The Play That Goes Wrong
OCTOBER 1 – 25, 2026
By Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, & Henry Shields
Festival Stage | Recommended for ages 8+
A hilarious, fast-paced farce that’s part Agatha Christie and part Monty Python
It’s opening night of the mystery The Murder at Haversham Manor, and everything is going wrong. The leading lady can’t stay awake, the corpse can’t stay dead, and the set is barely staying upright. The show must go on, but will the actors and crew survive? This uproarious, smash-hit comedy that Entertainment Weekly calls “nonstop pandemonium” is sure to bring the house down (literally)!
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This production is recommended for ages 8+.
Babes in arms are not admitted to the theatre.
All children must have a ticketed seat purchased for them to enter the theatre.
ASF INSIGHTS:
Mishaps and Mayhem
Saturday, October 3
12:45 – 1:30 p.m.
Octagon Stage
FREE and open to the public!
Join the fight director Paul Dennhardt and fight captain Todd Denning for a behind-the-scenes look at some of the hilarious slapstick combat and violence in The Play That Goes Wrong. This FREE event features an exclusive discussion and fight demonstration where you’ll learn how stage combat helps create the illusion of danger on stage while keeping actors safe.
Sponsored by Auburn University at Montgomery
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Presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service under license from Mischief Worldwide Ltd.
The Mischief Production of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG was originally produced on the West End Stage by Kenny Wax & Stage Presence and on Broadway by Kevin McCollum, J.J. Abrams, Kenny Wax, & Stage Presence
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG was first presented by Mischief Theatre under the title The Murder Before Christmas on December 4th, 2012, at the Old Red Lion Theatre in London.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, & Henry Shields © 2021, 2014 Mischief Worldwide Ltd. All rights reserved.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service. www.concordtheatricals.com