Noises Off! July 15, 2012

'Noises Off!' follows the on- and off-stage antics of an acting troupe as they stumble from bumbling dress rehearsal to disastrous closing night. Everything that can go wrong does, as actors desperately try to hang on to their lines, their performances...and the furniture! Written in 1982 by British playwright Michael Frayn, 'Noises Off!' was partly inspired by Frayn's experiences with one of his earlier farces, Chinamen. He once commented that during a performance of that play, the chaos behind the scenes was often more entertaining than the action on-stage.