Americans React: Peter Pan Goes Wrong | Our FIRST British Play!

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  • @vaudevillian7
    @vaudevillian7 Місяць тому +1007

    ‘Oh no it isn’t’ and ‘they’re behind you’ are the two staples of pantomime audience participation

    • @englishlin7020
      @englishlin7020 Місяць тому +88

      Oh yes it is

    • @theborderer1302
      @theborderer1302 Місяць тому +71

      @@englishlin7020 oh no it isn't

    • @tiassmile
      @tiassmile Місяць тому +38

      ​@@theborderer1302 oh yes it is 🤭

    • @stevetaylor8698
      @stevetaylor8698 Місяць тому +21

      @@tiassmile Booh

    • @lesleyburke7314
      @lesleyburke7314 Місяць тому +53

      I’m glad you found this so funny! It’s not a pantomime as such but a parody of one. It’s fondly making fun of amateur dramatics and the people who partake, hilariously. BTW, the narrator is none other than Hercule Poirot himself!

  • @nataliedunn5239
    @nataliedunn5239 Місяць тому +412

    This group started by creating the theatre show "The Play That Goes Wrong" and it was such a big hit, I believe this was their next big project and put them even more in the spotlight, so that they then made "A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong" and then during the Pandemic they released a TV show called "The Goes Wrong Show" which is lots of small plays that go wrong. They are hilarious!

    • @Snifferth
      @Snifferth Місяць тому +18

      "Halo, hello" and "higher, hiya" have become staple phrases with my kids since the nativity goes wrong.

    • @cosmoreverb3943
      @cosmoreverb3943 Місяць тому +6

      I have the bit with the ledger from The Play That Goes Wrong permanently etched in my mind because the actor sat there for almost a full minute, screaming and red in the face because "he couldn't find the ledger" 😂

    • @bjiornbjiorn
      @bjiornbjiorn Місяць тому +6

      ​@@Snifferth I know it doesn't work at all in text but "oh... the lager bear" is one that's snuck into our house. That and " a drooped the swooo, in tha mooo, who do you noo understoon".

    • @seansilence2697
      @seansilence2697 Місяць тому +10

      The Goes Wrong Show is amazing. I wish they'd made more seasons

    • @StealthyGamerGirl2020
      @StealthyGamerGirl2020 Місяць тому

      This is so funny. Me and my fa6were watching this only a few days ago. We laughed so much, it hurt 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Jeni10
    @Jeni10 Місяць тому +588

    When David Suchet started speaking with a Belgian accent, he went into his old Poirot character, until someone removed the moustache, then he went back to himself.

    • @Roz-y2d
      @Roz-y2d Місяць тому +55

      Yes, but they didn’t get that. Probably haven’t seen Poirot!

    • @Jeni10
      @Jeni10 Місяць тому +32

      @ That’s why I explained it. They can google the rest.

    • @reactingtomyroots
      @reactingtomyroots  Місяць тому +62

      Okay, yeah, we hadn't heard of him before otherwise we probably would have understood. 😅

    • @Jeni10
      @Jeni10 Місяць тому

      @@reactingtomyrootsThe first indicator was when he started walking with very short steps, which is his Poirot walk. There are episodes of his series on UA-cam if you want to try and solve a murder mystery. His series, Agatha Christie’s Poirot, is easily recognisable from other series with a different actor. Here’s a cheeky little short of David explaining how he found his gentle Poirot accent when his own voice is deeper.
      ua-cam.com/users/shortsJpQ0uOIiN3o?si=zhwtmco1cSr-OWWD

    • @Nimzzeee
      @Nimzzeee Місяць тому +38

      @@reactingtomyroots Hercule Poirot is a famous Belgian detective in the murder mystery novels of author Agatha Christie. You may have heard of murder on the orient express or Death on the Nile.

  • @gerristaples3595
    @gerristaples3595 Місяць тому +329

    It’s all deliberate. Very well acted. British sense of humour.

  • @JamesHyde1986
    @JamesHyde1986 Місяць тому +762

    British eccentricity at its best! Bloody Bonkers and proud 😂

    • @claregale9011
      @claregale9011 Місяць тому +52

      I noticed our dark humour regarding Mr Bumble did not register with Steve and Lindsey bless them 😅

    • @janolaful
      @janolaful Місяць тому +13

      It's when we all become kids again lol

    • @janolaful
      @janolaful Місяць тому +15

      @@claregale9011 I guess they haven't seen Oliver twist

    • @cookie4wookiee
      @cookie4wookiee Місяць тому +2

      Amazing fun going to London to watch

    • @WIDGI
      @WIDGI 29 днів тому +1

      Oh no it isn't! 😄

  • @RaXXha
    @RaXXha Місяць тому +180

    I love these guys, and yes, it's definitely on purpose, they have several plays like this that all go wrong. It's actually very impressive how they manage to fail so successfully over and over. 😂

    • @djs98blue
      @djs98blue Місяць тому +9

      Yup real skill - more so than not failing

    • @richardgoddard37
      @richardgoddard37 Місяць тому +10

      @RaXXha they do have genuine mistakes too, but just leave them in. The cast talk about them on their UA-cam channel.

