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Noises OffNoises Off
 
[West End, 2023]
Writer
Noises OffNoises Off
 
[West End, 2023]
Writer

Writing

Wild Honey
Playwright
Copenhagen
Playwright
Benefactors
Playwright
Democracy
Playwright
Noises Off
Playwright
The Sneeze
Playwright

Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play

Michael Frayn, Noises Off


winner
Olivier Awards - 2013 - Special Award

Michael Frayn

Olivier Awards - 2008 - Best New Comedy

Michael FraynAbsurdia: The Crimson Hotel

Olivier Awards - 2007 - Best Revival

Michael FraynDonkeys’ Years

Tony Awards - 2005 - Best Play

Michael Frayn, Democracy

Olivier Awards - 2004 - Best New Play

Michael FraynDemocracy


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Evening Standard Awards - 2003 - Best Play

Michael FraynDemocracy


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Drama Desk Awards - 2000 - Outstanding New Play

Michael Frayn, Copenhagen


winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2000 - Best Foreign Play

Michael Frayn, Copenhagen


winner
Tony Awards - 2000 - Best Play

Michael Frayn, Copenhagen

Olivier Awards - 1999 - BBC Award for the Play of the Year

Michael FraynCopenhagen

Olivier Awards - 1999 - Best New Comedy

Michael FraynAlarms And Excursions


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Evening Standard Awards - 1998 - Best Play

Michael FraynCopenhagen


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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1986 - Best Foreign Play

Michael Frayn, Benefactors

Tony Awards - 1986 - Best Play

Michael Frayn, Benefactors

Drama Desk Awards - 1984 - Outstanding Play

Michael Frayn, Noises Off


winner
Evening Standard Awards - 1984 - Best Play

Michael FraynBenefactors


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Olivier Awards - 1984 - Play of the Year

Michael FraynBenefactors

Tony Awards - 1984 - Best Play

Michael Frayn, Noises Off


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Evening Standard Awards - 1982 - Best Comedy

Michael FraynNoises Off


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Evening Standard Awards - 1982 - Best Comedy

Michael FraynMake and Break


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Olivier Awards - 1982 - Comedy of the Year

Michael FraynNoises Off

Olivier Awards - 1979 - Comedy of the Year

Michael FraynClouds


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Evening Standard Awards - 1977 - Best Comedy

Michael FraynAlphabetical Order


winner
Olivier Awards - 1976 - Comedy of the Year

Michael FraynDonkeys' Years

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NOISES OFF Comes to Pioneer Theatre Company Next Month Photo
NOISES OFF Comes to Pioneer Theatre Company Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 14, 2025

Pioneer Theatre Company will present Noises Off by Michael Frayn, running next month at Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre. Learn more about the show here!
INTO THE WOODS & More Lead San Francisco / Bay Area's November 2025 Top Theatre Shows Photo
INTO THE WOODS & More Lead San Francisco / Bay Area's November 2025 Top Theatre Shows
by Team BWW - Oct 31, 2025

San Francisco / Bay Area is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for November 2025 include Into the Woods and more.
Review: NOISES OFF Knocks Itself Out at Pittsburgh Public Theater Photo
Review: NOISES OFF Knocks Itself Out at Pittsburgh Public Theater
by Greg Kerestan - Oct 7, 2025

Michael Frayn's legendary farce returns, in the Public's most go-for-broke physical comedy yet.
Review: NOISES OFF at SF Playhouse Photo
Review: NOISES OFF at SF Playhouse
by Steve Murray - Oct 4, 2025

What did our critic think of NOISES OFF at SF Playhouse?
NOISES OFF to be Presented at The Premiere Playhouse Photo
NOISES OFF to be Presented at The Premiere Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 3, 2025

Get ready to laugh out loud as The Premiere Playhouse brings Michael Frayn's wildly hilarious farce Noises Off to the stage. Learn more and see how to attend!
Photos: NOISES OFF at San Francisco Playhouse First Look Photo
Photos: NOISES OFF at San Francisco Playhouse First Look
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 30, 2025

San Francisco Playhouse is launching its 23rd season with Michael Frayn’s rollicking backstage comedy Noises Off. Get a first look at photos of the production here!
Review: NOISES OFF at Theatre on the Bay Is a Seamless and Side-Splittingly Funny Far Photo
Review: NOISES OFF at Theatre on the Bay Is a Seamless and Side-Splittingly Funny Farce
by Jaime Uranovsky - Sep 9, 2025

NOISES OFF by Michael Frayn is hailed as one of the funniest plays ever written. To succeed with a farce like this, however, requires exceptional execution. It’s no surprise then that this production hits all the right notes; I laughed from start to finish.
NOISES OFF Comes to Dallas Theater Center Photo
NOISES OFF Comes to Dallas Theater Center
by Stephi Wild - Sep 9, 2025

 Dallas Theater Center will kick off the Bill Custard 2025-2026 season on Friday, October 3, 2025 with Michael Frayn's uproarious classic British comedy Noises Off.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld August 15, 2025- TWELFTH NIGHT First Look and More Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld August 15, 2025- TWELFTH NIGHT First Look and More
by - Aug 15, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 15, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Review: THREE BILLION LETTERS, Riverside Studios Photo
Review: THREE BILLION LETTERS, Riverside Studios
by Cheryl Markosky - Aug 14, 2025

 
Review: NOISES OFF at Searcy Summer Dinner Theatre Photo
Review: NOISES OFF at Searcy Summer Dinner Theatre
by Guest Author - Aug 11, 2025

