Actors around a couch

Actors, clockwise from upper left, Josh Karam, Jack Grigoli, Scott Renzoni, Elizabeth Pietrangelo and Weston Pytel in a scene from "The Play That Goes Wrong," at West Springfield’s Majestic Theater through June 2.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — I had no intention of reviewing Majestic Theater’s production of the London and New York comedy hit, “The Play That Goes Wrong,” when I bought a ticket for a recent weekend matinee.

The show seemed a perfect tonic for someone — me — who was desperately in need of laughter; sustained laughter, at that.

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Jeffrey Borak is The Eagle's theater critic.