    • @acewickhamyoshi8330
      @acewickhamyoshi8330 16 днів тому +1

      All drwho actors did pantomime,its part of there theatre work,, we in Australia watched then all, of course SID JAMES & WILLIAM HARTNEL turned their panto.. into the CARRY~ON series ,,.. THROUGHTON was continual panto actor ,, SYVESTER McCOY would do Summer Panto in AUstralia as its high~end smutty comedy most breach youtube decency, but aussies , we loved it ,, also Micheal Crawford ~ Frank Spenser ,, is laugh a minute chuckles ,,.. as well the actors from ARE YOU BEING SERVED ,, did Summer Panto in australia to escape the cold 4 months of British Winter.

  • @slytheringingerwitch
    @slytheringingerwitch Місяць тому +467

    Its worthy to note that JM Barrie signed off the rights to Peter Pan, to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. It has since entered the public domain, but CDPA ensures that GOSH still gets the benefit from stage shows, audio books etc.

    • @emmarogers948
      @emmarogers948 Місяць тому +29

      I never knew that an amazing thing for him to do

    • @garypierce8392
      @garypierce8392 Місяць тому +15

      I did not know this, what a fantastic idea and gesture.

    • @thetruthhurts7675
      @thetruthhurts7675 Місяць тому +30

      No. Disney bought the rights back in 1939. Since then Disney has given money to Great Ormond Street Hospital, and in acordance with JM Barrie's wishes the actual amount is kept a secret except for the British Charities commision who over see all British Charities. Indeed in the last few years they have started to give more money because of Public outrage that the rights supposdely belong to Disney. Britsh cpoyright law, and patents acts 1988 (in a singular act for Great Ormond Street alone) mean that in perpetuity (forever that is) Great Ormond street has to be paid by Disney, or anyone else using Peter Pan trade names, with proceeds from films, theme park actors, and any merchandise they produce based on JM Barrie's wishes. 1988 is the first time the House of Lords or any version of parliament anywhere has singled out a single charity for the wishes of a single will. GOSH (Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity) runs the scheme for Peter pan around the world. It is NOT in the public domain, and never has been. The rights to Peter Pan were given by JM Barrie to GOSH in 1929. They admister the sale of rights, and collection of funds atributed to Peter Pan, which go to GOSH itself!!

    • @thetruthhurts7675
      @thetruthhurts7675 Місяць тому +1

      @@garypierce8392 The OP isn't correct in what he says, at all!!

    • @thetruthhurts7675
      @thetruthhurts7675 Місяць тому

      @@emmarogers948 The OP isn't correct in what he says, at all!!

  • @dlorde
    @dlorde 20 днів тому +20

    This is how a cross between panto and farce should be done, they've captured the core personalities of amateur dramatics perfectly. The 'Goes Wrong' series has been so successful that there are several troups touring around the world playing them. 'Robert' (the dog, shadow, etc) is the son of an old friend, so I've had the pleasure of watching their success grow from the earliest days. Watching them live is breathtaking - they're very skilled actors and lovely people.

  • @stevieinselby
    @stevieinselby Місяць тому +394

    One of the essential elements of a pantomime is lots of things going wrong! The skill for the actors (and crew!) is to make it look accidental but trust me, every one of those mishaps has been carefully planned and rehearsed ... and it's a lot harder to pull that off convincingly than for it to all run smoothly!

    • @stevieinselby
      @stevieinselby Місяць тому +34

      "Is that a true story?" ... 45 minutes in, and you _still_ think that anything might be remotely true 😂

    • @susanashcroft2674
      @susanashcroft2674 Місяць тому +33

      Totally agree, when our dear Victoria Wood (RIP) wrote and performed the TV sketch series Acorn Antiques which used the same method, initially it was said the TV camera crew couldn't believe she wanted them to film things out of shot in the wrong places or have wobbling sets and props. As you say it takes a lot of skill to get making things go wrong on purpose.

    • @hellsbunniestv584
      @hellsbunniestv584 Місяць тому +30

      I think it's done so well that people don't realise the skill and professionalism of not just the actors but the crew both stage and production. It would've had a H&S assessment longer than War and Peace! Just picking one thing, at random, the bunk bed collapsing. That was technically brilliant. If not done right and rehearsed over and over and over, people could have genuinely got hurt. Even if a facades were balsa, it's still hurt and all you can do in those situations is plan an minimise damage, not eliminate it.

    • @almightykellus2585
      @almightykellus2585 Місяць тому +10

      ​@@hellsbunniestv584I think Dave (playing Max) said that the underneath of the bed above him had to have padding put on it so it wouldn't hurt him when it fell

    • @theocharisstylianou1822
      @theocharisstylianou1822 Місяць тому +15

      Even here in Cyprus we enjoy a good pantomime ( it's one of the best thing the Brits leafed us )

  • @hellsbunniestv584
    @hellsbunniestv584 Місяць тому +75

    The cast are all pretty unknown, however the narrator is a MASSIVELY famous UK actor.
    1:01:27 When he puts on the moustache, falls into a French accent, here and everyone cheers, he's actually falling into his most famous role, Hercule Poirot, based on the Agatha Christie books.

    • @thegrinderman1090
      @thegrinderman1090 Місяць тому +18

      Belgian :)

    • @Wishbone1977
      @Wishbone1977 22 дні тому

      @@thegrinderman1090 French. While Hercule Poirot is indeed Belgian, the language he speaks is French.

    • @thegrinderman1090
      @thegrinderman1090 22 дні тому +5

      @@Wishbone1977 No, that's like saying Americans have an English accent just because they're speaking the English language

  • @jonathanaddy2623
    @jonathanaddy2623 Місяць тому +350

    It isn't going wrong. It's going just perfectly.

