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Old 02-01-2017, 12:11
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I watched this twice and taking nothing away from the actors as they were good but I didn't find it funny.

Good job we all have a different sense's of humour

I would class it as slapstick and have never been a fan of that type of humour.
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Old 02-01-2017, 12:30
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I watched this twice and taking nothing away from the actors as they were good but I didn't find it funny.

Good job we all have a different sense's of humour

I would class it as slapstick and have never been a fan of that type of humour.
I didn't like it- but I watched it a second time, just to make sure I didn't like it!

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Old 02-01-2017, 17:51
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I didn't like it- but I watched it a second time, just to make sure I didn't like it!


That's what I did
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Old 02-01-2017, 18:02
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I really enjoyed it, but it could have been better.

The original show is about 45 minutes longer and doesn't have all the "BBC" segments shoehorned in. I think cutting half the content out and adding in extra TV segments broke the flow and the play itself seemed very rushed,

That said, if you liked the humor, the original Play That Goes Wrong running in London is much better and fairly cheap if you want tickets.
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Old 02-01-2017, 19:36
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Him stepping on the loose plank in the table which whacked him on the head was the one bit of business which was the funniest for me given how I did not see it coming.
Yes, and the way he just hung there afterwards.

One of my favourite bits was the second time the bunk-bed collapsed, this time taking the middle bed with it. Oh, and the shadow setting himself on fire.

I was NOT impressed, though, with the credits zipping past too quickly to read. All that hard work they put in, and you don't even know who they were because the BBC needed another few seconds to show a plug for Eastenders, or whatever. Boo!
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Old 02-01-2017, 19:44
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Yes, and the way he just hung there afterwards.

One of my favourite bits was the second time the bunk-bed collapsed, this time taking the middle bed with it. Oh, and the shadow setting himself on fire.

I was NOT impressed, though, with the credits zipping past too quickly to read. All that hard work they put in, and you don't even know who they were because the BBC needed another few seconds to show a plug for Eastenders, or whatever. Boo!
I noticed that, it didn't detail who played who.

Like the girl who I think played;
Mrs Darling,
the maid,
Tinkerbell,
a pirate
and Tiger Lily!
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Old 02-01-2017, 20:01
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I noticed that, it didn't detail who played who.

Like the girl who I think played;
Mrs Darling,
the maid,
Tinkerbell,
a pirate
and Tiger Lily!
That would be Nancy Zamit.

https://twitter.com/NancyZamit

Worth noting all their names- Charlie Russell was Wendy, Ellie Morris the nervous tongue tied one, Henry Lewis the dog (and others) Dave Hearn (Max) and Harry Shields (Chris) Jonathan Sayer (Dennis) Chris Leask(Trevor) The last four are the names they have at the start (when we meet the company) so I'm not quite sure who was who in the play. Lewis, Sayer and Shields wrote the script as well. Most are on twitter.

I'm sure some of them will become well known faces in the future.
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Old 02-01-2017, 20:24
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There should be more of this sort of thing on. There's very little non-reality on these days that the whole family can sit down together and watch
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Old 02-01-2017, 20:29
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There should be more of this sort of thing on. There's very little non-reality on these days that the whole family can sit down together and watch
Agree.
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Old 02-01-2017, 20:59
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I found it very funny and laughed loads throughout. The bit where the actor was trying to open that bottle and raging at the audience had me in stitches.

Other posts on this thread suggest many found it funny - along with those who found the live show in the West End a great night out and thouroughly enjoyable - so it's not really possible to describe it as an "unmitigated laugh-free zone" unless everyone is in agreement with that. It's obvious that it was hilarious and brought a lot of laughter for many people.

If you didn't find it funny, then you didn't find it funny. That's not a problem as humour is subjective. However, it doesn't mean it wasn't funny at all. It just wasn't for you.
Give him a hand has to be my favourite quote.


Silly Child like bloody funny all of those. Watched it having seen this thread and got to say I loved it. Hook,s scenes were brilliant for me.

