASB Waterfront Theatre 14 May – 1 June 2025