December 24th, 2013
Present: Nic and Brian
It's Panto. Oh no it isn't. Oh yes it ... might be.
Panto or not this was was ingeniously crafted and brilliantly funny. It followed the tried and tested formula of The Play That Goes Wrong (see July) and rightly so - if it ain't broke don't fix it.
This was on a somewhat grander scale, however, as, where there had been collapsing shelves and missing coat hooks, now there were collapsing bunk beds, a revolving stage and flying people.
This lacked a truly hilarious running gag like the "missing / wrong prop" that kept rearing its head in the Play That Goes Wrong - the spoon/scissor gag was along these lines but didn't play on through the show - but had plenty of other gags to keep you smiling and tittering.
The incredible thing is that the cast seemed remarkably bruise free and no real injuries seemed to occur in this high-energy, physical, slapstick show.
I'd go and see anything "go wrong" for Mischief Theatre.