  • @knowledge-seeker-x7u
    @knowledge-seeker-x7u Місяць тому +115

    David Suchet is just amazingly brilliant which is why he is one of our greatest actors ever

  • @kimarnill7648
    @kimarnill7648 Місяць тому +135

    That is British humour at its best, it’s bonkers crazy stupid and a little bit naughty. Thank you for giving me a great laugh, to understand us you have to understand our humour I think the British humour is the best in the world 🌍.

    • @angelamaryquitecontrary4609
      @angelamaryquitecontrary4609 14 днів тому

      Spinal Tap, which tapped a similar vein aeons ago; does anyone else remember when the bassist couldn't open his pod? This also puts me in mind of the wonderful stage play by Michael Frayn; Noises Off. So effectively, yes, you're absolutely right.

  • @Addsy
    @Addsy Місяць тому +180

    I love this one! And the fact they managed to get Sir David as the narrator...spot on!!!😂😂😂😂

    • @deeboneham2738
      @deeboneham2738 Місяць тому +2

      Loved their series

    • @justsad-1392
      @justsad-1392 Місяць тому +6

      When he morphs into Poirot, i just lost it.

  • @bobsteele9581
    @bobsteele9581 Місяць тому +199

    There is a whole series of these plays that go wrong have been shown on the BBC. The series is called "The Goes Wrong Show".

    • @peterjackson4763
      @peterjackson4763 Місяць тому +11

      I have seen two of them live in Manchester. They were great.

    • @reactingtomyroots
      @reactingtomyroots  Місяць тому +39

      Oh, that's awesome! Didn't realize it was a whole series. We'll have to look up some others. :) Thanks

    • @JamesChiles
      @JamesChiles Місяць тому +20

      The Goes Wrong Show is some of the best television ever made. The Mischief crew are endlessly inventive, and they are masters at setting up jokes with a long payoff. You can see the inevitable mishap coming a mile off, but it never fails to get a laugh anyway. Fantastic stuff.

    • @mintygrey
      @mintygrey Місяць тому +7

      The episodes in The Goes Wrong Show are much shorter, but equally brilliant.

    • @hlc1975
      @hlc1975 Місяць тому +8

      We went to see this a few years ago instead of our usual panto. So unbelievably funny. Peter came round signing programmes in character as the actor playing Peter. Mad.
      The whole Goes Wrong team are fantastic. The Play that Goes Wrong is the original and is so funny. Also the TV show as mentioned.

  • @tamsinp7711
    @tamsinp7711 Місяць тому +79

    This was originally a stage production which got adapted for television. The TV production proved so successful that they got another show the following year - the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, banned from the BBC after their disastrous show, decide to hijack a live broadcast of "A Christmas Carol". They also got a couple of short series of "The Goes Wrong Show"
    The company, Mischief Theatre, was formed by a group of students at a drama school. Their first major production, "The Play That Goes Wrong" (originally "The Murder Before Christmas") was based around genuine mishaps that have occurred in theatre productions.
    Your reactions to this were priceless. I'm so glad you enjoyed this as much as I did when it was first screened in 2016.

    • @purplefood1
      @purplefood1 Місяць тому +2

      It's such a simple concept but executed so well and so cleverly it's funny every time.

    • @AuraHero
      @AuraHero 21 день тому

      I saw the US tour of "The Play That Goes Wrong" right before the pandemic and it was such a blast! I was impressed by how they built the set so that it deliberately fell apart, but kept the actors relatively safe.

  • @daveyr7454
    @daveyr7454 Місяць тому +140

    Innuendo, self deprecation,slap stick, dark and dry humour, all found in panto, are sort of ‘normal’ humour for Brits you two 😊
    Yes it’s perhaps strange to non Brits, but we are a weird lot, and proud of it !

    • @__Black_Sheep__
      @__Black_Sheep__ 25 днів тому

      Canada (at least the Atlantic provinces) also shares these styles of humour. I wish America was this way as well.

    • @jasminejones7389
      @jasminejones7389 23 дні тому

      @@__Black_Sheep__ started off in Muswell Hill... now live on Cape Breton Island.. east coast of Canada. Yes you are right.. Britspeak works quite well here.

    • @__Black_Sheep__
      @__Black_Sheep__ 23 дні тому

      @@jasminejones7389 I'm named after Cape Breton except I got two "t"s in the name. My dad was born in Lake Ainslie.

    • @jasminejones7389
      @jasminejones7389 22 дні тому

      @@__Black_Sheep__ nice to meet you dear.. I'm just a few miles from Lake Ainslie.. it's the largest freshwater lake in Nova Scotia. It's a beautiful peaceful place, unspoiled nature, lots of wildlife, plenty of music.

    • @Roadent1241
      @Roadent1241 17 днів тому

      ​@@__Black_Sheep__ Does Canada have annual pantos I'm not aware of?

  • @reggy_h
    @reggy_h Місяць тому +63

    I'm British so I am very familiar with pantos. I just spent an hour or so with tears running down my face. Absolutely made my day. Thanks for that. Your reactions and comments added to the fun.🤣😂 (70 year + bloke).

  • @Nimzzeee
    @Nimzzeee Місяць тому +190

    1:33 David Suchet is my definitive Hercule Poirot. Wonderful actor. You guys may be more familiar with him as the bad guy in the family comedy bigfoot and the Hendersons.

    • @IkarosWaltz
      @IkarosWaltz Місяць тому +6

      I was just about to comment this, surprised there was no reaction to him, he must not be as famous in America anymore.

