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Black Box Theatre Co. is bringing THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG to the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island in Vancouver from August 13 to 30, 2025. This brilliant piece of theatre blends farce and physical comedy with a good old murder mystery. It’s like Agatha Christie meets Monty Python. 

 

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG is a hilarious, fast-paced play that offers entertainment for everyone!* 

 

The story takes place on the opening night of the Cornley Drama Society’s production of The Murder at Haversham Manor – a 1920s large cast murder mystery play, similar to The Mousetrap. Unfortunately for the cast, but to the delight of audiences, the Cornley Drama Society is renowned for overestimating their abilities and for enduring mishaps during their productions, and we soon find out this performance is no different.

 

If you’re looking for a fun night out this summer for a date, friends, family, out-of-towners, or just for yourself, look no further than THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG on Granville Island. Or, as we’re calling it, Granville Island Goes Wrong. It’s the perfect antidote to the heaviness of the world we all seem to be enduring, and we guarantee you’ll leave entertained!**

 

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG was written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields of Mischief Theatre Company and was first produced in London, England in 2012. It’s currently enjoying long-running, successful productions both in London and on Broadway in New York City, and it is regularly produced by theatre companies all around the world to audiences who just can’t get enough of it.

 

Get your tickets now, before they sell out!

 

*Recommended for ages 8+, but we’ve seen kids as young as 6 at other productions.

**We’ve yet to determine how we can guarantee this, but we’re thinking about it!

 

Cast (in order of appearance)

REBECCA WASS plays Annie Twilloil

MATT LOOP plays Trevor Watson

JORDON NAVRATIL plays Chris Bean who plays Inspector Carter

NICK PALIDWOR plays Jonathan Harris who plays Charles Haversham

CHRISTOPHER DELLINGER plays Robert Grove who plays Thomas Colleymoore

TREVOR ROBERTS plays Dennis Tyde who plays Perkins

TRACY LABROSSE plays Sandra Wilkinson who plays Florence Colleymoore

JAMES BARCLAY plays Max Bennett who plays Cecil Haversham and Arthur the Gardener

 

Creative team

Directed by TRACY LABROSSE

Produced by JAMES BARCLAY

Production management by HEATHER EVENS

Co-Produced by KAREN HAMM

Stage management by ANNA MORTEN

Assistant stage management by ELLIE SCOTT

Lighting design by SIMON DRAKE

Sound design by CHRIS STANLEY 

Props design and management by KAREN HAMM

Set design and construction by JAMES BARCLAY

Fight choreography by NICK PALIDWOR

Costume design by TRACY LABROSSE

 

Production dates:

Wednesday through Sunday, August 13 – 30, 2025

Opening night: August 14

Evening performances start at 7:30 p.m.

Matinee performances start at 2:00 p.m.

Matinees on Aug 16, 17, 23, 24, 27, and 30

 

Estimated running time: 120 minutes including a 20-minute intermission. Arrive early to enjoy some pre-show shenanigans!

 

Tickets can be purchased online

Preview on August 13: $29, with all proceeds going to Canuck Place Children’s Hospice*

General: $49

Student / Senior: $39

 

*Special preview performance on Wednesday, August 13 at 6:30 p.m.

Black Box Theatre Co. is a proud supporter of Canuck Place Children's Hospice. All proceeds from the sale of tickets for the August 13 preview performance will be donated to Canuck Place Children's Hospice. We hope to fill up the theatre and raise not only spirits, but as much money as we can to help provide pediatric palliative care and support for Canuck Place families.

[Our fundraising campaign runs April 1-August 13, 2025. Funds raised support Canuck Place Children’s Hospice in providing pediatric palliative care and supporting families in need, with no guaranteed minimum.]
 

Venue:

Waterfront Theatre, Granville Island

1412 Cartwright Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Y5

 

Links:

Tickets: tix.com/ticket-sales/granvilleislandgoeswrong2025/7715

Instagram: @blackboxtheatrevancouver

Facebook: @blackboxtheatrevancouver

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For more information regarding THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, including requests for interviews, email:

info [at] granvilleislandgoeswrong [dot] com

 

The full media release is available:

as PDF here

as Word document here

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A one-page info sheet about the group discount and kid-friendliness is available:

as PDF here

 

Images for media use are below. More will be added in the coming weeks.

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