"Noises Off is a masterfully crafted comedy that takes you on a wild ride behind the scenes of a theatre company's disastrous production of a farce called Nothing On. As the eccentric cast navigates forgotten lines, misplaced props, and personal feuds, their performances become increasingly chaotic, with doors slamming shut at the wrong moments, sardines going missing, and romantic entanglements causing tension. Featuring witty dialogue and side-splitting physical comedy, Noises Off is a must-see theatrical treat that has been called "the funniest farce ever written" (New York Post)."
"MICHAEL FRAYN was born in London in 1933. He began his career as a reporter for the Guardian and later the Observer. After leaving the Observer he continued to write as a columnist as well as publishing novels and plays for television and stage. His plays for stage include Copenhagen, After Life, The Two of Us, Alphabetical Order, Donkeys' Years, Clouds, Balmoral (Liberty Hall), Make and Break, Noises Off, Benefactors, Alarms and Excursions, Look Look, Here and Make and Break. Other translations include four full-length Chekhov plays (The Cherry Orchard, Three Sisters, The Seagull and Uncle Vanya) and four one-act plays (The Evils of Tobacco, Swan Song, The Bear and The Proposal). Mr. Frayn is married to the biographer and critic Claire Tomalin."
Noises Off is a fast-paced backstage farce that follows a theatre company's chaotic attempts to mount the farce Nothing On, with escalating physical mishaps, missed cues, misplaced props, and interpersonal feuds. Doors slam at wrong moments, sardines go missing, and romantic entanglements undermine performances, generating mounting comic calamity. The San Francisco Playhouse production runs September 25–November 8, 2025 at 450 Post St., with tickets starting at $52 and an exclusive $5-off promo code FUNCHEAP. Critics praise the play as a peerless, dexterously realized comedy about putting on a comedy. Michael Frayn's career includes journalism, novels, plays, and Chekhov translations.
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