    • @reactingtomyroots
      @reactingtomyroots  Місяць тому +12

      We gathered he was an important guy, but we've never seen the movie you mentioned.

    • @purplefood1
      @purplefood1 Місяць тому +7

      He is *the* definitive Poirot

  • @fazerroadrunner
    @fazerroadrunner Місяць тому +29

    I've seen these plays live and the whole audience is in fits of laughter all the way through.

    • @ed6431
      @ed6431 Місяць тому

      Did you get all the tips, prompts and audience participation parts in the booklet - I absolutely loved it we were singing Duran Duran mid way through, booing, ad-libbing alongside the cast - bloody brilliant 😂😂😂

  • @TheHorzabora
    @TheHorzabora Місяць тому +32

    So incredibly British in it’s humour. Oh god. I love it.
    I’ve not seen this before and haven’t laughed so hard in years.

  • @KirkhamWesham
    @KirkhamWesham Місяць тому +36

    That's why we love pantomimes 😂
    They're not meant to go right. Pure comedy and silliness and lots of audience interaction.

  • @ChaseOakley-rw2lx
    @ChaseOakley-rw2lx Місяць тому +122

    Ive seen The Play That Goes Wrong twice and was in utter hysterics both times and ive seen Peter Pan Goes Wrong and was equally impressed.
    It's genius. Executed with chaotic perfection.

    • @vaudevillian7
      @vaudevillian7 Місяць тому +1

      Same here

    • @MJScrivens89
      @MJScrivens89 Місяць тому +7

      I loved The Play That Goes Wrong and keep meaning to see it again. We also saw Mind Mangler when that went on tour and it was also incredible. I’ve got tickets to their new show, The Comedy About Spies, when that starts in May and I can’t wait for it!

    • @ChaseOakley-rw2lx
      @ChaseOakley-rw2lx Місяць тому +2

      @@MJScrivens89 I'm sure you'll have a blast and looking forward to the theatre is one of my new passions.

    • @kristymac3236
      @kristymac3236 Місяць тому +2

      It’s made me want to see it . This was hilarious

    • @denisemackay1411
      @denisemackay1411 Місяць тому +1

      Me too. It was hilarious, so clever.

  • @JohnCraig-y6f
    @JohnCraig-y6f Місяць тому +38

    This was the absolute epitome of British pantomime! Thank you so much for reacting to it! Your laughter is the finest praise possible for the genre! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @hanwalker7408
    @hanwalker7408 Місяць тому +109

    David Suchet is a very famous British actor. I've been to see the Play That Goes Wrong twice - brilliant

    • @sharonmartin4036
      @sharonmartin4036 Місяць тому +17

      David Suchet played the part of Hercule Poirot for years and years! Incredible actor!

    • @johnbullock1062
      @johnbullock1062 Місяць тому +1

      Hi, can I ask where you saw this. John, Portsmouth Uk. Totally brilliant.

    • @davebox588
      @davebox588 Місяць тому +2

      "the Play That Goes Wrong twice". Is that the sequel?

    • @gphill3954
      @gphill3954 Місяць тому +2

      Mischief Theatre at its best!

    • @ubiergo1978
      @ubiergo1978 28 днів тому

      @@davebox588 The play that goes wrong it's the origin of everything, I think. You can see an extract in youtube with the original cast, search: "The Play that Goes Wrong performing at The Royal Variety Performance 2015" =)

  • @Simon-hb9rf
    @Simon-hb9rf Місяць тому +44

    honestly nothing makes you realise just how crazy your culture can be than seeing it through the eyes of an outsider.

  • @margaretnicol3423
    @margaretnicol3423 Місяць тому +124

    It's Hercule Poirot. Oh no it's not. Oh yes it is!

  • @WillowFae
    @WillowFae Місяць тому +23

    The main thing to understand is that this is NOT a pantomime. It's a comedy play. The 'actors' you are meeting are not real, they are the characters played by members of Mischief Theatre Company (who have a long running play in London, plus others that are no longer in London). The only person playing themselves in this is David Suchet.
    It is a take off of any bad amateur theatre group - we call them 'am dram' (amateur dramatics) but you would call it 'community theatre' in the US

  • @dee2251
    @dee2251 Місяць тому +43

    You’d love our Pantomimes. David Suchet is actually a highly acclaimed actor who’s done Shakespeare and played Hercule Poirot the Belgian detective and many other film and tv drama roles.
    I think you may be confusing the talking teacup with the Disney movie ‘Alice in Wonderland’. You should watch Peter Pan, though it never ceases to amaze me how Disney portrays Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh etc, all with American accents when they’re in fact British characters written by British authors.😂

  • @gordonrobertson6502
    @gordonrobertson6502 Місяць тому +36

    So glad you enjoyed it, these type of shows are a staple of a UK Christmas season.

  • @vaudevillian7
    @vaudevillian7 Місяць тому +80

    Amazing! The Mischief Theatre Company are brilliant! This has made my week

    • @orwellboy1958
      @orwellboy1958 Місяць тому +4

      Agreed but I think this is the best one I've seen so far.

    • @reactingtomyroots
      @reactingtomyroots  Місяць тому +10

      We loved it! Definitely makes us want to see more from them. :)

    • @gphill3954
      @gphill3954 Місяць тому +3

      A Christmas Carol? It’s out there!