Like a pantomime version of mr,s browns boys I loved it
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Old 02-01-2017, 21:56
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I haven't watched this yet, but my friend's sister was playing Wendy, so I'll give it a shot. I know that The Play The Goes Wrong was supposed to be hilarious.
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Old 02-01-2017, 21:59
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I haven't watched this yet, but my friend's sister was playing Wendy, so I'll give it a shot. I know that The Play The Goes Wrong was supposed to be hilarious.
Haven't seen The Play That Goes Wrong but at the theatre The Comedy About A Bank Robbery was funnier and more physically inventive than Peter Pan Goes Pete Tong.
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:07
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Haven't seen The Play That Goes Wrong but at the theatre The Comedy About A Bank Robbery was funnier and more physically inventive than Peter Pan Goes Pete Tong.
The Play That Goes Wrong is the best imo.
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Old 02-01-2017, 23:09
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Haven't seen The Play That Goes Wrong but at the theatre The Comedy About A Bank Robbery was funnier and more physically inventive than Peter Pan Goes Pete Tong.
We saw Comedy About a Bank Robbery and once you got into them all playing multiple parts and four (very) different actors supposedly being mistaken for the same character, I loved it. The actors certainly had to be very fit and agile didn't they? Much more clever and, as you say inventive than Peter Pan Goes Wrong but I still laughed a fair number of times.
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Old 02-01-2017, 23:38
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I thought it was very funny i laughed out loud quite a lot.
My fave part was the pirate ship coming off the pedestral and creating havoc through the bbc studios such as news and teletubbies.
I will certainly be seeing if they will be performing near me and go see them live if i can get tickets.
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Old 02-01-2017, 23:55
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I thank this thread for introducing me to something I had overlooked. I watched it and found it laugh out loud excellent. I knew from the description both from those who loved it and those who er... didn't that it would suit me down to the ground. And it did.
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Old 03-01-2017, 00:05
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I saw The Play That Goes Wrong when it first started at a tiny theatre. It was very funny, and suited that size of venue. I heard from a friend who saw it a second time at its bigger, current venue that it lost something in the move because a big auditorium didn't make sense for such an amateur production. Still, nice to see it was successful.
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Old 03-01-2017, 16:06
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I was discussing the show with my grandparents earlier- seems my grandad was confused and thought that it was a genuine show with poor actors and genuine mistakes... Took a bit of explaining that it was supposed to be like that! They turned off after a few minutes because they thought it was rubbish! Think I might have convinced them to give it another try
Does your Grandad frequent these forums by any chance? Maybe with a moniker beginning with S?
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Old 03-01-2017, 16:25
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Loved it and so many hilarious moments. Having worked in theatre for many years I possibly enjoyed it more than someone who hadn't as you can relate to so many of the incidents since most shows will have the odd mishap which the crew try to hide from the audience.

If anyone is interested in this sort of "show within a show" type performance then definitely check out Noises Off (also a film with Michael Caine) which is set during Dress Rehearsal and gives you the same events from front of stage and then backstage.
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Old 04-01-2017, 09:42
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I loved it and laughed from start to finish.

I have never heard of this Theatre company before but will definitely watch out for them now.
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Old 04-01-2017, 11:45
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I saw The Play That Goes Wrong when it first started at a tiny theatre. It was very funny, and suited that size of venue. I heard from a friend who saw it a second time at its bigger, current venue that it lost something in the move because a big auditorium didn't make sense for such an amateur production. Still, nice to see it was successful.
If by current venue you mean the Duchess Theatre, it's actually a fairly small theatre, especially by West End standards. I went to see it a couple of months ago and thought the venue suited it fantastically.
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Old 04-01-2017, 15:41
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I only caught the last 5 minutes but thoroughly enjoyed that. Annoyingly I only discovered the repeat at the same point in the story as the original broadcast.
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Old 04-01-2017, 15:42
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I only caught the last 5 minutes but thoroughly enjoyed that. Annoyingly I only discovered the repeat at the same point in the story as the original broadcast.
It's on iPlayer.
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Old Yesterday, 11:48
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This came recommended. It passed me by as I gave up on TV, in general, because of all the drivel dished up over the "festive" season.
Wow, was I glad I watched it. It was, for me, the best thing on TV, during that period, by a mile.
I know "PPGW" doesn't appeal to everybody (including my wife who, for some mysterious reason, reckons Katie Price and Honey G on Big Brother's Bit on the Side is more entertaining)! but this, for me, was superbly written, acted and directed.
I know Dave Suchet was there to narrate and show he was a "good egg" but it just goes to prove that the BBC doesn't need to lay out millions to produce a decent programme.
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Old Yesterday, 13:13
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If by current venue you mean the Duchess Theatre, it's actually a fairly small theatre, especially by West End standards. I went to see it a couple of months ago and thought the venue suited it fantastically.
The first place I saw it was the small stage at the Trafalgar - probably less than 50 there. Anything would seem massive in comparison.
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