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Adults: $26 at the door or $24 in advance or $20 for groups of 10 or more
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Directed by Diane Gludovatz
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Cast & Characters - In Order of Appearance
Thomas Horan plays TREVOR, the play’s lighting and sound operator who simply wants to get on with the show. He is curmudgeonly and doesn’t care for actors; is easily distracted and does many things he shouldn’t, including engaging with the audience. When things go really sideways the is forced to act in the play, though he hates acting.
Jackie Brockholm is ANNIE, the stage manager; she has the biggest journey of any of the characters; when Sandra is indisposed, Annie, who cannot bear to be on stage, must step in; initially terrified by acting, she is willing to kill for it by the end of the play. Jackie has worked in many backstage roles with SOAP and has previously appeared on stage in Boeing Boeing (2016), Don't Dress for Dinner (2017), and Knickers (2022).
Tom Szalay portrays CHRIS, head of the drama society, who plays Inspector Carter in The Murder at Haversham Manor. He is a high status clown, rigid and uptight. He is the director of the show and this is the biggest day of his life; everything is riding on this. Tom is SOAP's jack-of-all-trades, having done sound, lights and set construction on several past shows. His most recent acting role was in Sleeping Indoors (2016). He has since directed Outside Mullingar (2018) and Born Yesterday (2020).
Josiah Somerville is JONATHAN, who plays Charles Haversham in Haversham Manor. A bit bland but sees himself as a James Bond type. Excited and having fun, but not naïve. He technically must drive the show. He cares about the play, but not to the same extent as the others. Josiah, an SOSS Drama Club alumnus, most recently portrayed Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (2019) and Eugene in SOAP's Flaming Idiots (2021).
Vince Galea is ROBERT, who plays Thomas Collamore in Haversham Manor. He wants to be like Richard Burton, but is a bad actor. He is unaware of others around him; he does not feel badly when things go wrong and never learns from his mistakes. This is Vince's first appearance on the SOAP stage, but he has played in several productions in Penticton and Summerland; most recently in A Party to Murder for Many Hats (2023) and Murder on the Rails with Summerland Singers and Players (2023)...Is there a murderous pattern developing ???
Gaven Das is DENNIS, who plays the butler, Perkins, in Haversham Manor. He has no real desire to be involved in the theater; he just wants to make friends (of which he has none). He believes if he does well in the show, he will be more successful socially. He may be slightly oblivious but understands when he gets things wrong. Any audience laughter is a personal tragedy/failure. This is Gaven's first appearance with SOAP, but he brings years of experience from the SOSS Drama Club, most recently as Sgt Fogarty in Chicago (2022).
Ari Kendrick plays MAX, who is Cecil Haversham in Haversham Manor. He has never been on stage before. He learned his lines and does exactly what he’s told to do. He has zero connection with any of the other actors, is childlike and naïve. He doesn’t think anything through, just looks for approval. MAX also plays Arthur the gardener, later in the play. Ari is also an SOSS Drama Club veteran, and with SOAP, he played Reverend Pringle in The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon (2023).
Angee Blonk plays SANDRA, who appears as Florence Colleymoore in Haversham Manor. She is vain and possesses a huge ego, and wants to be loved. She has ambitions to go to Hollywood and will hurt anyone standing in the way of what she wants but is smart enough to stay on the good side of someone who can help her. Angee previously played Charlotte in SOAP's recent production of 7 Stories (2023).
Val Heathman, Mike Holt, Dale McNeil, Angela Sargeant, Susanne James, Payton Richardson and Joe Rupcich play backstage crew members, who may or may not appear on stage, depending on how wrong things go.
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What the Critics have Said
“A RIOTOUS EXPLOSION OF COMEDY!” - The Daily Beast "TONS OF FUN FOR ALL AGES!” - HuffPost “A GUT-BUSTING HIT” - Ben Brantley of The New York Times "NOTHING IS AS FALL-DOWN FUNNY!" - Cindy Adams, New York Post What's it About?
This play has been described as a mash-up between Agatha Christie and Monty Python! You all know the classic whodunnit story, there has been a murder at a country manor and an inspector is set on the case to find who the culprit is. However, when this plot of The Murder at Haversham Manor is given to the accident-prone thespians at The Cornley Drama Society, everything that can go wrong… does! The actors and crew battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences! Do you ever find out who murdered Charles Haversham? You’ll have to see for yourself! The Play That Goes Wrong opened in London in 2012, where it won Best New Comedy at the 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards. Since 2014, the play has undertaken five tours of the UK; a Broadway production ran from 2017–2019 and then continued off-Broadway. The Creators
The Play That Goes Wrong was co-written by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields and Jonathan Sayer. It was their first work together.
HENRY LEWIS is an Olivier Award winning writer, actor and producer and is the artistic director of Mischief. Henry’s work has been produced in over 40 countries worldwide. JONATHAN SAYER is an Olivier Award-winning writer, actor, producer and Director of Mischief. His work has been performed in over 49 countries worldwide. HENRY SHIELDS is an Olivier award-winning writer and has been a member of Mischief Theatre since 2009. Behind the Scenes
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