Slapstick comedy done right in ‘Grand Rehearsal’

At Mandala Theatre, an amateur troupe’s failed murder mystery becomes a well-crafted comedy, powered by chaos and strong performances.

Watching ‘Grand Rehearsal’, a Nepali adaptation of the internationally acclaimed play ‘The Play that Goes Wrong’, feels like being caught on a comic loop, where chaos becomes the main plot. Presented by Mandala Theatre, the play’s name itself reveals the plot, a story that follows the grand rehearsal of a play.