Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

Christmas Carol Goes Wrong at Manchester Opera House

Why see Christmas Carol Goes Wrong?

Festive Farce

From the hallowed team behind the smash hit theatrical farce The Play That Goes Wrong comes a Christmas play in danger of falling apart at any minute - A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong! Hitting the road during the festive season, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields (otherwise known as the minds behind Mischief Theatre)'s hilarious stage show follows a televised version in 2017.

In the years since The Play that Goes Wrong landed in London (where Telegraph theatre critic Charles Spencer heralded it as the funniest thing he'd seen since Noises Off), the Mischief Theatre empire, has gone on to dominate the West End with more bonkers productions, including Magic Goes Wrong, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, and a Christmas panto send up - Peter Pan Goes Wrong. 

What iS thE sTORY?

The Cornley Amateur Dramatic Society are about to put on their grand staging of Charles Dickens' festive classic, A Christmas Carol. But as show day approaches, the group becomes increasingly beset by setbacks, with crossed wires, calamitous set design, arguments over who gets to be the star of the show, and AWOL actors. Will they manage to pull it all together in time for Christmas?

Upcoming Performances

Cast

  • Matt Cavendish as Max (Manchester and Portsmouth)
  • Dave Hearn as Max (all other cities until 23 January 2027)
  • Jay Olpin as Max (all other cities from January 24, 2027)
  • Annie Dart as Annie (Manchester and Portsmouth)
  • Dumile Sibanda as Annie (all other cities)
  • Sasha Frost as Sandra (Manchester and Portsmouth)
  • Ashley Tucker as Sandra (all other cities)
  • Henry Lewis as Robert (Manchester and Portsmouth)
  • Matthew Howell as Robert (all other cities)
  • Chris Leask as Trevor (Manchester and Portsmouth)
  • Aein Nasseri as Trevor (all other cities)
  • Jonathan Sayer as Dennis (Manchester and Portsmouth)
  • James Akka as Dennis (all other cities)
  • Henry Shields as Chris (Manchester and Portsmouth)
  • Adam Elliott as Chris (all other cities)
  • Greg Tannahill as Jonathan (Manchester and Portsmouth)
  • Luke Pierre as Jonathan (all other cities)

Further cast

Understudies (Manchester and Portsmouth): Matthew Biddulph, Siobhan Cha Cha, Orla O’Sullivan and Josh Patel-Foster Understudies (all other cities): Billie Hamer, Robert Lane, Claire Lee Shenfield, Jay Olpin (until 23 January 2027), Josh Patel-Foster (from 26 January 2027), and Jamie Sandersfield

Please note: The producers can't guarantee the appearance of any performers on any specific date.

Creative

  • Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields
  • Directed by Matt DiCarlo

Reviews

Customer reviews

1 reviews, average rating: (5.0 Stars)

Paula

So very silly, laugh out loud.

Amazing!! Initially I thought the stage set looked very bland but the cast made every inch work in wonderful ways. Funny is a tiny word - this was laugh every second and it did hurt! ... Read more
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