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Not ... ''exactly'' a textbook farce, not exactly a backstager, not even exactly ''a play'', ''Noises Off'' is a repeating exploration of everything that can go wrong in live theatre. All at once. With perfect, split-second timing. Written by the author of the [[~~John Cleese (Creator)|~~John Cleese]] movie ''[[Clockwise]]''. Done right, this work of staggering theatrical genius can make you wet your pants - either from laughing too hard (if you don't have extensive backstage theatrical experience) or from horrified flashbacks (if you do).

Not ... ''exactly'' a textbook farce, not exactly a backstager, not even exactly ''a play'', ''Noises Off'' is a repeating exploration of everything that can go wrong in live theatre. All at once. With perfect, split-second timing. Written by the author of the [[John Cleese]] movie ''[[Clockwise]]''. Done right, this work of staggering theatrical genius can make you wet your pants - either from laughing too hard (if you don't have extensive backstage theatrical experience) or from horrified flashbacks (if you do).

The play is in three acts; the first depicts what happens on stage during the dress rehearsal for a Feydeau door-slamming sex farce that's opening in mere hours, with a cast that hasn't had the rehearsal time they'd like, one of whom is not all there, one of whom is even less there, one of whom has trouble with blood, another of whom has trouble with finishing sentences, and, of course, with sardines. We see the [[Show Within a Show]] proceed, with the occasional pause for corrections, mistakes, errors, rumors, misunderstandings, and of course, [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|sardines]].