The Play That Goes Wrong
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The Play That Goes Wrong is a hit British comedy play that parodies amateur theatre productions through escalating onstage disasters and slapstick chaos.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Play That Goes Wrong canonical | 6 |
| The Play That Goes Wrong (West End transfer) | 1 |
| comedy of errors | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15898838 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Play That Goes Wrong Context triple: [Duchess Theatre, currentProduction, The Play That Goes Wrong]
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A.
Noises Off
Noises Off is a celebrated farce by Michael Frayn that comically depicts the disastrous on- and off-stage antics of a touring theatre company.
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B.
Something Rotten!
Something Rotten! is a Broadway musical comedy that satirizes Shakespeare and the birth of musical theatre through the misadventures of two rival playwright brothers in the Renaissance.
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C.
Beyond the Fringe
Beyond the Fringe is a groundbreaking early-1960s British satirical stage revue that helped launch the modern era of sketch comedy and satire.
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D.
Magic Goes Wrong
Magic Goes Wrong is a comedy stage show created by Mischief Theatre that parodies and celebrates magic acts through a series of disastrously funny illusions and tricks.
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E.
The Footlights Fore and Aft
The Footlights Fore and Aft is a theatrical work by American playwright and critic Channing Pollock, reflecting his engagement with early 20th-century stage culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Play That Goes Wrong Target entity description: The Play That Goes Wrong is a hit British comedy play that parodies amateur theatre productions through escalating onstage disasters and slapstick chaos.
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A.
Noises Off
Noises Off is a celebrated farce by Michael Frayn that comically depicts the disastrous on- and off-stage antics of a touring theatre company.
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B.
Something Rotten!
Something Rotten! is a Broadway musical comedy that satirizes Shakespeare and the birth of musical theatre through the misadventures of two rival playwright brothers in the Renaissance.
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C.
Beyond the Fringe
Beyond the Fringe is a groundbreaking early-1960s British satirical stage revue that helped launch the modern era of sketch comedy and satire.
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D.
Magic Goes Wrong
Magic Goes Wrong is a comedy stage show created by Mischief Theatre that parodies and celebrates magic acts through a series of disastrously funny illusions and tricks.
-
E.
The Footlights Fore and Aft
The Footlights Fore and Aft is a theatrical work by American playwright and critic Channing Pollock, reflecting his engagement with early 20th-century stage culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Play That Goes Wrong
linked to: The Play That Goes Wrong