The Olivier-winning farce The Play That Goes Wrong will welcome a new company, many making their West End debuts, beginning April 9 at The Duchess Theatre.
The new cast will feature Jordan Akkaya as Trevor, Daniel Anthony as Dennis, Joe Bolland as Jonathan, Daniel Fraser as Chris, Billie Hamer as Annie, Owen Jenkins as Robert, Jay Olpin as Max, and Hannah Sinclair Robinson as Sandra. The understudies are Alex Bird, Munashe Chirisa, Colm Gleeson, Dumile Sibanda, and Alice Stokoe.
The hit production, which celebrates its 10th anniversary in the West End this year, has also announced tickets are now on sale through May 4, 2025.
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The Play That Goes Wrong introduces The Cornley University Drama Society, who attempt to put on a 1920s murder mystery, but everything that can go wrong does, as the accident-prone thespians battle on to get to their final curtain call.
The long-running comedy 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, and sound design by Andy Johnson. The associate director is Amy Milburn, and the assistant director is Anna Marshall.
The Play That Goes Wrong opened
at the Duchess Theatre in September 2014. The Broadway production played 27 previews and 737 regular performances at the Lyceum, winning the 2017 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play. The production subsequently reopened Off-Broadway at New World Stages, where it continues.
The Play That Goes Wrong is produced in the West End by Kenny Wax Ltd and Stage Presence Ltd.