  • @MarianneVigo
    @MarianneVigo Місяць тому +14

    This is a troupe of comedians who write “goes wrong” plays that have been playing in the West End for a few years. They have also produced a series of “goes wrong” televised plays on the BBC (such as this one). The comedy is that they are playing a group of amateur dramatics players who put on plays where everything that could go wrong with whatever play does go wrong. These TV ones are filmed in front of a live audience, to mimic the actual plays. They always play the same members of the am-dram players and it’s just the play that changes. I’ve seen the courtroom drama and the WW2 spy drama - hilarious stuff.

  • @thetruthhurts7675
    @thetruthhurts7675 Місяць тому +36

    Stefanie Powers, David Rooney, Jimmy Osmond, and David Hasselhoff are the best Known American actors to do Pantomime shows here. Even Mr Sulu, George Takai, who was the first American actor to do Pantomime in 1987 got in the act he called to the Audience "Yoo Hoo," to which the audience replied "Yoo Hoo Sulu." Even the Fonz Henry Wikler has done British Panto.

    • @joejo867
      @joejo867 Місяць тому +4

      And don't forget Pamela Anderson!

  • @titularhero
    @titularhero 17 днів тому +4

    Watching this in the theatre was crazy - this was a west end show that ran for a while, and the end bit was really quite a spectacle, its incredible no one ever got hurt.

  • @grahamstubbs4962
    @grahamstubbs4962 Місяць тому +50

    You've picked a spectacularly well done comic presentation.
    There's probably some sort of expression that describes belting out a lullaby at the the top of your lungs over a chainsaw.
    It seems to have momentarily escaped me.

  • @GozzerP
    @GozzerP Місяць тому +12

    This has to be the most brilliant play i’ve ever seen, absolutely crying my eyes out 🤣

  • @DavidSmith-cx8dg
    @DavidSmith-cx8dg Місяць тому +37

    This is great , all the traditional pantomime bits with an extra hilarious twist . Loved it .

  • @Burglar-King
    @Burglar-King Місяць тому +56

    My 6 yr old at Puss in Boots Panto. Scene people have been washed ashore on an island and are unconscious. One by one actors are looking for them. First actor “Where is everyone?”, Audience shouting they’re behind you. Son shouts “look over there, over there”. Actor & Audience laughs at him. 2nd actor “Where is everyone?”. Before audience can respond son shouts “Can’t you see? Over there, look”. Audience and actor crack up. 3rd Actor comes on “Where is everyone?”. Son stands up on theatre chairs and yells at the top of his voice. “They’re behind you, over there, are you blind?”. We are all in stitches actor has tears laughing. Main actor comes on, he looks at the audience and at son, he is laughing his head off “ I can’t do this”. Waves at son and goes off. It was the funniest. Son had big round of applause.

    • @lesleyburke7314
      @lesleyburke7314 Місяць тому +3

      @@Burglar-King 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @reactingtomyroots
      @reactingtomyroots  Місяць тому +4

      That's great! 😂

    • @CovBloke1310
      @CovBloke1310 Місяць тому +6

      And THAT is what panto is all about....😂😂😂😂

    • @sampi3535
      @sampi3535 Місяць тому +1

      Reminds me of my little brother many many moons ago aged about 3/4, not understanding the routine of panto and shouting things out just a minute later than everybody else as he copied the rest of the audience, but doing it really really loud out of sync and cracking everybody up (though he couldn't see why).

    • @markzimmerman992
      @markzimmerman992 15 днів тому

      Sounds a bit like my niece when we went to see Mother Goose (John Bishop and Sir Ian McKellen) and there's the scene where John's character is querying the audience what he should tell the lady he's falling for. My Niece pipes up at the top of her voice, "I love you" and got a round of aaws, laughter and applause from both audience and actors. The joy of panto.

  • @seal5low
    @seal5low Місяць тому +5

    I've seen these guys in the theatre, I have never laughed so much, it was absolutely hilarious from the moment you walked in to the moment you left. Wish they would tour again so I could go for a second show.

    • @Lovelee123
      @Lovelee123 Місяць тому +1

      Me too! I have checked a few times but only the West End show appears to be on so far.

  • @KarenDavies-rg1ul
    @KarenDavies-rg1ul Місяць тому +27

    Hope Americans understand this.... its very British with a quirky sense of humour.

  • @niatheelf
    @niatheelf Місяць тому +4

    I would absolutely LOVE to see you both react to the Goes Wrong Show, its like this but has multiple episodes and they're each a different story. I love rewatching them, they never get old

  • @TheRobblue
    @TheRobblue Місяць тому +19

    Glad to see you get the British sense of humor...this was a great production...

  • @bookwyrmroo5704
    @bookwyrmroo5704 Місяць тому +26

    I love this company. They also have The Play That Goes Wrong and a sketch show called the Goes Wrong Show which was on the BBC and you might be able to find.

  • @gd_5526
    @gd_5526 Місяць тому +37

    I laughed just as much to your reaction, as the show itself. I hope you get your 100k subscribers soon, you both deserve it.

  • @Londoner1950
    @Londoner1950 Місяць тому +19

    David Suchet is an amazingly talented actor

  • @donnap8889
    @donnap8889 Місяць тому +4

    These are very talented actors and there are others , the play that goes wrong is great , so please watch some more xx

  • @sheiladavies7275
    @sheiladavies7275 Місяць тому +13

    I had seen this before but I was still crying with laughter. Wonderful. Best panto ever 🤣

  • @AlexByth
    @AlexByth Місяць тому +16

    This actually gets funnier every time I see it. You've got some time before Christmas... find A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, which they did the year after, it's fantastic too.

