Doors slam, sardines fly, and trousers drop in Michael Frayn’s side-splitting British farce about a theater company desperately trying to get their act together. Both onstage and backstage, chaos reigns for a troupe of floundering actors whose forgotten lines, misplaced props, and steamy romantic entanglements make it nearly impossible for the show to go on.
Noises Off is a well-written and brilliantly executed peek behind the theatre curtain where everything that can go wrong, does!
Noises Off is spread across three acts that embodies pivotal moments of the cast preparing for opening night.
Act I takes us through the hilarious dress rehearsal.
Act II brings us behind the scenes providing background on the relationships between the plays actors, director and stage hands.
Act III reaches the crescendo where they are now performing in front of the audience while struggling to keep their secrets from spilling over into their performance.
The nine-cast ensemble has excellent chemistry that keeps the audience entertained throughout their farce through incorporating physical comedy with a well written and witty script. And don’t forget the sardines which are prominently featured throughout the production.
Noises Off provides much needed comedic relief as you follow these characters through the ups and downs of theatre life while grappling with personal situations that penetrates the workplace.
‘Noises Off,’ is written by Michael Frayn, and directed by Anna D. Shapiro, and stars Ora Jones, Vaneh Assadourian, Amanda Fink, Audrey Francis, Rick Holmes, David Lind, James Vincent Meredith, Francis Guinan, and Max Stewart in a masterpiece fitting for the ample Gil Cates Theatre.
‘Noises Off’
Where: Gil Cates Theater at Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles
When: 8 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $41.00 – $155.00
Contact: (310) 208- 2028 or www.geffenplayhouse.org
Running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including two intermissions
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