Evenings 7.30pm
Matinees Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday 2.30pm
Running Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Tue 19 — Sat 23 Sep
Main House
Liza Goddard, Matthew Kelly, Simon Shepherd
Noises Off
- 19 - 23 September
Event Information
One of the greatest British comedies ever written returns to Bath after a successful West End run.
Michael Frayn’s celebrated play serves up a riotous double bill – a play within a play. Hurtling along at breakneck speed, Noises Off follows the on and offstage antics of a touring theatre company as they stumble their way through the fictional farce, Nothing On. From the shambolic final rehearsals before opening night in Weston-super-Mare, to a disastrous matinee in Ashton-Under-Lyne seen entirely, and hilariously silently, from backstage, before we share their final, brilliantly catastrophic performance in Stockton-on-Tees.
One of the UK's favourite actresses, Liza Goddard's extensive stage credits include Life of Riley, Communicating Doors, Season's Greetings and Relatively Speaking. Matthew Kelly won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for Of Mice and Men. His West End credits include Waiting for Godot, Comedians and Troilus and Cressida. Simon Shepherd's many credits include Peak Practice and the West End productions of Posh, The Duck House, Art and Hay Fever.
★★★★★ The Reviews Hub
★★★★★ Fairy Powered Productions
★★★★★ West End Best Friend
★★★★★ Curtain Call Reviews
★★★★★ “The ultimate comedy of theatrical chaos and confusion”Sunday Express
★★★★★ “Lindsay Posner’s miraculously choreographed revival is proof that Noises Off has lost none of its power to reduce adults to hysterical, helpless wrecks” Mail on Sunday
★★★★★ “As finely worked as a Swiss watch and as funny as the human condition permits” The Times
“I giggled myself silly throughout” Observer
Reviews from the 2012 Old Vic production & tour
Tour Dates:
Wednesday 23 August – Saturday 9 September 2023 Birmingham Rep
Tuesday 12 - Saturday 16 September 2023 Newcastle Theatre Royal
Tuesday 26 - Saturday 30 September 2023 Hall For Cornwall
Tuesday 3 - Saturday 7 October 2023 Blackpool Grand
Tuesday 10 - Saturday 14 October 2023 Lighthouse, Poole
Tuesday 17 - Saturday 21 October 2023 Lowry Theatre, Salford
Tuesday 24 - Saturday 28 October 2023 Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
Tuesday 31 October - Saturday 4 November 2023 York Theatre Royal
Tuesday 7 - 11 November 2023 Norwich Theatre Royal
Tuesday 14 - 18 November 2023 His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen
Tuesday 21 - Saturday 25 November 2023 Milton Keynes Theatre
Tuesday 28 November - Saturday 2 December 2023 Sheffield Lyceum
Tuesday 9 - Saturday 13 January 2024 Chichester Festival Theatre
Tuesday 16 - Saturday 20 January 2024 Malvern Theatre
Tuesday 23 - Saturday 27 January 2024 Eastbourne Congress Theatre
Tuesday 30 January - Saturday 3 February 2024 Nottingham Theatre Royal
Tuesday 6 - Saturday 10 February 2024 Chester Storyhouse Theatre
Tuesday 13 - Saturday 17 February 2024 Cheltenham Everyman Theatre
Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 September
Evenings 7.30pm
Matinees Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday 2.30pm
Tickets from £31
A Booking Fee of £2.50 per ticket applies
Theatre Royal Bath Productions in association with Birmingham Rep present
NOISES OFF by Michael Frayn
Starring Liza Goddard, Matthew Kelly, Simon Shepherd, Daniel Rainford, Dan Fredenbergh, Lisa Ambalavanar, Simon Coates, Lucy Robinson and Nikhita Lesler
Director Lindsay Posner
Associate Director George Jibson
Set Designer Simon Higlett
Lighting Designer Paul Pyant
Sound Designer Gregory Clarke
Composer Will Stuart
Movement/Fight Director Ruth Cooper-Brown
Associate Fight and Movement Director Claire Llewellyn
Assistant Director Merle Wheldon-Posner
Casting Director Ginny Schiller CDG
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