The concept and characters of
The Goes Wrong Show, the BBC theatrical comedy series best known for making me completely lose my mind, originated with
The Play That Goes Wrong, an actual stage show that's been running in the West End for over a decade. And, well, I
do live in London; if I'm going to go insane over a theatre fandom, I might as well take advantage of that!
Which is to say that Tem, Rei and I went to see
The Play That Goes Wrong at the Duchess Theatre last night. It was a lot of fun!
During our meal before the play, my housemates teased me a fair bit for my nerves about seeing my blorbo Robert Grove in person. I tried to express that it was less nerve-racking than seeing him on stage in
Christmas Carol Goes Wrong a few weeks ago, when he was actually played by the role's originator, Henry Lewis, the handsomest man in the world.
Riona: It'll be fine. I've already seen him in hard mode.
(realising what I've just said) ...so to speak.
I ended up blushing very badly over the course of this conversation.
Tem: You're glowing, Riona. Almost like you've had a rendezvous with the handsomest man in the world and you have some news to share.
The actor playing Robert was good in the role - he was very recognisably the same character, and he had a good strong voice, which I think is essential; you're just not Robert Grove if you're not acting as loudly as possible - but I was tragically unhot for him. It's not your fault, sir; you've got stiff competition. So to speak.
( Notes on seeing The Play That Goes Wrong on stage. )It's interesting to watch
The Play That Goes Wrong, which was the first major
Goes Wrong production, and which the creators presumably assumed at the time would be the
only major
Goes Wrong production. It's very focused on the technical side of things going wrong, with the characters taking more of a back seat (although the characters are still very much there even at this early stage; everyone was easily recognisable despite being played by different actors), and it tries to cram in every disaster it possibly can. By contrast,
Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, their most recent stage production (not to be confused with the television special of the same name, which had a completely different script), was very character-focused and a lot more restrained when it came to things actually going wrong.
I really enjoy the 'things technically going wrong' aspect; it's a lot of fun, and always beautifully timed! But I'm also glad that, over time, the
Goes Wrong universe has started to focus a little more on the characters themselves; I think it helps to keep the concept fresh.
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