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Noises Off
The Old Vic's critically acclaimed sell-out production of Michael Frayn’s comedy about the goings-on behind the scenes of a touring farce transfers to the Novello.
Operated by The Society of London Theatre
Noises Off
Novello Theatre, Aldwych, LondonHaving broken box office records at the Old Vic, Noises Off marks the Old Vic Theatre Company's very first West End transfer.
Michael Frayn's Olivier Award-winning play follows the backstage politics and onstage disasters of a touring farce. Hurtling along at breakneck speed their disastrous dress rehearsal, full of fluffed lines and wrong footing props, soon leads on to a shambolic mid-tour performance and a catastrophic final night full of soured relationships and tangled love triangles.
The transfer sees Jonathan Coy, Janie Dee, Robert Glenister, Jamie Glover, Celia Imrie, Karl Johnson and Paul Ready reprise their roles under the acclaimed direction of Lindsay Posner.
Robert Glenister is best known for starring in the BBC's Hustle and Spooks, whilst Celia Imrie is well-known for her roles in award-winning comedy shows Acorn Antiques and Dinner Ladies.
Lindsay Posner has a huge range of credits to his name from A View From The Bridge to House Of Games and most recently a revival of Mike Leigh's hilarious comedy Abigail's Party at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
First performed in 1982 at the Lyric Hammersmith, where it starred Patricia Routledge, Paul Eddington and Nicky Henderson, the acclaimed premiere production also secured a West End transfer, settling in at the Savoy theatre for a phenomenal, award-winning 5 year run.
Cast & CreativesEXPAND
cast: Janie Dee, Robert Glenister, Celia Imrie, Jonathan Coy, Karl Johnson, Paul Ready
director: Lindsay Posner
music by: Michael Bruce
designer: Peter McKintosh
lighting designer: Paul Pyant
movement director: Kate Waters
sound: Fergus O'Hare
Performance CalendarHIDE
Ticket Prices:
£10-£55
About the show
- Age Suitability: General
- Genre: Play
- Sub-Genre: Play-Comedy
- Show Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, mats Thu & Sat 14:30. NB no mat Sat 24 Mar.
- opening night:
- closing:
- Box Office:
0844 482 5170 - Visit the Show Website
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Venue InformationHIDE
Novello Theatre
Aldwych, London, United Kingdom, WC2B 4LD
- Nearest tube: Covent Garden (approx. 300m) Charing Cross (approx. 600m) Holborn (approx. 600m)
- Nearest bus: 6, 13, 19, 77a
- Nearest train: Charing Cross
- Parking: NCP in Drury Lane.
- Air conditioned: 1
- Download an Enabled Map
Venue Access InformationEXPAND
- How to book: Tel: 0844 482 5137
- Telephones: BT card phone in the Doubles Bar up 2 steps.
- Discounts: Discounts available for disabled customers and their companions
- Limited mobility: Only 10 steps to rear of Dress Circle.
- Access description: 5 steps into the foyer through swing double doors. Box office on the left. To get to Stalls there are 20 steps. 10 steps up to Dress Circle seating. Staircases are highlighted and have handrails.
- Hearing impaired: Infrared system in the auditorium
- Guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are not allowed into the auditorium, but cloakroom staff can look after them.
- Wheelchairs: Separate access for wheelchair users off Catherine Street. 4 steps down inside the door. 2 spaces for wheelchair users in Box A. Venue not suitable for scooters. However, theatre provides transfer seats for 2 wheelchair/lightweight scooters in total per performance. Transfer seats are available at A32, A33, A10 and A11 in the Dress Circle (view better on right hand side). Each wheelchair user must bring a non-disabled companion.
- Toilets: Men's and Women's toilets at Stalls, Dress and Upper Circle levels.
- Disabled toilets: Adapted toilet to the right of the Dress Circle
- Bars: There are four licensed bars. Sam's Bar is situated behind the foyer down 7 steps although there is street access from Catherine Street via a ramp. The Shubert Bar is up 29 steps from the foyer. Ivor's Bar at the back of the stalls is down 2 steps and through the auditorium then a further 3 steps. The Waldorf Bar services the Grand Circle (up 17 steps) and Balcony (8 steps down).
