THE PLAY THAT GO E S W R O NG
AN INTERVIEW WITH JONATHAN SAYER
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG was written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields, founding members of the Mischief Theatre. It premiered at the Old Red Lion Theatre in London in 2012 as a one act version, then moved to Trafalgar Studios in 2013. A UK tour followed starting in January 2014 at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury and visiting 17 venues and ending in Darlington in July, prior to being given a West End venue. The play then opened at the Duchess Theatre in September 2014, where it remains and is currently booking until October 2022. The original cast then opened the play on Broadway in 2017
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at the Lyceum Theatre with JJ Abrams making his debut as a theatrical producer and becoming the longest running play on Broadway at the time with 745 regular performances and 27 previews. It is currently running Off-Broadway at the New World Stages. It has been performed in over 35 countries across six continents, winning multiple awards around the world including the WhatsOnStage and Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. The following is an interview with Jonathan Sayer that appeared in the Times of Turnbridge Wells in October 2021.
