Play That Goes Wrong team to launch Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
- Christmas Carol Goes Wrong will tour from November 2025 until March 2026
- The Play That Goes Wrong creators say: "We can't wait to bring a new Goes Wrong title to the stage"
- The Cornley Amateur Drama Society battle miscommunication, delays to their set, actors missing in action and a growing feud over who will play the lead
The creative team behind hit show The Play That Goes Wrong are to launch Christmas Carol Goes Wrong in November. It'll tour the UK and appear in London's West End.
The producers explain: "Mischief, the multi-award winning company who have just celebrated 10 successful years of The Play That Goes Wrong at the Duchess Theatre and premiere their new play The Comedy of Spies at the Noël Coward Theatre in April will return to the West End for a predictably chaotic Christmas season with their new festive stage show - Christmas Carol Goes Wrong.
"The show will embark on a short UK Tour from 2 November 2025 at the Lowry in Salford, then tours to the Cheltenham Everyman Theatre, the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff and Theatre Royal Bath before heading into the West End. It will then continue to crash around the UK until March 2026, visiting Nottingham Theatre Royal, the Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury, the Edinburgh Festival Theatre, the King's Theatre in Glasgow and finally the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury.
"This brand new comedy which brings back the chaos and humour of The Cornley Amateur Drama Society is written by original members of the Mischief team - Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields."
The description for the show elaborates: "The Cornley Amateur Drama Society are back with tidings of chaos and joy, ready to tackle the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol.
"The Cornley crew battle miscommunication, delays to their set, actors missing in action and a growing feud over who will play the lead. It's sure to be a disastrous take on the much-loved classic Christmas story of Ebeneezer Scrooge. Will Cornley finally change their ways, or will their misfortunes wreak havoc yet again?
"Enjoy a festive slice of pure escapism at the worst production in Christmas past, present and yet to come! Don't be a Scrooge, book now."
The Mischief team previously made the TV special A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong for BBC One in 2017, with guest stars Derek Jacobi and Diana Rigg.
Speaking about the new stage production, Jonathan Sayer says: "We can't wait to bring a new Goes Wrong title to the stage. It's been tremendous fun revisiting the Cornely characters and we are looking forward to sharing the show with audiences over the festive period."
The cast and full creative team for the stage show will be announced in due course.
A list of dates are below. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Monday 17th March from www.ChristmasCarolGoesWrong.com.
Dates
Salford, Lowry
Sunday 2 - Saturday 8 November 2025
Sun 1pm, Tue-Sat 7.30pm; Wed, Fri, Sat 2pm
Cheltenham, Everyman Theatre
Tuesday 11 - Sunday 16 November 2025
Tue-Sat 7.30pm; Thu, Sat & Sun 2pm
Cardiff, Wales Millennium Centre
Tuesday 18 - Saturday 22 November 2025
Tue-Sat 7.30pm; Thu & Sat 2.30pm; Sun 2pm
Bath, Theatre Royal
Tuesday 25 - Sunday 30 November 2025
Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Sat 2.30pm; Sun 2pm
Apollo Theatre, London
Saturday 6 December 2025 - Sunday 12 January 2026
Tue - Sat 7.30pm, Sat & Sun 2.30pm, Sun 7pm
Nottingham Theatre Royal
Tuesday 27 - Saturday 31 January 2025
Tue-Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Thu 2pm; Sat 2.30pm
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Tuesday 3 - Saturday 7 February 2026
Tue-Sat 7.30pm; Wed, Thu & Sat 2.30pm
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Tuesday 10 - Sunday 15 February 2026
Tue-Sat 7.30pm; Sat & Sun 2.30pm
Glasgow King's Theatre
Tuesday 17 - Sunday 22 February 2026
Tue-Sat 7.30pm; Sat & Sun 2pm
Canterbury, Marlowe Theatre
Tuesday 24 February - Sunday 1 March
Tue-Sat 7.30pm; Wed, Sat & Sun 2pm