In theatrical stage directions, the term "noises off" specifies sounds that are meant to originate offstage.

In his plot for Noises Off, Frayn plays on the concept of a play within a play, in this case a dreadful adult comedy titled 'Nothing On' - the type of play in which young girls run about in their underwear, old men drop their trousers, and many doors continually open and shut. 'Nothing On' is set in "a delightful 16th-century posset mill" that has been converted to a modern dwelling for which renters are solicited; the fictional playwright is appropriately named Robin Housemonger. Each of the three acts of Noises Off contains a performance of the first act of 'Nothing On'.

Much of the comedy emerges from the subtle variations in each version as off-stage chaos affects on-stage performance, with a great deal of slapstick. The contrast between players' on-stage and off-stage personalities is also a source of comic dissonance.

Opening Friday, 5 March,

Noises Off will run until 20 March and will keep you

thoroughly entertained from start to finish!