A Christmas Carol gone wrong

whitewave, you will find The Play That Goes Wrong much, much better than either Peter Pan or A Christmas Carol. It is, I think, the funniest thing I have ever seen in the theatre, even better than Noises Off. I think the format is just much better and more versatile on the stage. Having said that, I quite enjoyed both the TV ones, but not nearly as much as the play - seen it 3 times. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

I was underwhelmed by it and was scanning Gransnetwhike watching DH and DD were rolling around width laughter but they have both had flu over Christmas and I think their resistance was low!

I agree with the comments above. Not a patch on the Peter Pan one. Special effects going wrong are not as funny as human beings blundering through wobbly sets etc, and I gave up before the end.

Go ahead and see The Play that Went Wrong, Whitewave. We saw it a few months ago and it is very much on a par with Peter Pan Goes Wrong. Very funny indeed.
I thought A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong was a big let down.
I think one problem with it was moving it from an Am Dram theatre setting to a "take over" of a BBC studio. It just didn't work.

I loved it, but, I have been involved with AmDram for nearly 40 years, many more Am then Dram and I saw almost all the the stuff that happened on TV on stage.
Including a Jolly green Giant nipping to the shops in full costume to get teabags, and then running away with the Christmas Fairy, in real life.
Laughed a lot.

I only saw a small bit but quickly realised it wasn’t funny to me so switched over

Do agree with most comments. I have kept my recording of Peter Pan Gone Wrong, and have played it for various visitors. It is totally hilarious. Was so excited when they said another one from this company was on this year, watched and recorded it - but definitely not in the same class. Perhaps, because they had to condense it. PP was played live from a theatre - there was a live audiance. It still rates as one of the greatest christmas comedy shows ever

I a also surprised that such luminaries as Derek Jacobi and Diana Rigg should have given their time to this. I didn’t see the last one, but was hugely disappointed with this. There were some funny moments, but too much of it was laboured and excruciating.

Very disappointed with it - and felt sorry really for Derek Jacobi though he must have known what he was letting himself in for. I'd enjoyed Peter Pan but this was dire except for Bob Cratchit having to read his lines in various ways which made my lips twitch just a little

We watched it after all the comments about Peter Pan. As we had nothing to compare it to we watched it all. There were some funny moments but it all got a bit silly! Just wish I'd seen it last year

And me!

We are booked to see “The play that went wrong” at Chichester. I hope it is better than that!

I thought it was dreadful.

DGC watch Peter Pan from the same company ,over and over. It still makes me laugh. Enjoyed last night's programme, but not in the same league as last year.

I recorded it but, having read the above comments, think I'll just delete it.

We thought this was really disappointing as an attempt at humour. A couple of slightly funny moments but the rest was very contrived and felt like a sketch drawn out into a programme. Having read the comments above, I'd like to have seen last year's Peter Pan, though.

Yes. I tuned in with high hopes. Last year's Peter Pan Goes Wrong was hilarious. This was painful. Ho hum.

Agree-such a disappintment!

Last year’s Peter Pan Gone Wrong also had me in stitches so I had high hopes tonight, alas, dashed.
Not even faintly funny.

Dreadful. OTT. Not a patch on last year.

I agree it was very disappointing. This time not clever, just silly.

I hadn't seen the previous ones and thought this was terrible. I have read that the creators want to make a series......

After Peter Pan last year. I made dh eat on his knee so we could watch it. It was awful.

Not as funny as Peter Pan, but I did like the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come and Bob Cratchit knowing all Scrooge's lines after reading all his own.

I turned it off!

The best bit was Marley falling through his coffin.