Noises Off
Noises Off
#0Noises Off
Posted: 8/11/06 at 11:57pm
Okay! I just found out that my high school will be performing Noises Off for our Fall drama.
Has anyone been in this production before?
Any advice you would like to share?
All is appreciated!
Thanks!
friedrichVT
Leading Actor Joined: 5/4/06
#1re: Noises Off
Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:06amyeah, It's not a drama but an "americanized" old english farce. 3 acts of onstage,offstage,and on again of an out of town tryout of a new British play. Hysterical. Lots of physical comedy and great characters. Sardines play a major part.
#2re: Noises Off
Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:14amit's a GREAT GREAT GREAT play. Rent the movie. it's divine.
friedrichVT
Leading Actor Joined: 5/4/06
#3re: Noises Off
Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:16amThe movie does NO justice to the play. The play is truly hysterical.
#4re: Noises Off
Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:24amGo see Katie Finneran in PIG FARM. She won a Tony for her performance in NOISES OFF. Brilliant comedic actress.
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
OOTI2004
Broadway Star Joined: 10/29/05
#5re: Noises Off
Posted: 8/12/06 at 1:47amThis is an amazing play. It makes me so jealous that my school never did this. I love Noises Off, it is hilarious. I'm sure you and the entire cast will have a great time. There are so many fun parts in this show. I think each character would be a great one to play.
#6re: Noises Off
Posted: 8/12/06 at 1:55amFabulous play. One of the funniest I've seen. We did it at LVA a million years ago and it rocked.
#7re: Noises Off
Posted: 8/12/06 at 4:22am
I have seen three productions of it plus the movie.
this is the order of what I believed was the best version to the worst:
1. my high school
2. the movie
3. Broadway revival (with Petter Gallagher who couldn't put on a British accent to save his life)
4. Papermill Playhouse
it is a fantastic show. you will have so much fun with it. I cannot say what i think is the best character. Female would probably be Brooke. and male; Freddrick.
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
~Curtains~
~A Tale of Two Cities ~
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#8re: Noises Off
Posted: 8/12/06 at 11:27am
It is farce. Like most farce it depends on confusion, broad comedy ie pratfalls and MOST IMPORTANT split second timing, esp of exits and entrances and hits and misses.
Katie Finneran was a hoot! She said latter she based a lot of the"look" on the Sid Dithers character from SCTV.
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