
Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company, Northern Stage and Nuffield, Southampton present
Noises Off
By Michael Frayn
Saturday 9 - Saturday 30 April 2016
Main House - Tickets: £11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee
Details
“One delicious disaster” ★★★★
The Times
“The punch-ups and pratfalls are peerlessly executed” ★★★★
The Guardian
Riotous, raucous, hilarious, tears-rolling down-the-face, can’t-breathe-it’s-so-funny, ridiculous, perfectly glorious comedy bliss.
Join us for Michael Frayn’s legendary multi-award-winning comedy ‘Noises Off’ and take a trip behind the scenes as everything that could possibly go wrong…does.
As a touring troupe desperately try to hold their shambolic production of ‘Nothing On’ together and with under 24 hours to go until curtain-up, it’s downhill all the way through their dress rehearsal as backstage antics, forgotten lines, not-so-secret romances, hilarious malfunctions and a tin of sardines threaten to result in a disastrous first performance.
Tony, Emmy, Critics’ Circle, twice Olivier and six times Evening Standard Award-winning writer Michael Frayn’s plays include Donkey’s Years, Alarms and Excursions, and Democracy and Copenhagen. Noises Off was awarded both the Olivier and Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy when it was first presented in 1982.
“Beautifully done and incredibly funny”
The Stage
“Devilishly entertaining… An absolute joy to watch” ★★★★★
East Midlands Theatre
CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
Dotty Otley Carla Mendonça
Lloyd Dallas Orlando Wells
Garry Lejeune Patrick Osborne
Brooke Ashton Sophia Nomvete
Poppy Norton-Taylor Ritu Arya
Frederick Fellows John Elkington
Belinda Blair Becci Gemmell
Tim Allgood Brian Lonsdale
Selsdon Mowbray Robin Bowerman
Director Blanche McIntyre
Designer Robert Innes Hopkins
Lighting Designer Jason Taylor
Sound Designer George Dennis
Dates & Times
Noises Off - Sat 9 Apr 7:45pm Sat 9 Apr | Main House | 7:45pm |
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£11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee | |
Noises Off - Mon 11 Apr 7:45pm Mon 11 Apr | Main House | 7:45pm |
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£11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee | |
Noises Off - Tue 12 Apr 7:45pm Tue 12 Apr | Main House | 7:45pm | £11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee | ||
Noises Off - Wed 13 Apr 7:00pm Wed 13 Apr | Main House | 7:00pm |
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£11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee | |
Noises Off - Thu 14 Apr 7:45pm Thu 14 Apr | Main House | 7:45pm | £11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee | ||
Noises Off - Fri 15 Apr 7:45pm Fri 15 Apr | Main House | 7:45pm | £11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee | ||
Noises Off - Sat 16 Apr 2:30pm Sat 16 Apr | Main House | 2:30pm | £11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee | ||
Noises Off - Sat 16 Apr 7:45pm Sat 16 Apr | Main House | 7:45pm | £11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee | ||
Noises Off - Tue 19 Apr 7:45pm Tue 19 Apr | Main House | 7:45pm | £11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee | ||
Noises Off - Wed 20 Apr 7:45pm Wed 20 Apr | Main House | 7:45pm | £11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee | ||
Noises Off - Thu 21 Apr 1:30pm Thu 21 Apr | Main House | 1:30pm | £11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee | ||
Noises Off - Thu 21 Apr 7:45pm Thu 21 Apr | Main House | 7:45pm | £11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee | ||
Noises Off - Fri 22 Apr 7:45pm Fri 22 Apr | Main House | 7:45pm | £11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee | ||
Noises Off - Sat 23 Apr 2:30pm Sat 23 Apr | Main House | 2:30pm |
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£11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee | |
Noises Off - Sat 23 Apr 7:45pm Sat 23 Apr | Main House | 7:45pm | £11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee | ||
Noises Off - Tue 26 Apr 7:45pm Tue 26 Apr | Main House | 7:45pm | £11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee | ||
Noises Off - Wed 27 Apr 1:30pm Wed 27 Apr | Main House | 1:30pm | £11.50 - £16.00 + optional £1 postage fee | ||
Noises Off - Wed 27 Apr 7:45pm Wed 27 Apr | Main House | 7:45pm |
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£11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee | |
Noises Off - Thu 28 Apr 1:30pm Thu 28 Apr | Main House | 1:30pm | £11.50 - £16.00 + optional £1 postage fee | ||
Noises Off - Thu 28 Apr 7:45pm Thu 28 Apr | Main House | 7:45pm |
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£11.50 - £26.50 + optional £1 postage fee | |
Noises Off - Fri 29 Apr 7:45pm Fri 29 Apr | Main House | 7:45pm |
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£11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee | |
Noises Off - Sat 30 Apr 7:45pm Sat 30 Apr | Main House | 7:45pm | £11.50 - £28.50 + optional £1 postage fee |
Reviews
“Devilishly entertaining… An absolute joy to watch” ★★★★★
East Midlands Theatre
“Beautifully done and incredibly funny”
The Stage
“A deeply entertaining and satisfying modern classic.”
Nottingham Post
“An excellent evening out.” ★★★★
Reviews Hub
“…quintessential quality of farce – calculatedly precise chaos. Sublime!”
Theatreworld
“This farce is one long laugh and deserves all the accolades it gets.”
British Theatre Guide
“A dizzying, hilarious evening”
Exeunt Magazine
“A fast-paced, hilarious piece of slapstick/farce theatre with split second comic timing.”
Hospital Radio