McCoy Rigby Entertainment
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
Written By HENRY LEWIS, JONATHAN SAYER & HENRY SHIELDS
JANUARY 24 – FEBRUARY 16, 2025
The Cornley Drama Society are putting on a 1920s murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong… does! The accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences!
This Olivier Award-winning comedy and Broadway smash hit is a hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes. Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), it’s “A RIOTOUS EXPLOSION OF COMEDY!” (The Daily Beast) and “TONS OF FUN FOR ALL AGES!” (HuffPost).
“A GUT-BUSTING HIT!”
The New York Times
“IT’S AS THOUGH THE MOUSETRAP HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY MONTY PYTHON”
WhatsOnStage
“A MASTERPIECE OF MALFUNCTION”
The Times
“COMIC GOLD!”
Variety
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
ERIC PETERSEN has worked extensively in television and on the Broadway stage. As a director, his work includes the shows The Play That Goes Wrong, Fiddler on the Roof, and Escape to Margaritaville. As an actor, his television credits include Kevin on “Kevin Can F*** Himself” on AMC, Ant’ney on the hit children’s show “Madagascar: A Little Wild” on Hulu (Emmy-nominated for his role), and “Kirstie” (TVLand) where he played the series regular role of Arlo Barth alongside Kirstie Alley, Rhea Perlman, and Michael Richards. Eric was also recently seen in “High Desert” for AppleTV+, and “The Curse” on Showtime. Eric has made guest star appearances on “Big Bang Theory,” “Modern Family,” “NCIS,” “CSI,” “GCB,” and the Lifetime movie The Brittany Murphy Story. Eric has many Disney Channel credits including the shows “Jessie,” “Sydney to the Max,” “Kirby Buckets,” and “Pair of Kings.” Eric appeared in the Oscar-nominated Coen brothers’ film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs for Netflix. Eric has appeared in four Broadway shows and countless regional theatre projects. Broadway credits include School of Rock (Dewey Finn), Shrek: The Musical (Shrek on the 1st National Tour and Shrek standby on Broadway), Escape To Margaritaville (Brick, OBC), and Peter & The Starcatcher (Ted). Graduate of Bradley University.
Performance Information
Run Time: TBD
Content Advisory: Suitable for all ages. Please note theatre policy is no children under 3 admitted.
Cast Talkbacks: Thursdays, Jan. 30 and Feb. 13
Open Captioning: Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 at 2pm