{"product_id":"noises-off-9781350184855","title":"Noises Off","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"As finely worked as a Swiss watch and as funny as the human condition permits..the zigzag brilliance of the text as the clunky lines of the farce-within-a-farce rub against the sharp dialogue of reality\" Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA play-within-a-play following a touring theatre company who are rehearsing and performing a comedy called \u003ci\u003eNothing On\u003c\/i\u003e, results in a riotous double-bill of comedic craft and dramatic skill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHurtling along at breakneck speed it shows the backstage antics as they stumble through the dress-rehearsal at Weston-super-Mare, then on to a disastrous matinee at Ashton-under-Lyne, followed by a total meltdown in Stockton-on-Tees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael Frayn's irresistible, multi-award-winning backstage farce has been enjoyed by millions of people worldwide since it premiered in 1982 and has been hailed as one of the greatest British comedies ever written. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of both Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Comedy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition features a new introduction by Michael Blakemore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Frayn \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in London in 1933 and began his career as a journalist on the Guardian and the Observer. He has written seventeen plays, including \u003ci\u003eNoises Off, Copenhagen\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDemocracy\u003c\/i\u003e, translated Chekhov's last four plays, and adapted his first as \u003ci\u003eWild Honey.\u003c\/i\u003e His screenplays include \u003ci\u003eClockwise\u003c\/i\u003e, starring John Cleese, and among his eleven novels are \u003ci\u003eThe Tin Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTowards the End of the Morning, Headlong\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSkios\u003c\/i\u003e. Collections of articles include \u003ci\u003eCollected Columns\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStage Directions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTravels with a Typewriter. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has also published two philosophical works, \u003ci\u003eConstructions\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Human Touch\u003c\/i\u003e, and a memoir, \u003ci\u003eMy Father's Fortune.\u003c\/i\u003e His most recent publications are three collections of short entertainments, \u003ci\u003eMatchbox Theatre, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePocket Playhouse\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMagic Mobile.\u003c\/i\u003e He is married to the writer Claire Tomalin\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50494410227986,"sku":"9781350184855","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1611f4dc-1b09-4524-a46c-5f35ff75176f.jpg?v=1737216714","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/noises-off-9781350184855","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}