    • @reactingtomyroots
      @reactingtomyroots  Місяць тому +1

      Thanks for the suggestion! We'll see if we can get to it. :)

  • @elizabethsteven9797
    @elizabethsteven9797 Місяць тому +10

    I've seen one of the Goes Wrong plays. Laughed so much it hurt. Brilliant timing and acting.

  • @vaudevillian7
    @vaudevillian7 Місяць тому +6

    If you go to a live show the ‘stage hands’ are normally walking about in the auditorium as the audience come in, interacting with them and getting them to help with something, especially the kids - like looking for a lost dog or feeding a massive extension cable from the stage to the back of the theatre (I got roped into that one at the live version of this one last year)

  • @DeannaNichols-b3v
    @DeannaNichols-b3v Місяць тому +13

    Brilliant, British humour at it's best, couldn't stop laughing,and the brilliant Sir David Suchet,😂😂❤

  • @CathyShaw-jw1ub
    @CathyShaw-jw1ub Місяць тому +19

    Peter Pan has a special place in our hearts in the uk. The writer, JM Barrie gifted the rights to Peter Pan in 1929 to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) which is a charitable children’s hospital in London ❤

  • @0KiteEatingTree0
    @0KiteEatingTree0 Місяць тому +13

    I remember seeing this when it first broadcast, so many brilliant comedians and actors.

  • @clairecapes6237
    @clairecapes6237 Місяць тому +7

    I’ve seen The Play That Goes Wrong twice …once in the West End & the other in Hull & it just cracks me up with laughter proper tears down the cheeks LOL 😂 😂….They are so full of energy and slap stick!!… must be a health & safety nightmare! 😂😂 Have loved you reaction to this one guys ❤X

  • @kimbirch1202
    @kimbirch1202 Місяць тому +6

    Children as well as adults , get mesmerised watching a good old panto .
    They all have slapstick humour, innuendo , corny jokes, and great acting.

  • @samgeller1967
    @samgeller1967 Місяць тому +12

    This is why we LOVE Xmas pantomimes, for their silliness, hilarious and crowd participation

  • @yzolakitchi
    @yzolakitchi Місяць тому +8

    Great choice! Brilliantly British humour which combines panto with farce (2 staples of our much loved theatrical entertainment)

  • @lyndarichardson4744
    @lyndarichardson4744 Місяць тому +12

    Off the wall, that's the eccentric Brits for you 🙂 Glad you enjoyed it Steve & Lindsey !

  • @Jan44-j6n
    @Jan44-j6n Місяць тому +15

    loved your enjoyment of our quirky sense of humour... Merry Christmas x

  • @veroniquewolff8963
    @veroniquewolff8963 Місяць тому +27

    It was such a joy to see you two laughing so much 🤣🤣🤣🤣😆😆😆😆

  • @JoyHartshorne
    @JoyHartshorne Місяць тому +10

    I am in the UK and this is the first time I have seen this, my face is aching I have laughed so much, it is brilliant.👏

  • @IanHopkinson-lu8xo
    @IanHopkinson-lu8xo Місяць тому +6

    Am glad I mentioned watching this. They are a perfect example of a pantomime made for a wider age audience, a well-known story with slapstick comedy and great timing, they are a pretty unique troop of actors, so glad the humour translated well for you

  • @AlexByth
    @AlexByth Місяць тому +10

    I've just realised there's some bits missing from this. In the broadcast version, before the pirate ship crashes the Teletubbies set, it also goes through the set of the quiz show "Eggheads" and a rehearsal for the ten o'clock news, which is announcing that the BBC is ending the scheme that put Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society on air.

    • @welshworrier
      @welshworrier Місяць тому +1

      The imaginary food eating sequence is not in the version on the iPlayer in the UK either.
      The Christmas carol one is also on there but the Nativity one doesn't seem to be at the moment.

    • @corriehingston6744
      @corriehingston6744 22 дні тому

      The Nativity is definitely on BBC iPlayer. I watched it in December 2024 ​@@welshworrier

  • @huskyjacqs5229
    @huskyjacqs5229 Місяць тому +50

    Hi Steve and Lindsay,
    I watch your videos daily and love every single one. But today ,I want to realy thank you.
    I was having a bad morning and fed up of feeling alone until I sat down with my coffee and put youtube on. I've wanted to watch this myself but I must say that watching it with you is so much better.
    I used to take my son to a chuckle brothers panto every Christmas if there are any of them on UA-cam I think you 2 and Sophia would love it.
    Anyway thank you for all your lovely videos and laughter.
    Have a lovely Christmas and new year.
    Jacqui

    • @DrTinyToff
      @DrTinyToff Місяць тому +8

      Hope you're feeling better, and I hope you have a nice peaceful day x

    • @claregale9011
      @claregale9011 Місяць тому +7

      Bless you , can be hard this time of year for a lot of people . Stay strong 😊❤

    • @chsh1
      @chsh1 Місяць тому +4

      It was good fun watching Steve and Lynsey watching the fantastic panto wasn't it!? Its a lovely community on this channel, you are not alone.

    • @reactingtomyroots
      @reactingtomyroots  Місяць тому +11

      Thank you, Jacqui, for being part of the Roots family. ❤ We appreciate your support! We'll have to save that suggestion. I'm glad we could bring a smile to your face and hope that you have a very Merry Christmas as well!

