Noises Off

by Michael Frayn (1982)

With breakneck pace and a rich gallery of characters, Michael Frayn's brilliantly witty farce follows the on- and off-stage antics of a touring company as they stumble from dress rehearsal to disastrous last night of the sex comedy, Nothing On.

Everything that can go wrong does, as the cast desperately try to hang on to their lines, their performances and the furniture... resulting in a terrifying descent into chaos.

Michael Frayn received Best Comedy of the Year awards for Noises Off, Alphabetical Order and Make and Break. His last play at the National, Copenhagen, won Best Play awards on both sides of the Atlantic.
Platform: Michael Frayn
10 October: Lyttelton, 6.00pm

Jeremy Sams' recent productions include Spend, Spend, Spend (Piccadilly) winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Musical.

Running time is 2 hours and 30 minutes

Noises Off finished on: 20 February 2001