THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Previews — Page 3

While I appreciated the effort and commitment from the cast, my thoughts echo the comments made earlier by wonderfulwizard11.

I went Friday night and found the majority of the crowd to be laughing. That said, there was a fair number of people sitting in my section who left at intermission.

anyone think this will be up on TDF soon? Do shows go on tdf the day of the performance?

Kinkyboy - I paid $100 with service charge (original price was $150) for each ticket. They have $70 for $100 tickets from 4th row in mezz, and balcony seats are anyway very cheap to begin with.

I sat in the balcony- the seats are far away, but as long as you aren't on the extreme right or left they're fine, especially for the price.

Is it substantial: no. Did I laugh my arse off: yes. Put me in the love camp. I saw it in London (with a replacement cast) and enjoyed it, just caught it again in NYC and if anything enjoyed it even more. There's little by way of depth, but the sheer inventiveness is kind of incredible. Every time I thought they'd run out of ideas they found a new way to surprise.

The balcony's v. high and I missed details I caught in London (where it's in a much smaller theatre) but for $30 I'd happily sit there again. You do lose some of the tech guy's stuff though so that was definitely a minus.

Sightlines were/are an issue in London as well. At least London has theatremonkey to help guide you.

I sat front row on the aisle for $25 last night, and boy, that flash sale they had was the best impulse purchase I have ever made.

I usually hate these kind of shows for two reasons:
1) They try to perform with some degree of seriousness
2) The actors sometimes aren't up to snuff with acting in a farce, and it messes with the pacing.

The rest is spoiler alerted (although it may have been divulged already).

Now that you have read the spoiler at your discretion, I'll conclude.

By the end, I was so winded from laughing and cringing and gasping and everything else that results from a visceral reaction. I had an utterly fantastic time, and it doesn't really have the sexual overtures or coarse language of NOISES OFF, so this actually makes for a great family show.

STAGE DOOR: They all came out and were incredibly sweet, signed and took pictures. They also mentioned to tell our friends and others because "we don't want to get sent back to London early". Also, Arthur, the stage door manager, is just a totally awesome guy to shoot the breeze with while you wait.

the.hard.part said: "Seating wise I would definitely avoid orchestra left.

I sat mezzanine left seat 5 and was good, the left box is utilized as the stage manager's space so was able to see that.



Too far left you miss the stage manager, picture, door etc. Too far right would cut off the study so center or just off center is the sweet spot for this.



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I'm going tonight sitting orchestra H seat 11. Do you think I will miss a lot?

I know another poster said they were Row D all the way to the left and couldn't see anything. Hoping that since I'm a few rows further back the sight lines will be better

quizking101 said: "I sat front row on the aisle for $25 last night, and boy, that flash sale they had was the best impulse purchase I have ever made.

I usually hate these kind of shows for two reasons:
1) They try to perform with some degree of seriousness
2) The actors sometimes aren't up to snuff with acting in a farce, and it messes with the pacing.

The rest is spoiler alerted (although it may have been divulged already).

Now that you have read the spoiler at your discretion, I'll conclude.

By the end, I was so winded from laughing and cringing and gasping and everything else that results from a visceral reaction. I had an utterly fantastic time, and it doesn't really have the sexual overtures or coarse language of NOISES OFF, so this actually makes for a great family show.

STAGE DOOR: They all came out and were incredibly sweet, signed and took pictures. They also mentioned to tell our friends and others because "we don't want to get sent back to London early". Also, Arthur, the stage door manager, is just a totally awesome guy to shoot the breeze with while you wait.



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I can honestly say I agree with your entire post! A brilliantly fun night at the theater.

Really is one of the funniest shows I've seen in years

I haven’t seen the show, but to anyone who may be on the fence about whether this might be their cup of tea or not, there’s a short extract on YouTube and also their full version of “Peter Pan Goes Wrong.” After checking them out, the central premise/joke started off amusingly enough, but wore out its welcome on me within minutes in both cases. That was my deciding factor in not buying a ticket.

Interesting the huge disparity in opinions. No one seems to be on the fence on this. Its either its the funniest thing I have ever seen, or its absolute rubbish. I have tickets to see it in May. From reading these reviews I think I will love it. My wife on the other hand.....well lets just say I will love it! Oh and we are seeing it on a double header day with the Great Comet in the afternoon, so it could be a very interesting day.

I can see how the slapstick can get old for some even after the first five minutes, but what impressed me most was the execution and timing. Sometimes during the show I just had to LOL because they continued to surprise me with each new gimmick.