Category: The Play That Goes Wrong

The Play That Goes Wrong

You’re a Dead Man, Timothy C. Goodwin

The last time FST audiences saw Timothy C. Goodwin on the Gompertz Mainstage, he was playing the novice Little League baseball coach Michael in Richard Dresser’s Rounding Third. Now, he’s showing off his acting chops in a completely different play: The Play That Goes Wrong. In this Tony and Olivier Award-winning comedy, Goodwin plays Jonathan Harris, an amateur actor starring in the fictional West Palmetto Drama Society’s … Continue reading You’re a Dead Man, Timothy C. Goodwin

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The Power of Comedy With John Long in “The Play That Goes Wrong”

John Long is no stranger to comedy. He’s played King Louis the 13th in The Three Musketeers; Craig, the miserly theater operations manager, in Laughing Stock; and Francis Henshall, a man who finds himself juggling two jobs at the same time, in One Man, Two Guvnors. Now he makes his FST debut in The Play That Goes Wrong, a Tony and Olivier Award-winning comedy that’s … Continue reading The Power of Comedy With John Long in “The Play That Goes Wrong”

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How “The Play That Goes Wrong” Went Right

In 2008, three friends and former grad school classmates—Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields—started a theatre company that took silliness very seriously. The name? Mischief Theatre. They started out performing improvised comedy shows anywhere they could, from the London Fringe Festival to Scottish prisons. At one gig, the cast outnumbered the audience. In 2012, the trio started devising their first fully-scripted play, The Murder … Continue reading How “The Play That Goes Wrong” Went Right

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Olivier Award-Winning Comedy Hits FST’s Mainstage

This Season, an international phenomenon hits FST’s Mainstage: The Play That Goes Wrong. Called “The funniest play Broadway has ever seen!” by the Huffington Post and “A gut-busting hit!” by The New York Times, this contemporary comedy has all the double-takes, physical stunts, and zany antics you could ever wish for. “I hadn’t seen anything like this in decades, so we were delighted to get … Continue reading Olivier Award-Winning Comedy Hits FST’s Mainstage

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Broadway’s Smash Hit Comedy Comes to FST’s Mainstage

Called “The funniest play Broadway has ever seen” by The Huffington Post, The Play That Goes Wrong has been performed for over two million people in more than 30 countries. Now, FST is proud to present this international comedy sensation on its Mainstage this season. “In this day and age, great new comedies rarely come along,” said Bruce Jordan, the show’s director who was also … Continue reading Broadway’s Smash Hit Comedy Comes to FST’s Mainstage

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