Noises Off 1983 - Articles Page 3.4

Ages: 12+
Opened: December 11, 1983
Closing: April 06, 1985

Noises Off - 1983 - Broadway History , Info & More

Noises Off is a hilarious farce by Michael Frayn that takes you behind the scenes of a chaotic theatre production.



The story unfolds in three acts, each showcasing a performance of a terrible sex comedy called "Nothing On." The first act is a technical rehearsal, a frantic night before opening where the cast and crew struggle with faulty props, missed cues, and forgotten lines. Director Lloyd tries desperately to wrangle his forgetful actors, frustrated stage manager Tim juggles a million tasks, and the simmering tensions between cast members threaten to boil over.

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GOOD MORNING, THEATERATI for May 26, 2017
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 26, 2017


GOOD MORNING, THEATERATI! Welcome to the start of Memorial Day Weekend: It's Friday, May 26, 2017 and time to live life dramatically! It really sounds like we should be cutting a ribbon somewhere to herald the start of the long weekend that kicks off summer, but instead we sit here in front of a computer screen, remembering and reminiscing, in hopes of providing you with something to read while you sit by the pool, waiting for the SPF37 to kick in!

Theatre by the Lake Announces Two-Company Ensemble for Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2017


Artistic Director Conrad Lynch today announces the ensemble for the Theatre by the Lake's Summer Season - the first time the theatre has featured two-companies. They will perform over 5 productions in rep - After the Dance, As You Like It, Miss Julie, Handbagged and Remarkable Invisible - in both the theatre's spaces.

Famed Farce NOISES OFF to Receive Revival at Baltimore's Everyman Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 25, 2017


Everyman Theatre's Resident Company of actors transforms into a British company of actors during the 1970s in this hotly anticipated revival of Tony Award-Winner Michael Frayn's side-splitting farce to end all farces, Noises Off, directed by Founding Artistic Director Vincent M. Lancisi and running from May 17 through June 18, 2017.

Hilarity Ensues Onstage and Behind the Scenes in NOISES OFF
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 10, 2017


San Francisco Playhouse (Bill English, Artistic Director; Susi Damilano, Producing Director) continues its 14th season of transformation with Noises Off by Michael Frayn, a play some have hailed as the greatest farce ever written.

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE to Open Way Off Broadway's 2017 Mainstage Season
by BWW News Desk - Jan 20, 2017


Earlier this year, producers for The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, the area's only year-round producing dinner theatre, announced the lineup of shows for its 2017 Season. Kicking off 2017's blockbuster year, will be the hilarious pirate farce, The Pirates of Penzance, opening in January.

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE to Open Way Off Broadway's 2017 Mainstage Season
by BWW News Desk - Dec 13, 2016


Earlier this year, producers for The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, the area's only year-round producing dinner theatre, announced the lineup of shows for its 2017 Season. Kicking off 2017's blockbuster year, will be the hilarious pirate farce, The Pirates of Penzance, opening in January.

Chichester's THIS HOUSE to Transfer to the Garrick Theatre This Autumn
by BWW News Desk - Nov 19, 2016


James Graham's critically acclaimed political drama THIS HOUSE will transfer to the Garrick Theatre, following its upcoming run at Chichester's Minerva Theatre.

Nashville Rep Presents NOISES OFF
by BWW News Desk - Oct 13, 2016


When an already unstable cast of actors begins to suffer the slings and arrows of falling in love (as well as falling down stairs) the possibility of a successful performance plummets, but the likelihood of audience delight skyrockets.

Nashville Rep Presents NOISES OFF
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 23, 2016


When an already unstable cast of actors begins to suffer the slings and arrows of falling in love (as well as falling down stairs) the possibility of a successful performance plummets, but the likelihood of audience delight skyrockets.

Nashville Rep's NOISES OFF Set for October Run at TPAC
by Jeffrey Ellis - Sep 23, 2016


When an already unstable cast of actors begins to suffer the slings and arrows of falling in love (as well as falling down stairs) the possibility of a successful performance plummets, but the likelihood of audience delight skyrockets. That's what audiences can expect when Nashville Repertory Theatre opens the second show of its 2016-17 season: Michael Frayn's Noises Off.

Christopher Durang Will Be Ingram New Works Playwriting Fellow at Nashville Rep
by BWW News Desk - Sep 15, 2016


Nashville Repertory Theatre has announced Christopher Durang will join the Ingram New Works Project as the Ingram New Works Playwriting Fellow for the 2016-17 season.

