The Goes Wrong Show

I was looking forward to seeing a show where everything goes wrong. As it was televised there were probably a lot more technical things that could have gone wrong, but that would miss the point of it being a play. It was great that the character tried to persevere regardless (especially the elves) but the lack of a plot meant that most of the comedy seemed to appear from the set falling apart rather than the actors. Some of the acting itself was just too overdone and under convincing; especially when we’re supposed to believe that a woman in her late twenties is supposed to be a little girl. But I did enjoy the lack of preparation in some respects, like asking what noise does a reindeer make? The extra props to make the special effects work brought on some giggles too. And Santa addressing the fourth wall while having a few nips made for some interesting results too. There’s no morale to the play; just an attempt at comedy. But it would be great to see more of this sort of thing.