Critically acclaimed comedy 'The Play that Goes Wrong' comes to Dublin

Slapstick comedy and tumbling sets provided the belly laughs in The Play that Goes Wrong, writes Ed Power.

It’s the day after the British general election and all anyone wants to talk about is the stunning rebuff voters have given Theresa May.

On stage in Manchester, however, a very different sort of farce is playing out — involving dodgy doors, malfunctioning mantle-pieces and a lift spewing smoke and fumes.