37K views · 505 reactions | Slapstick 101 with The Play That Goes Wrong   Our cast share some of the different sounds we make offstage for moments on stage AND how we make them  #ThePlayThatGoesWrong #GoesWrong #Theatre #StageCraft #Stage #Backstage #BehindTheScenes #Slapstick #Comedy #PhysicalComedy | The Play That Goes Wrong | Facebook

19th-Century Slapstick: The Real Prop Behind the Pop! This might look simple, but it’s the OG comedy sound machine. This Victorian-era slapstick used percussion caps to make loud pops when actors “hit” each other on stage—adding punch (literally) to every gag. It’s from this exact tool that “slapstick comedy” got its name. One of the coolest intersections of theater and history! #SlapstickOrigin #TheatricalProps #VictorianComedy #ComedyRoots #StageHistory #AntiqueSlapstick #PercussionCapTech #Hi