Noises Off (West End)
Noises Off (West End)
Closed 2h 20m London: West End
83% 116 reviews
83%
(116 Ratings)
Positive
86%
Mixed
10%
Negative
4%
Members say
Entertaining, Clever, Funny, Delightful, Hilarious

About the Show

Mathew Horne & Felicity Kendal star in the West End revival of Michael Frayn’s play within a play.

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Critic Reviews (17)

West End Best Friend
October 6th, 2023

“ ‘Noises Off’ is a shining example of its genre and will undoubtably have it’s audience in stitches during its run in this iconic venue.”
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Lost in Theatreland (UK)
October 7th, 2023

“Noises Off is a great example of an 80’s comedy. It has an entertaining structure and premise, it just feels dated. It would be interesting to see a fully revamped modern interpretation.”
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Theatre Weekly (UK)
October 5th, 2023

“Lindasy Posner’s production demonstrates just how magnificent Frayn’s play actually is, the second act, in particular, demonstrates the intense choreography required to pull off any theatrical production, and that couldn’t be truer for Noises Off. It is extremely clever and wildly funny, and even forty years on remains a masterclass in farce.”
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London Theatre
October 4th, 2019
For a previous production

It is often said that laughter is the best medicine. In which case, Noises Off should be prescribed on the NHS.
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London Theatre
January 26th, 2023
For a previous production

“Thespy theatregoers will love the in-jokes here – the darlings and loves and fretting about motivation – but Frayn’s play has always been about more than just stagecraft. ”
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The Independent (UK)
October 4th, 2019
For a previous production

But the best part? There are no topical references...Just the dishevelled beauty of a self-contained omnishambles, a Schadenfreude nightmare brought to life by the sheer force of human incompetence.
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Time Out London
January 26th, 2023
For a previous production

“Michael Frayn’s ‘Noises Off’ is a classic, a landmark of metatheatrical humour that also mercilessly brought the curtain down – literally – on the rum sex comedies of the ’60s and ’70s. ”
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The Telegraph (UK)
January 26th, 2023
For a previous production

“Thank heavens for Michael Frayn and his restoratively silly play 'Noises Off,' which helps combat the winter blues with its Saharan-strength warmth and battles the doom and gloom of our age with a kind of inverted logic: yes, we’re in a mess but at least we lead the world in organised theatrical chaos.”
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