The 40th anniversary West End production of Michael’s Frayn’s multi award-winning farce, Noises Off, directed by Lindsay Posner, will visit the Theatre Royal Nottingham from Tuesday 30 January to Saturday 3 February as part of an extended UK tour. The 2024 touring production stars Liza Goddard as Dotty Otley, Paul Bradley as Selsdon Mowbray and Simon Shepherd as Lloyd Dallas. They are joined by Simon Coates as Frederick Fellowes, Lucy Robinson as Belinda Blair, Daniel Rainford as Tim Allgood, Dan Fredenburgh as Garry Lejeune, Lisa Ambalavanar as Brooke Ashton and Nikhita Lesler as Poppy Norton-Taylor.
One of the greatest British comedies ever written, Michael Frayn’s celebrated play serves up a riotous double bill, a play within a play. Hurtling along at breakneck speed, Noises Off follows the on and off-stage antics of a touring theatre company as they stumble their way through the fictional farce, ‘Nothing On’. From a shambolic final rehearsal in Weston-super-Mare, to a disastrous matinee in Ashton-under-Lyne seen entirely, and hilariously silently, from backstage, we share their final, brilliantly catastrophic performance in Stockton-on-Tees.
Liza Goddard’s extensive stage comedy credits include Life of Riley, Communicating Doors, Season’s Greetings and Relatively Speaking. Paul Bradley is best known for playing Nigel Bates in EastEnders and Elliot Hope in Holby City. Simon Shepherd’s many stage and TV credits include Peak Practice and West End productions of Posh, The Duck House, Rapture, Art and Hay Fever.
Hailed as the master of farce comedy, multi award-winning playwright and novelist Michael Frayn has inspired a generation of comedies since his production of Noises Off first opened in 1982. Now considered a comedy classic, Frayn’s legendary play has enjoyed stagings worldwide, including five productions in the West End and three on Broadway.
The 40th anniversary production is also currently playing in the West End at the Theatre Royal Haymarket with Felicity Kendal, Jonathan Coy and Alexander Hanson reprising their roles. The London production runs concurrently with the touring production.
Noises Off is written by Michael Frayn. Directed by Lindsay Posner, with design by Simon Higlett, lighting by Paul Pyant, sound by Gregory Clarke, composition by Will Stuart, movement and fight direction by Ruth Cooper-Brown and casting by Ginny Schiller. The Associate Director is George Jibson. Produced by Theatre Royal Bath Productions in association with Birmingham Rep.
NOISES OFF UK TOUR 2024
Tue 16 – Sat 20 Jan MALVERN THEATRES malvern-theatres.co.uk
Tue 23 – Sat 27 Jan EASTBOURNE Congress Theatre eastbournetheatres.co.uk
Tue 30 Jan – Sat 3 Feb NOTTINGHAM Theatre Royal trch.co.uk
Tue 6 – Sat 10 Feb CHESTER Storyhouse storyhouse.com
Tue 13 – Sat 17 Feb CHELTENHAM Everyman Theatre everymantheatre.org.uk
Tue 20 – Sat 24 Feb OXFORD Playhouse oxfordplayhouse.com
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