Noises Off NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (541)
See it if you want almost non stop laughter and you like physical comedy
Don't see it if you want something thought provoking and serious
See it if you love theater, enjoy the drama that goes into putting on a production both on stage and backstage, love to laugh, and have fun.
Don't see it if you want an intense thought provoking play, or won't enjoy a play within a play, or won't enjoy seeing both sides of a production.
See it if You love farce and slapstick comedy. Andrea is wonderful as is Rob McClure.
Don't see it if You want a night of serious drama.
See it if you want to experience the funniest piece of theatre you will ever see. Ever.
Don't see it if you have no soul. Seriously, this is a must-see.
See it if Like clever farces and very well done slapstick with a good cast.
Don't see it if You aren't into slapstick comedies.
See it if you love slapstick comedy and are ready to have your pants knocked off. This is one of the funniest shows ever written! Do not miss it.
Don't see it if you are easily confused by multiple story lines intersecting through fast paced comedy and action. This show does not stop for one second.
See it if looking for a hilarious evening. Megan Hillty is a hoot. Wonderful cast.
Don't see it if You don't like fun.
See it if You enjoy show stopping comedy. This is farce squared. I don't like slapstick but this is brilliant. Great acting, choreography & sets.
Don't see it if You only like straight drama or are allergic to sardines, doors and all that
Critic Reviews (54)
"There’s much to smile at in director Jeremy Herrin’s new revival. Truly inspired is David Furr’s performance as Garry Lejeune…As a nose bleeder, Jeremy Shamos somehow manages to make each attack different. Which is not the case with Megan Hilty’s cluelessness, Kate Jennings Grant’s gossip-mongering, or Tracee Chimo’s sobbing....A greater problem for this production is Campbell Scott, who has neither the style nor the size to play the director of 'Nothing On.'"
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"This 'Noises Off' is splendidly delirious fun…A perfectly-calibrated production which brings full value to Frayn's text while adding layers of visual humor that leaves audiences hooting with delight…Herrin's production is slam-bang, knockdown funny…Director Herrin has pulled out all the stops with this 'Noises Off,' with a fair share of the credit due the insanely warped mind of Michael Frayn, who dreamed the contraption up."
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"Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival has a lot going for it. The cast of nine populating a second-rate traveling theatrical company is uniformly strong. Andrea Martin is a delight as the well-named Dotty Otley...Director Jeremy Herrin keeps everything running like clockwork...If the play has a flaw, it is its length. Can there be too much of a good thing? Two hours twenty five minutes seemed a bit too long for something so slight."
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"Director Jeremy Herrin gets most of the necessary split-second timing right but also slides in a bit of character development...'Noises Off' doesn’t have much on its mind other than making audiences laugh, this production does that in spades, but also gives us a group of real people falling down the stairs, slamming doors, and slipping on dropped sardines, which makes the antics all the funnier."
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"Farce requires exceptional expertise, which is certainly there in full steam in the wonderfully-cast revival of 'Noises Off.' The show is a sure-fire prescription for all who are seeking the kind of belly laughs to be heard at Roundabout Theater Company’s production under the blissful direction of Jeremy Herrin."
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"There are several surprising things about Roundabout’s revival of Michael Frayn’s 1982 madcap farce. The first is almost consistent laughter erupting somewhere in the audience over the course of three acts (with one intermission). Three acts without a slump in energy or imagination. Even if you’re not an aficionado of slapstick, masterful direction and wonderful casting will get under your skin and broadly tickle."
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"The revival’s second half — what should be a prolonged, hysterical frenzy — goes off the rails. An extended pantomime of hushed backstage pratfalls lacks clear choreography to direct our gaze amidst chaos. The disastrous performance we witness in the third act unspools without the precision that might make it funnier than it is awkward. Yet, despite the production’s muddled payoff, you’d be hard pressed to stifle guffaws."
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"Under Jeremy Herrin’s affectionate direction, these players endure their share of pranks and pratfalls; Furr, in particular, has a stunt that makes one hope he has a good chiropractor. Still, it'a fair bet that he and his colleagues are sharing in the grand fun they provide here."
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