Noises Off
Written by Michael Frayn
Directed by Colin Burring
1 – 6 March 1999
Clockwise from left – Nikki Horner, Tony Bate, Carole Butler, John Hart, Jo Dunham, Michael Bate, Graham Frosdick, Ian Humphreys and Michelle Pearl.
Called the funniest farce ever written, Noises Off presents a manic menagerie as a cast of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Doors slamming, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play.
Cast
Dotty Otley – Carol Butler
Lloyd Dallas – Tony Bate
Garry Lejeune – Michael Bate
Brooke Ashton – Michelle Pearl
Poppy Norton-Taylor – Nikki Horner
Frederick Fellowes – Ian Humphreys
Belinda Blair – Joanne Dunham
Tim Allgood – Graham Frosdick
Selsdon Mowbray – John Hart
Electrician – Roger Hodge
Crew
Stage Manager – Roger Hodge
Set Design – Colin Burring
Set Builders – Roger Hodge, Bill Brookes, Peter Smith, Ray Watts, Eric White, Matt Hawes, Ian Giles, Eric Crichton, Len Huntley, Daley Chaston, Roger Butler, Polly Owen, John Summers, Dave Birmingham
Continuity – Margaret Penny
Properties – Carolynn Birmingham, Pamela Horner
Lighting – Peter Bennett
Sound – Aaron Bilham
Wardrobe – Margaret Ball, Molly Graham
Sardines – Humphrey Catcher, Fred Nett
Vikki’s Dress – Axe Cident
Photography – Fred Ruffell