Magic Goes Wrong Reviews
Mike H from Northampton, England
BRILLIANT SHOW THAT HAD US IN FITS OF LAUGHTER
We saw this on a Sunday afternoon and it made our weekend. As with the play that goes wrong, cast members set things up by going out into the audience ahead of the show, in this case looking for a lost dove. One child was having lots of fun going round with a net on a stick cooing to try to get the lost bird to come to him. The show has lots of variety and some really good magic effects. Best of all, the audience had a great time which makes the whole experience amazing and the show one to remember. We hope to get the chance to see it again.
Tara from London, England
SOME MAGIC GOES WRONG, BUT ALL THE COMEDY GOES RIGHT
Great show - extremely funny, as you’d expect from Mischief Theatre, and with added magic & genuine illusions (not all the tricks go wrong!) Seen it twice now & thoroughly enjoyed it both times. Highly recommended.
Jane & Keith Biddle from London, England
AB FAB
Laughed from the start to the finish. Professional & well rehearsed. Honestly. Would watch it again. Well done guys 👍
Sue Kennedy from Monmouth South Wales
GREAT NIGHT OUT
Absolutely fab. Great show with lots of laughs and magic going right and wrong. The Mind Mangler was brilliant and managed the audience to get maximum laughs. I got to take part too so very happy. Loved it
Ginge from London, England
EXCELLENT
Can only think for the bad reviews that they’re reviewing a different show! Loved every second of it, hilarious and clever with lots of tricks up their sleeves. Go see, you won’t be disappointed!
R goodwin from London, England
GREAT
slapstick funny
Debbie from London, England
MUCH FUN AND LAUGHTER
An enjoyable, laughter filled afternoon from start to finish watching Magic goes wrong.Each character reeled you in to test all emotions. Enjoyed so much want to see again.
Sophia B from London, England
LOTS OF LAUGHS - AND SOME REAL MAGIC
We loved last night's performance - in a packed Vaudeville Theatre. The second half was stronger than the first, but nevertheless it started with a delightful trick and finished with a brilliant piece of misdirection that had the people around us jumping out of their seats. Henry Lewis is the standout performer as the Mind Mangler. It didn't matter if he could do magic or not - but it turned out in the end that he could. Highly recommended as a way of beating the January blues ... if you can get a seat.
Pam from London, England
MAGICAL PERFORMANCE,COMEDY FOR ALL AGES LOTS OF LAUGHTER.
Went with family to see show plenty of laughs and magic that certainly kept us entertained throughout performance, will definitely be recommending to others.
Miss K from London, England
SOMETHING'S GONE WRONG
Apart from Henry Lewis making us laugh out loud and drawing in the audience, this is a disappointment. Poor characters, unnecessary plot complications and a weak 'lead' magician. Feels amateur, which is such a shame as we are huge fans of the Goes Wrong Show.
John from London, England
WE LEFT 1/2 WAY
A few funny tricks but overall just cringe and unfunny. We left at the intermission
Michael from London, England
MAGIC GOES WRONG REVIEW - VAUDEVILLE
Mischief’ weakest effort thus far...hit and miss, no belly laughs. Very much a work in progress....
from Portsmouth, England
DISAPPOINTING
Having seen the previous two mischief plays, I was really looking forward to this. But what a disappointment! A very amateur performance and except for a couple of laughs at the mind mangler and autoprompter, nothing funny at all. Definitely not up to the standard of the play that goes wrong..don’t waste your money!
John from London, England
BORING
Just boring. Mind mangler vaguely funny. The rest of it was juvenile obvious humor that just feel flat. Cringe.
S carter from London, England
HATED IT
After loving the other goes wrong plays I was looking forward to this but both myself and my husband hated this the humour was so forced not at all funny I think I smiled once it’s all rather lame I think they should stop now
Sharon from London, England
WHY SO LONG?
Very disappointing. Have seen all the previous plays in the goes wrong franchise but this was far too long, not very funny and without a solid plot or comic timing that is expected.
Mimi from Sussex, England
MAGIC WENT WRONG
Very disappointing even for MISCHIEF Theatre enthusiasts. Weak central theme, genuinely amateurish Very slow, contrived and not at all amusing. The format has run out of steam here. ... Maybe the collaboration is the problem.
Liz from London, England
MAGIC GOES WRONG - AWFUL
What a patronising and corny load of rubbish. We were squashed into tiny seats in the misnamed Grand Circle. I've no idea what Penn and Teller contributed to this - possibly just getting their famous mates to do 'live' video links that were just as awful as all the rest of this drivel. Felt like watching a school production.
Kate from London, England
TERRIBLE SHOW MAGIC GOES WRONG
This was so disappointing to watch. Have seen the previous two shows and they were good. Would not recommend
Lee from London, England
OH DEAR
Just awful. Nothing else to say
A Gray from Milton Keynes
EXCRUCIATINGLY AWFUL
Can only concur with other reviewers opinions - if I could, would demand a refund of the ticket price of £13!!! Left at the interval as couldn't bear another half and went home to do some gardening.....
Pascale from London, England
WISH I HAD STAYED AT HOME
I have been a great fan of the Mischief Theatre but this is a show that is neither clever or really very funny (bar very few laughs with the errant teleprompt). I really wanted to like this show but it was far too long and repetitive. Some parts are not suitable for younger children. At the end when there was a huge pause some audience left, it was hard to tell if the delay was intended or whether something really had gone wrong. Very disappointing.
Susie from London, England
DISAPPOINTING
Not suitable for a young audience. Male nudity, swearing, crude language, odd racial stereotypes, lots of violence. Uncomfortable to watch.
Phoebe from London, England
ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE!!!!!!!
After watching The Play That Goes Wrong I was so looking forward to this show. It was BEYOND dreadful!!!!!!!! I would say its suitable for primary school kids but even then any child over the age of 7 won’t find it remotely funny. Paid a lot of our tickets and walked out at the interval, the first time I’ve ever done that. Even getting to the interval was painful!! Hate writing bad reviews but I truly can’t wrap my head around how they think that show is stage worthy..! Totally baffled and urge you to save your money.
Elizabeth Stanley from London, England
RUBBISH
What a disappointment and a waste of money and time. It was like a load of amateurs in a village performance . Couldn’t wait to get home.
Marrie from Aylesbury, England
MAGIC SHOW GOES WRONGEST NOT WRONG
A total waste of my time and money!! Absolutely no planning went into this show. The actors and their humor were laid to rest so many times during the show. Nobody laughed!
Jon from On holiday in York, England
MAGIC GOES WRONG, HUMOR TOTALLY ABSENT !
What a disappointment, saw queues outside theatre and thought that must be good, all i can say is the best thing was the White Chocolate Blondie cake i had luckily bought, ate that, watched out the poor 1st half performance then left, the first time ever we have walked out of a performance, I can't believe Penn & Teller put their name to that performance without seeing it first, we found it hard to work out what audience it was aimed at.
Joan Gauge from Truro Cornwall.
WORST MISCHIEF SHOW EVER
I have seen ‘The Play That Goes wrong ‘ 4 times and loved it, I’ve seen ‘Christmas Carol Goes Wrong’ ‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ all of them absolutely brilliant however, this was horrendous, without wit, it was not funny, I could have written better myself( and I cannot write) so disappointed and felt very cheated. Not one of the ‘original’ cast made an appearance as I was expecting, we left half way through.
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