    • @huskyjacqs5229
      @huskyjacqs5229 Місяць тому +2

      @reactingtomyroots Thanks to you and all the lovely people in your comments for being a caring bunch.
      It's always good to laugh and it definitely brightened my day for sure. ❤️

  • @julierowles6429
    @julierowles6429 Місяць тому +8

    I’ve not been to pantomime for so many years ,my grandchildren used to go every year but I don’t they do know they are in their late teens.I had to watch this with you and it gave me a great laugh.Growing most people knew what pantomimes consisted of but our parents never took us.we missed out on some great fun.

  • @carolineskipper6976
    @carolineskipper6976 Місяць тому +6

    I've had an absolute blast watching this with you today!
    The ' Goes Wrong' series of plays has been hugely successful in the UK in recent years - both on the West End stage, and on TV.
    The guy doing the narration is David Suchet who is a very well known and respected stage and TV actor by the way. That adds to the hilarity when things go wrong! Where he steals the Captains moustache and adopts a funny little walk and starts to speak with an accent, he is referencing his most famous TV role as Agatha Christie's Poirot. To a British audience that in itself is hilarious!

    • @reactingtomyroots
      @reactingtomyroots  Місяць тому +3

      Glad you had fun, Caroline! We absolutely loved this and had no idea they were a series. Excited to see more.

  • @AC-um2mk
    @AC-um2mk Місяць тому +40

    The same company have done 2 other plays in the same vain: The Play That Goes Wrong and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery which are also hilarious 😂

    • @JohnImrie
      @JohnImrie Місяць тому +12

      They've also done Magic goes Wrong. They got Pen and Teller as the magic advisers for the show.

    • @vaudevillian7
      @vaudevillian7 Місяць тому +5

      They did Groan Ups too, although that was slightly different, and next year is the Play about Spies (or something along those lines)

    • @anitahargreaves9526
      @anitahargreaves9526 Місяць тому +3

      A Christmas Carol version too.

    • @tonibaker3823
      @tonibaker3823 Місяць тому +2

      we watched the bank robbery that goes wrong and then 2 days later the rocky horror show in Southamptons Mayflower theatre such a laugh both hilarious

    • @gphill3954
      @gphill3954 Місяць тому +1

      I’ve seen both shows..plus “Grown Ups”. All in the West End… Mischief Theatre are unparalleled.

  • @Robert-e9m8r
    @Robert-e9m8r Місяць тому +7

    I really believe that panto is why the UK produces so many good actors. From such a young age kids are shown so many different aspects of theatre and learn to embrace it. It also gives a different sensibility which think you may be missing. Your daughter would love this and take it with her for the rest of her life.

    • @iain9757
      @iain9757 Місяць тому

      I also think it helps that there’s always a good chance that basically most people will study a Shakespeare play in school

  • @sueedgar8825
    @sueedgar8825 Місяць тому +12

    Pantomines are such fun. This weekend, my grandson and I are off to sèe Cinderella in Peterborough. Love your channel.

  • @nigelmoignard5348
    @nigelmoignard5348 Місяць тому +5

    Welcome to British pantomime guys. These players have their own show in London’s West End been playing for many years. They also are playing in Broadway.

  • @jezfield8547
    @jezfield8547 Місяць тому +10

    That was hysterical and so British

  • @knowledge-seeker-x7u
    @knowledge-seeker-x7u Місяць тому +7

    Wonderful quick-changing for Mother and Maid - really clever.

  • @GazGaryGazza
    @GazGaryGazza Місяць тому +17

    So so many English jokes that went totally over your head and you missed but still lots of fun

  • @lindadoswell9396
    @lindadoswell9396 Місяць тому +6

    The actor doing the reading was David Suchet who plays Poirot! A lot of pantomimes have things go wrong its part of the fun although this was obviously intentional but often the scenery falls over because a lot of amateur groups put them on! Great fun!

  • @peridotgizmo3735
    @peridotgizmo3735 Місяць тому +5

    I forgot how much I loved this play. Seeing it live is amazing, it's so funny.

  • @vaudevillian7
    @vaudevillian7 Місяць тому +10

    I watch this every Christmas, go to all of their shows when the original cast do it - they’ve just announced a new show for next year

  • @AlBarzUK
    @AlBarzUK Місяць тому +19

    Oh guys! Theatre - real theatre is incredible.
    You need to get out more. 😊

  • @anitahargreaves9526
    @anitahargreaves9526 Місяць тому +13

    The plays that go wrong, can't beat them.

  • @alisonwhyte8885
    @alisonwhyte8885 Місяць тому +9

    Pantomime is a staple of British Christmas, audience participation is encouraged.

  • @victoriagrant3335
    @victoriagrant3335 Місяць тому +11

    Other “plays gone wrong”, have been made. It’s definitely on purpose. It’s all for fun, and everything that can go wrong, goes wrong.

  • @markdevonshire6052
    @markdevonshire6052 Місяць тому +115

    Wow, thank you guys so much for sharing this, never knew this existed, have seen Peter pan plenty of times but this is amazing, am going to watch again with my boys later as they will love it 😀, and David suchet is a brilliant actor obviously well know for poirot but so many others, was very good playing deputy pm in flood 😊

    • @reactingtomyroots
      @reactingtomyroots  Місяць тому +13

      We're glad so many recommended it on our last panto video! One of the most hilarious things we've seen in quite awhile.

