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Noises Off, Garrick Theatre
“Doors and sardines. Getting on, getting off. Getting the sardines on, getting the sardines off. That’s farce. That’s the theatre. That’s life.” Michael Frayn’s laugh-til-you-weep backstage comedy transfers from the Lyric Hammersmith (where it first appeared in 1982), and Jeremy Herrin’s superb revival has … Continue reading
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Tagged actor, backstage, bedroom farce, book tickets, comedy, daniel rigby, director, farce, funny, garrick theatre, humour, jeremy herrin, lisa mcgrillis, lloyd owen, lyric hammersmith, meera syal, michael frayn, noises off, play, play within a play, review, sarah hadland, theartsdesk, theatre, west end
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Stop! The Play, Trafalgar Studios
The play’s the thing, once again, in the latest backstage comedy, an affable if limited dig at luvvie pretensions. Noises Off still reigns supreme in this genre, with successors unable to match the bravura precision of Michael Frayn’s masterful multitasking … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, actor, actress, art, artist, backstage, banksy, behind the scenes, chaos, comedy, director, disaster, drama, farce, london, michael frayn, noises off, parody, play, play within a play, playwright, protest, reduced shakespeare company, rehearsal, review, sex, sketch, stand-up, stop the play, the arts desk, the play that goes wrong, theartsdesk, theatre, trafalgar studios, writer, writing
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