SKYLIGHT by David Hare Opens Burning Coal Theatre Company's 20th Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2016


Burning Coal Theatre Company will open its 20th season in Raleigh, North Carolina with David Hare's Skylight, a love story about a brashly swaggering, politically conservative middle-aged businessman in the hotels and restaurants trade who stumbles back into the life of a progressive-minded, younger woman with whom he had a tempestuous affair years  before.  The play will run Thursdays through Saturdays, Oct. 6-9, 13-15 and 20-22, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays, October 9, 16, and 23, 2016 at 2 p.m. Performances will take place at Burning Coal's Murphey School Auditorium, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC 27604.

Broadway at the Cabaret - Top 5 Cabaret Picks for June 27-July 3, Featuring Rob McClure and More!
by Louisa Brady - Jun 26, 2016


Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: Little Shop of Horrors Reunion Concert; Blood Brothers in Concert; 54 Celebrates The Neil Simon Theatre; Rob McClure at 54 Below; and 54 Celebrates Prince.

Rob McClure, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Reunion & More Set for Feinstein's/54 Below Next Week
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 24, 2016


Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.

Chichester's THIS HOUSE to Transfer to the Garrick Theatre This Autumn
by BWW News Desk - Apr 21, 2016


James Graham's critically acclaimed political drama THIS HOUSE will transfer to the Garrick Theatre, following its upcoming run at Chichester's Minerva Theatre.

Nashville's Theater Calendar 3/21/16: Spring is Here!
by Jeffrey Ellis - Mar 21, 2016


Sometimes it seems there is so much theater happening that it's difficult to keep track of it all. From personal experience, despite all the datebooks, smart phones, tablets, desktop computers and laptops...it's hard to keep everything straight in this wacky business of the show.

Nashville's Theater Calendar 3/14/16
by Jeffrey Ellis - Mar 14, 2016


Sometimes it seems there is so much theater happening that it's difficult to keep track of it all. From personal experience, despite all the notebooks, datebooks, smart phones, tablets, desktop computers and laptops...it's hard to keep everything straight in this wacky business of the show.

Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre to Stage NOISES OFF This Spring
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 3, 2016


The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, the Frederick area's only year-round professional producing theatre, is getting ready to open its 100th Mainstage production this spring with the hilarious backstage farce Noises Off.

BWW Interview - Andrea Martin Talks NOISES OFF, 'BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING' & More
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 28, 2016


Today the Tony Award winner speaks exclusively with BWW about starring in this high-energy comedic romp and reveals, 'I didn't quite know what I was getting myself into!'

BWW Review: Michael Frayn's Laff-Riot NOISES OFF Is Wild, Frenetic Fun
by Michael Dale - Jan 14, 2016


It's hard to imagine that the playwright known for COPENHAGEN, DEMOCRACY and BENEFACTORS first whipped up this frothy fun.

Let the Door-Slamming Begin! NOISES OFF Opens Tonight on Broadway
by BWW News Desk - Jan 14, 2016


Roundabout Theatre Company's Noises Off officially opens tonight, January 14, 2016. This is a limited engagement through Sunday, March 6, 2016, on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street).

Reasons To Get Excited; Broadway's January/February Openings
by Michael Dale - Dec 28, 2015


The first two months of the year are traditionally a bit slow on Broadway, but we've got four big shows coming in this year.

VIDEO: Andrea Martin, Rob McClure and NOISES OFF Castmates Get Their First Taste of Sardines
by Michael Dale - Dec 23, 2015


Sardines figure prominently in Michael Frayn's uproarious comedy.

Something to Look Forward to! Plays Bowing on Broadway in 2016
by BWW Special Coverage - Jan 3, 2016


Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a look at all of the upcoming plays from Roundabout, Manhattan Theatre Club, and more, currently slated to bow on the Great White Way in 2016!

VIDEO: Andrea Martin, Rob McClure and Company Looking Forward To The Madcap Silliness of NOISES OFF
by Michael Dale - Dec 17, 2015


Some would call Michael Frayn's NOISES OFF the funniest play of the 20th Century.

Other Productions of Noises Off

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2001   Broadway Broadway Revival
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2015   Broadway Roundabout Theatre Company Production
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2019   West End West End Production
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2023   West End
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Noises Off - 1983 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1984 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director of a Play Michael Blakemore
1984 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Play Michael Frayn
1984 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Set Design Michael Annals
1984 Drama Desk Awards Special Awards The Cast
1984 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Director Michael Blakemore
1984 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Play Michael Blakemore
1984 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Douglas Seale
1984 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Deborah Rush
1984 Tony Awards Best Play Michael Frayn
1984 Tony Awards Best Play James Nederlander
1984 Tony Awards Best Play Robert Fryer
1984 Tony Awards Best Play Jerome Minskoff
1984 Tony Awards Best Play The Kennedy Center
1984 Tony Awards Best Play Michael Codron
1984 Tony Awards Best Play Jonathan Farkas
1984 Tony Awards Best Play MTM Enterprises, Inc.

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