    • @markdevonshire6052
      @markdevonshire6052 Місяць тому +11

      @reactingtomyroots it's fantastic, they've also done there own version of "a Christmas carol" too, have just found them on bbc iplayer so could be on you tube too 😀

    • @metalrainbow2728
      @metalrainbow2728 Місяць тому +5

      They have also a done a TV series, which is worth checking out. It was on BBC iplayer, don't know if it still is :)

  • @beltingtokra
    @beltingtokra Місяць тому +5

    Glad you enjoyed! I saw it on the UK tour this spring having no expectations but it was fantastic. There's a big difference between this and standard panto, this show has elements though 😊

  • @janewalker3921
    @janewalker3921 Місяць тому +23

    To see David Suchet messing about in this is quite a thing!

  • @Hunka777
    @Hunka777 29 днів тому +3

    i would LOVE to see more reactions to these goes wrong. Especially summer once again and Christmas carol but they are all fantastic!

  • @Jamie_D
    @Jamie_D Місяць тому +10

    This is so good,i never seen it before, and i'm cracking up even more with how these guys are laughing so much 😂

  • @rosemarmion1655
    @rosemarmion1655 Місяць тому +6

    David Suchet playing the narrator is a very famous actor. Well known for playing Poirot in the adaptations of Agatha Christies books. Hence ppl cheering when he put Hooks curly moustache on

  • @victoriapercival3525
    @victoriapercival3525 Місяць тому +7

    We've seen this live, it was amazing and is still hilarious seeing it over and over! Love it 😍😍

  • @barrybutler6375
    @barrybutler6375 Місяць тому +7

    Its just good old fashioned English wholesome hummer,

  • @Nimzzeee
    @Nimzzeee Місяць тому +31

    Please do a video on Great Ormond street hospital. It's a wonderful childrens hospital and has a very special relationship with Peter Pan.

  • @Kolinu2
    @Kolinu2 Місяць тому +7

    It is such a great feeling to be in panto, especially when things go wrong whilst making the audience really laugh hard. It's very addictive.

  • @jkpole
    @jkpole Місяць тому +5

    A Panto should make huge uncontrollable laughter at Christmas time.... You are now honoree Panto Brits .... Love you BOTH

  • @delboy1727
    @delboy1727 Місяць тому +5

    I saw this show at our local theatre. It was absolutely hilarious. Peter Pan Goes Wrong is not the only 'goes wrong' play that they do, but I haven't seen any of the others.

  • @sibertiger1970
    @sibertiger1970 Місяць тому +4

    I love the "Goes Wrong" plays.

  • @The_Butler_Did_It
    @The_Butler_Did_It Місяць тому +9

    I've seen two different productions of this at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham. It's funny on screen, but it's even more hilarious live. The performances start well before the play does with last minute rehearsals that inevitably go horribly wrong while stage hands try (and fail) to resolve technical issues and complete the set on time. Needless to say, all the disasters are staged and meticulously worked out before hand. It's really a multi-layered performance. Cornley Polytechnic is a fictional institution; the group is actually the Mischief Theatre Company. The performers, too, are not real people, but actors playing characters within the play

    • @grahamtravers4522
      @grahamtravers4522 Місяць тому

      Yes, we saw The Play That Goes Wrong live, and the cast were roaming the auditorium "looking" for someone to play the dog. My grand-daughter was really up for it !

  • @bookwyrmroo5704
    @bookwyrmroo5704 Місяць тому +23

    33:12 oh no it isn’t / oh yes it is is a classic panto call & response between cast and audience, in case you weren’t aware 😊

    • @jj9nf
      @jj9nf Місяць тому +2

      Oh no it isn't!

    • @LeoBraveheart1
      @LeoBraveheart1 Місяць тому +2

      Oh yes it is! 😅

  • @duncanny5848
    @duncanny5848 Місяць тому +5

    This was a wonderfully bonkers, inspired and mad version of the classic Peter Pan Pantomime, and I laughed so much!! Thanks for reacting to this, otherwise I would never have seen it as my time for Pantomimes I thought was over! But this was so funny! Eccentricity is a great description, but with extra madness thrown in for spice! 🤣🤣

  • @t.a.k.palfrey3882
    @t.a.k.palfrey3882 Місяць тому +8

    Panto is itself a satirical play on current news, and a comedic send-up of legitimate theatre. So, this play, being a spoof on a panto is truly hilariously bonkers. The next dive you might consider taking into British comedy theatre is a look at Gilbert and Sullivan plays. My son's school in DC during the six yrs we spent in the US had a G&S society. Today, 35 yrs later, he still remembers much of the comedic verse he learned to sing on stage when he was 12!!

    • @reactingtomyroots
      @reactingtomyroots  Місяць тому +2

      That's amazing that he can still recall so much! Sounds like it was a very impactful time for him. :)

  • @mervinmannas7671
    @mervinmannas7671 Місяць тому +5

    I swear i weed myself at some point watching you guys watching this. I thought Steve had stopped breathing as he was laughing but no actual sound was coming out. This is britishness at its best. So glad you found this. I agree to get that many things to go wrong at the right time, everyone be in exactly the right place so no one actual does get injured. Plus to get david Suchet involved was genius. Nobody but the BBC would get behind something like this which is why I'm happy to pay my licence fee.

  • @madveggie
    @madveggie Місяць тому +5

    I love that you both love this and I cried with laughter whan watching this. This is a very meta pantomime experience because it includes the 'Gone Wrong' team. Every major town in the UK has a pantomime each year and some include US actors. Pantomimes are bonkers, fun, rude and often only best experienced in real life.

  • @noplace3571
    @noplace3571 Місяць тому +4

    I saw this show live in London when it was first on, and it’s the only time I’ve laughed so hard I genuinely couldn’t breathe 😂