I’ve always been told how beautiful the Ulrey Performing Arts Center on the Harding University campus was, but I finally saw it for myself when I attended Searcy Summer Dinner Theatre’s production of Noises Off, which has one more weekend coming up August 21–23.
Feature: Le Petit’s New Season Finds Its Heart in Family"Without Chasing a Theme Photo
Feature: Le Petit’s New Season Finds Its Heart in Family"Without Chasing a Theme
by Tara Bennett - Aug 11, 2025

Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré is rolling out a five-show season that moves from banking dynasties to spectral hijinks, playground diplomacy gone feral to a brass-buttoned Broadway classic and, at last, a New Orleans original production of ONCE. If that sounds eclectic, that’s by design.
NOISES OFF Opens at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in First-Ever In-the-Round Production Photo
NOISES OFF Opens at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in First-Ever In-the-Round Production
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 11, 2025

The first-ever in-the-round production of Michael Frayn’s legendary farce Noises Off is now playing at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre through 6 September 2025.
NOISES OFF Comes to Theatre On The Bay This Month Photo
NOISES OFF Comes to Theatre On The Bay This Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2025

Get ready for a riotous night at the theatre when the Luitingh Alexander Musical Theatre Academy (LAMTA) presents Noises Off, the side-splitting farce by Michael Frayn.
NOISES OFF to Open The San Francisco Playhouse Season Photo
NOISES OFF to Open The San Francisco Playhouse Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 7, 2025

San Francisco Playhouse is launching its 23rd season with Michael Frayn's rollicking backstage comedy Noises Off. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Review: NOISES OFF is Comedic Theatrical Mayhem at The Old Globe Photo
Review: NOISES OFF is Comedic Theatrical Mayhem at The Old Globe
by ErinMarie Reiter - Jul 14, 2025

“Noises Off”, playing at The Old Globe through August 10, is a gloriously chaotic revival directed by Gordon Greenberg, an affectionate, expertly timed, and utterly ridiculous homage to the disaster-prone world of live theatre.
Exclusive: First Look at Jefferson Mays & More in NOISES OFF at The Old Globe Photo
Exclusive: First Look at Jefferson Mays & More in NOISES OFF at The Old Globe
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 11, 2025

Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays returns to its stage this summer to lead the cast of Michael Frayn’s side-splitting backstage farce Noises Off at The Old Globe in San Diego. BroadwayWorld is very excited to bring you an exclusive first look at the cast in action! Check out photos here.
NOISES OFF Extends for One Week at The Old Globe Photo
NOISES OFF Extends for One Week at The Old Globe
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 10, 2025

The Old Globe has revealed that Michael Frayn’s Olivier Award-winning play, Noises Off, has been extended for one week due. Learn more and see how purchase tickets.
NOISES OFF to be Presented at San Francisco Playhouse This Fall Photo
NOISES OFF to be Presented at San Francisco Playhouse This Fall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 7, 2025

San Francisco Playhouse will present Michael Frayn’s Noises Off, beginning performances in September. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!
All Tickets Now On Sale For Pittsburgh Public Theater 2025/2026 Season: Now More Than Photo
All Tickets Now On Sale For Pittsburgh Public Theater 2025/2026 Season: Now More Than Ever
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 1, 2025

Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced that single tickets are now on sale for all productions in its 2025–2026 season, titled Now More Than Ever. Season includes Broadway hit AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE and Pulitzer Prize-winner PRIMARY TRUST.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Michael Frayn written?

Michael Frayn has written 8 shows including Benefactors (Playwright), Wild Honey (Playwright), Copenhagen (Playwright), Noises Off (Playwright), Democracy (Playwright), The Sneeze (Playwright), Alphabetical Order (Playwright), Wild Honey (Writer).

What awards has Michael Frayn been nominated for?

Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play (Drama League Awards) for Noises Off, Special Award (Olivier Awards) for , Best New Comedy (Olivier Awards) for Absurdia: The Crimson Hotel, Best Revival (Olivier Awards) for Donkeys’ Years, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Democracy, Best New Play (Olivier Awards) for Democracy , Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Democracy, Outstanding New Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Copenhagen, Best Foreign Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Copenhagen, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Copenhagen, BBC Award for the Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Copenhagen , Best New Comedy (Olivier Awards) for Alarms And Excursions, Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Copenhagen, Best Foreign Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Benefactors, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Benefactors, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Noises Off, Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Benefactors, Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Benefactors, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Noises Off, Best Comedy (Evening Standard Awards) for Noises Off, Best Comedy (Evening Standard Awards) for Make and Break, Comedy of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Noises Off, Comedy of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Clouds, Best Comedy (Evening Standard Awards) for Alphabetical Order and Comedy of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Donkeys' Years.

What awards has Michael Frayn won?

Michael Frayn has won several prestigious awards throughout his career. He received the Special Award from the Olivier Awards. He won Best Play at the Evening Standard Awards for Democracy. For Copenhagen, he earned Outstanding New Play at the Drama Desk Awards, Best Foreign Play from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, Best Play at the Tony Awards, and Best Play at the Evening Standard Awards. Benefactors also garnered multiple honors, including Best Foreign Play from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, Best Play at the Evening Standard Awards, and Play of the Year at the Olivier Awards. Frayn's work in comedy has been widely recognized as well, with Best Comedy awards at the Evening Standard Awards for Noises Off, Make and Break, Alphabetical Order, and Comedy of the Year honors at the Olivier Awards for Noises Off and Donkeys' Years.

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