Noises Off...: Directed by Peter Bogdanovich. With Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Denholm Elliott, Julie Hagerty. A traveling theater group find so much action going on behind the scenes that they almost ruin the performances.
Noises Off, D.O.A. 5 July 2007 Fortunately, enough of the stage script survives its transfer to film that attentive viewers can tell why "Noises Off" remains one of the funniest farces ever to visit the Theatre. But somewhere along the way from stage to screen, "Noises Off" became calc...
Dubbed “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents the audience with all of the backstage drama and chaos Taking place in the wings backstage, Michael Frayn’s comedy focuses on a dysfunctional cast and crew attempting to produce a poorly-written flop called Nothing On. The ...
In their defense, there’s probably nothing more difficult to accomplish in the movies than expertly timed farce. What works like clockwork in the theater can seem impossibly stage-bound on screen. “Noises Off” (citywide) is a particularly difficult challenge because the play is so inextricably...
nominated for Helen Hayes Awards inTimon of Athens, Twelfth Night,andAn Enemy of the People.He has made many Off-Broadway appearances, notably as Fool inKing Lear,with Kevin Kline. On TV, he is seen on “Gotham” and “Law and Order”, and on Film as Inspector Renard in twoPink Panthe...
A Noise Within’s production of “Noises Off,” running in repertory in Pasadena. (Craig Schwartz) ‘Bad Jews’ at the Odyssey The essentials:A fanatical Jewish ideologue and her more secular but equally vociferous cousin engage in a high-decibel dispute over the ownership of a religious artifa...
Noises Off...: Directed by Peter Bogdanovich. With Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Denholm Elliott, Julie Hagerty. A traveling theater group find so much action going on behind the scenes that they almost ruin the performances.
Overall, this was a uproariously good time and an excellent rendition of the original play. The film serves the play tremendously and is brilliant in its own right too. The cast have performed superbly and the cinematography was dynamic enough so that it still felt like a film and not a ...