“Noises Off” returns to Broadway
by Michael Frayn
Noises Off is a 1982 play by the English playwright Michael Frayn. The idea for it came in 1970, when Frayn was watching from the wings a performance of The Two of Us, a farce that he had written for Lynn Redgrave. He said, “It was funnier from behind than in front, and I thought that one day I must write a farce from behind.” The prototype, a short-lived one-act play called Exits, was written and performed in 1977. At the request of his associate, Michael Codron, Frayn expanded this into what would become Noises Off. It takes its title from the theatrical stage direction indicating sounds coming from offstage.
 Cast includes
Andrea Martin – Dotty Otley
Campbell Scott – Lloyd Dallas
Tracee Chimo – Poppy Norton-Taylor
Daniel Davis – Selsdon Mowbray
David Furr – Garry Lejeune
Kate Jennings Grant – Belinda Blair
Megan Hilty – Brooke Ashton
Rob McClure -Â Tim Allgood
Jeremy Shamos -Â Frederick Fellowes
First Preview Dec 17, 2015
Opening Night Jan 14, 2016
Closing Mar 06, 2016
American Airlines Theatre on Broadway
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Creative
Michael Frayn – Playwright
Jeremy Herrin – Director
Set Designer – Derek McLane
Michael Krass – Costume Designer
Jane Cox – Lighting Designer
Christopher Cronin – Sound Designer
