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J.C. Howe, Director, will do cold readings from the script.

Rehearsals:  Monday through Thursday (7:00 PM -10:00 PM) beginning Monday, August 11.

Noises Off
By Michael Frayn

Noises Off fools around with the concept of a play within a play, in this case a dreadful comedy entitled Nothing On.  Each of the three acts of Noises Off contains a performance of the first act of Nothing On.
 Act One, dress rehearsal at the Grand Theatre in Weston-super-Mare, with the cast still fumbling with entrances and exits, missed cues, misspoken lines, and bothersome props, most notably several plates of sardines.
Act Two, a Wednesday matinee performance one month later at the Theatre Royal in Ashton-under-Lyne.  Viewed from backstage, we see the deteriorating relationships among the cast that have led to offstage shenanigans and onstage bedlam.
Act Three, a performance near the end of the ten-week run at the Municipal Theatre in Stockton-on-Tees.  Personal friction has continued to increase and everyone is bored and anxious to be done with the play. The actors attempt to cover up a series of mishaps but only compound the problems and draw attention to the bungling performance.
Much of the comedy emerges from the subtle variations in each version as off-stage chaos affects on-stage performance.

 The Cast
Dotty Otley (Mrs. Clackett, the maid)
Lloyd Dallas ( The Director)
Garry Lejeune (Roger Tramplemain) - handsome
Belinda Blair (Flavia Brent) - sexy
Frederick Fellowes (Philip Brent) - handsome
Brooke Ashton (Vicki) - sexy
Tim Allgood (Company Manager/Stage Manager)
Selsdon Mowbray (Burglar) – near retirement, usually inebriated
Poppy Norton-Taylor (Assistant stage manager)

 

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