Slapstick Broadway sensation set to wreak havoc at the Grand Theatre

It’s a play about a play – and that play within the play goes terribly, horribly, hilariously wrong every single night. If you work in the theatre, it would be your nightmare on repeat. If you’re in the audience, you’ll be laughing along – when you aren’t hanging onto your seat for dear life.

As soon as you enter the theatre, something is amiss. Is that supposed to be there? Are we supposed to be here? Yes and yes. This crack team of actors and artists has already brought the house down in Edmonton, Calgary, and Winnipeg. Directed by none other than former Grand Theatre Artistic Director, Dennis Garnhum, the only thing about the show that isn’t a surprise is that its next stop is London, Ontario.

Londoners are still talking about Clue, Garnhum’s most recent production at the Grand and a runaway smash-hit that got extended before it even hit the stage. This October, Garnhum is back with another side-splitting comedy, a tight-knit cast, another big set, and a show that is action-packed with stunts.

So action-packed in fact, that the talents of Fight & Movement Director Morgan Yamada were a must. In the UK, where physical comedy reigns, a movement director is essential to take each cast member’s well-timed slips and happy “accidents” to the next level. In Canada, Yamada’s very particular set of talents will both shock and delight audiences and redefine what they thought would be possible in front of a live theatre audience. In the end, the show will go on – even when the set starts to fall apart and bodies start to tumble – and the only injuries will be the sides that hurt from horrified laughter.

The Play That Goes Wrong plays on the Spriet Stage from October 14 to November 2. Single tickets range from $25 to $97 and are available at www.grandtheatre.com, by phone at 519-672-8800, or at the Box Office, 471 Richmond Street.

The Grand Theatre is grateful to offer Canada Life Pay-What-You-Can pricing, presented on Sunday, October 19 at 2:00 p.m., as well as an Open Captioned Performance on Saturday, October 25 at 2:00 p.m.

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Pictured: Vanessa Leticia Jetté as Sandra and Honey Pham as Annie in THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (2024, The Citadel Theatre in partnership with Theatre Calgary and Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre). Director -Dennis Garnhum. Fight/Movement Director - Morgan Yamada. Set Designer - Beyata Hackborn. Costume Designer - Joseph Abetria. Lighting Designer - Kimberly Purtell. Sound Designer - Dave Pierce. Photography - Nanc Price.