Fabulous "Noises Off" at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ- Page 2
Fabulous "Noises Off" at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
#25re: Fabulous 'Noises Off' at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
Posted: 8/7/09 at 11:15pm
I may have to see this!
Everywhere like such as.
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#26re: Fabulous 'Noises Off' at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
Posted: 8/7/09 at 11:45pmThere's an American script and there's a West End script? What are the differences? How was it Americanized?
morosco
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#27re: Fabulous 'Noises Off' at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
Posted: 8/7/09 at 11:50pm
Found somewhat of an answer to my question at Wiki...
Frayn has continually rewritten the play over the years, the last time being in 2000 at the request of Jeremy Sams. There are numerous differences between the scripts published in 1982 and 2000. Some new sequences have been added (e.g., an introduction to act three, in which Tim, the Company Stage Manager, and Poppy, the Assistant Stage Manager, make simultaneous apologies ? the former in front of the curtain, the latter over the PA ? for the delay in the performance). Other sequences have been altered or cut entirely. References that tend to date the play (such as Mrs. Clackett's to the Brents having colour television) have been eliminated or rewritten.
#28re: Fabulous 'Noises Off' at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
Posted: 8/8/09 at 1:06am
There were no apologies at the beginning of act 3 in this production. Mrs. Clackett's references to color TV and wanting to watch The Royals are also both still there.
The only "American" version I'm aware of is the film.
#29re: Fabulous 'Noises Off' at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
Posted: 8/8/09 at 10:33amYeah, I saw the Broadway revival which must have been the "American" version because it had Tim out, reading stuff from a card, before the 3rd Act. The British version is the best, and I know Paul Mullins would only want to do the best. :)
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#30re: Fabulous 'Noises Off' at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
Posted: 8/8/09 at 10:40amFor those considering last minute tickets, and/or looking for a discount, try njartstix.com. It offers discounted tickets to some NJ productions, usually the day before the show.
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#31re: Fabulous 'Noises Off' at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
Posted: 8/8/09 at 10:47am^good tip. My roomate and I both have next Friday off and we're debating between seeing this, and going to Six Flags.
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#32re: Fabulous 'Noises Off' at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
Posted: 8/17/09 at 4:25pm
This production has received rave reviews. I wish it could have a life beyond the NJ run. Broadway?
#33re: Fabulous 'Noises Off' at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
Posted: 8/17/09 at 4:43pmNine days and counting until I see it. Can't wait.
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#34re: Fabulous 'Noises Off' at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
Posted: 8/26/09 at 10:53pm
Just got back from the performance, and it is highly recommended. The run ends this weekend, but if you can possibly make it out to NJ, you absolutely should. The performances were uniformly excellent, as it should be for this show to succeed. I saw the recent revival twice, and this production was its equal.
By the way, Edward Hibbert was in attendance tonight. Assumed he was there to support Harriet Harris, with whom he worked on Frazier.
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#35re: Fabulous 'Noises Off' at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
Posted: 8/27/09 at 12:31amHe also played Frederick in the Broadway revival years ago.
#36re: Fabulous 'Noises Off' at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
Posted: 8/27/09 at 7:54am
It is worth pointing out that because of the rapturous reviews, tickets have been VERY hard to come by. Your best bet is to search for singles. They've even added additional performances on Sunday evenings to accomodate the demand. I know they looked into extending it, but there's just now way, as their next show, Hamlet, starts in a couple of weeks.
As others, and myself, have said, it's a fabulous production that deserves to be seen. It's a shame this cast won't get to perform it together anywhere else, after this relatively short run.
#37re: Fabulous 'Noises Off' at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
Posted: 8/27/09 at 8:11am
I've seen the show on njartstix.org, a site for last minute show tickets in NJ, so perhaps they do have house seats that are released late. Some advice: the theater is VERY strict about late comers. No one was seated in the orchestra after the show began. I believe they stood in the back of the balcony until the first intermission.
EDIT: if you go, they sell the BEST THING EVER in their lobby - a Henry VIII coffee mug with disappearing wives (it's a Shakespeare theater company).
http://www.shakespearesden.com/heviandhisdi.html
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Updated On: 8/27/09 at 08:11 AM
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#38re: Fabulous 'Noises Off' at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
Posted: 8/28/09 at 6:12pm
Seriously--try to get out and see it before it closes. I saw it last night and took NJT out there. I rode the midtown direct to Madison and got there in 55 minutes. The ride home was a little difficult because the play let out at 10:50 and rushed to make the 11:03 back to NYC with a change of trains at Newark Broad Street.
Harriet was incredible--and might I add that she should have been in the revival on Bdwy. This is a much better cast. Well done--Great Show.
Updated On: 8/29/09 at 06:12 PM
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