The Play That Goes Wrong

The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society are putting on a 1920s murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong… does! The accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences!

Cornley Polytechnic Cast and Crew:
Chris Bean – Director, Head of the Society, Inspector Carter
Max Bennett – Cecil Haversham/Arthur the Gardener
Robert Grove – Thomas Colleymore
Jonathan Harris – Charles Haversham
Dennis Tyde – Perkins the Butler
Sandra Wilkinson – Florence Colleymoore

Stage Manager – Annie Twilloil
LX and SFX – Trevor Watkins

This production was halted, on the 16^th March 2020, by the enforced closure of theatres caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cast & Crew

Crew
Chris Bean	Patrick Warner
Dennis Tyde	Edward Howells
Annie Twilloil	Lotti Maddox (24^th – 29^th March 2014)
Chris Bean	Henry Shields (24^th March 2014 – 19^th August 2015)
Dennis Tyde	Jonathan Sayer (24^th March 2014 – 19^th August 2015)
Jonathan Harris/Understudy (Robert)	Greg Tannahill (24^th March 2014 – 19^th August 2015)
Max Bennett	Dave Hearn (24^th March 2014 – 15^th July 2015)
Robert Grove	Henry Lewis (24^th March 2014 – 19^th August 2015)
Sandra Wilkinson	Charlie Russell (24^th March 2014 – 19^th August 2015)
Trevor Watson/Understudy (Max)	Rob Falconer (24^th March 2014 – 19^th August 2015)
Annie Twilloil	Nancy Zamit Neels (credited as Nancy Wallinger) (14^th September 2014 – 19^th August 2015)
Jill Jones/Understudy (Tess/Sandra/Annie)	Alys Metcalf (14^th September 2014 – 19^th August 2015)
Phil Phillips/Understudy (Jonathan/Chris/Dennis/Trevor)	Leonard Cook (14^th September 2014 – 19^th August 2015)
Annie Twilloil	Laura Kirman (19^th August 2015 – 29^th June 2016)
Chris Bean	Harry Kershaw (19^th August 2015 – 29^th June 2016)
Dennis Tyde	Niall Ransome (19^th August 2015 – 29^th June 2016)
Jonathan Harris	Laurence Pears (19^th August 2015 – 29^th June 2016)
Max Bennett	James Marlowe (19^th August 2015 – 29^th June 2016)
Robert Grove	Leonard Cook (19^th August 2015 – 29^th June 2016)
Sandra Wilkinson	Bryony Corrigan (19^th August 2015 – 29^th June 2016)
Trevor Watson	Chris Leask (19^th August 2015 – 29^th June 2016)
Understudy	Adam Byron (19^th August 2015 – 29^th June 2016)
Understudy	Matthew Cavendish (19^th August 2015 – 29^th June 2016)
Understudy	April Hughes (19^th August 2015 – 29^th June 2016)
Understudy	Sarah Madigan (19^th August 2015 – 29^th June 2016)
Annie Twilloil	Joanne Ferguson (29^th June 2016 – 10^th May 2017)
Chris Bean	Hayden Wood (29^th June 2016 – 10^th May 2017)
Dennis Tyde	Drew Dillon (29^th June 2016 – 10^th May 2017)
Jimmy/Understudy	George Haynes (29^th June 2016 – 10^th May 2017)
Jonathan Harris	Oliver Llewellyn-Jenkins (29^th June 2016 – 10^th May 2017)
Max Bennett	Daniel Millar (29^th June 2016 – 10^th May 2017)
Robert Grove	Adam Byron (29^th June 2016 – 10^th May 2017)
Sandra Wilkinson	April Hughes (29^th June 2016 – 10^th May 2017)
Seiw Hutchinson/Understudy	Katy Daghorn (29^th June 2016 – 10^th May 2017)
Suzie-Tara Jones/Understudy (Annie, 2^nd cover Sandra)	Lindsey Scott (29^th June 2016 – 10^th May 2017)
Trevor Watson	Fred Gray (29^th June 2016 – 10^th May 2017)
Understudy	Adam Boakes (29^th June 2016 – 10^th May 2017)
Annie Twilloil	Nancy Zamit Neels (21^st – 25^th February 2017)
Chris Bean	Henry Shields (21^st – 25^th February 2017)
Dennis Tyde	Jonathan Sayer (21^st – 25^th February 2017)
Jonathan Harris	Greg Tannahill (21^st – 25^th February 2017)
Robert Grove	Henry Lewis (21^st – 25^th February 2017)
Sandra Wilkinson	Charlie Russell (21^st – 25^th February 2017)
Trevor Watson	Rob Falconer (21^st – 25^th February 2017)
Understudy (Sandra/Annie)	Bryony Corrigan (21^st – 25^th February 2017)
Annie Twilloil	Lindsey Scott (10^th May 2017 – 28^th March 2018)
Chris Bean	Jon-Jack Baldwin (10^th May 2017 – 28^th January 2018)
Dennis Tyde	Sydney K Smith (10^th May 2017 – 28^th March 2018)
Emily Tottentale/Understudy (Annie, Sandra)	Beth Lilley (10^th May 2017 – 28^th March 2018)
Eoin/Understudy (Trevor/Max/Robert/Chris/Dennis/Jonathan)	Seán Carey (10^th May 2017 – 28^th March 2018)
Jonathan Harris	Fred Gray (10^th May 2017 – 28^th March 2018)
Jymm/Understudy (Dennis, Chris, Jonathan)	Tom Babbage (10^th May 2017 – 28^th March 2018)
Max Bennett/2^nd cover Chris Bean	George Haynes (10^th May 2017 – 28^th March 2018)
Roald Chesney/Understudy (Sandra)	Jamie Birkett (10^th May 2017 – 28^th March 2018)
Robert Grove	Leonard Cook (10^th May 2017 – 28^th January 2018)
Sandra Wilkinson	Katy Daghorn (10^th May 2017 – 28^th March 2018)
Trevor Watson	Daniel Poyser (10^th May 2017 – 28^th March 2018)
Sandra Wilkinson	Bryony Corrigan (7^th November 2017)
Jonathan Harris	Matthew Cavendish (1^st – 3^rd December 2017)
Chris Bean	Matthew Cavendish (28^th January – 28^th March 2018)
Robert Grove	Edward Judge (started 28^th January 2018)
Annie Twilloil	Katie Bernstein (started 28^th March 2018)
Arthur Ingleberry/Understudy	James Watterson (started 28^th March 2018)
Clire Rice/Understudy	Helana Muir (started 28^th March 2018)
Doris Henderson/Understudy	Natasha Culley (started 28^th March 2018)
Jimbo Jones/Understudy	Matthew Howell (started 28^th March 2018)
Jonathan Harris	Jason Callender (started 28^th March 2018)
Max Bennett	Alastair Kirton (started 28^th March 2018)
Sandra Wilkinson	Meg Mortell (started 28^th March 2018)
Trevor Watson	Graeme Rooney (started 28^th March 2018)
Costume Designer	Roberto Surace
Director	Mark Bell
Fight Director	Jonathan Waller
Lighting Designer	Ric Mountjoy
Original Music	Rob Falconer
Set Designer	Nigel Hook
Writer	Henry Lewis
Writer	Jonathan Sayer
Writer	Henry Shields

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Stage Manager – Annie Twilloil
LX and SFX – Trevor Watkins

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