Editing Noises Off (section)

==Production history==
The play premièred at the [[Lyric Hammersmith|Lyric Theatre]], [[London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham|Hammersmith]], London in 1982, directed by [[Michael Blakemore]] and starring [[Patricia Routledge]], [[Paul Eddington]], and [[Nicky Henson]]. It opened to excellent reviews and shortly after transferred to the [[Savoy Theatre]] in the [[West End theatre|West End]], where it ran until 1987 with five successive casts. It won the [[Evening Standard Theatre Awards|''Evening Standard'' Award]] for Best Comedy.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-11-05 |title=Evening Standard Theatre Awards 1980-2003 |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/evening-standard-theatre-awards-19802003-7299246.html |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref>

On 11 December 1983, a production directed again by Blakemore and starring [[Dorothy Loudon]], [[Victor Garber]], [[Brian Murray (actor)|Brian Murray]], [[Jim Piddock]], [[Deborah Rush]], [[Douglas Seale]], and [[Amy Wright]] opened on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Brooks Atkinson Theatre]], where it ran for 553 performances. It earned [[Tony Award]] nominations for Best Play and for Blakemore, Rush, and Seale, and won a [[Drama Desk Award]] for Outstanding Ensemble.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

''Noises Off'' has become a staple of both professional theatre companies and [[community theatre]]s on both sides of the Atlantic. On 5 October 2000, the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] in London mounted a revival, directed by [[Jeremy Sams]] and starring [[Patricia Hodge]], [[Peter Egan]] and [[Aden Gillett]], that ran for two years, transferring to the [[Piccadilly Theatre]] in the West End on 14 May 2001 with [[Lynn Redgrave]] and [[Stephen Mangan]] replacing Hodge and Egan, respectively. Sams' production transferred to Broadway, again at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, on 1 November 2001, with [[Patti LuPone]], [[Peter Gallagher]], [[Faith Prince]], [[T. R. Knight]], and [[Katie Finneran]]. The production was nominated for a Tony and Drama Desk Award as Best Revival of a Play, and Finneran was named Best Featured Actress by both groups.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

Frayn has repeatedly rewritten the play over the years. The last revision was in 2000 at the request of Jeremy Sams. There are numerous differences between the 1982 and 2000 scripts. Some new sequences have been added (e.g., an introduction to Act Three, in which Tim, the Company Stage Manager, and Poppy, the Assistant Stage Manager, make simultaneous apologies – the former in front of the curtain, the latter over the PA – for the delay in the performance). Other sequences have been altered or cut entirely. References that tend to date the play (such as Mrs. Clackett's to the Brents having [[Color television|colour television]]) have been eliminated or rewritten.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

A London production ran from 3 December 2011 to 10 March 2012 at [[The Old Vic]], directed by [[Lindsay Posner]] and starring [[Jonathan Coy]], [[Janie Dee]], [[Robert Glenister]], [[Jamie Glover]], [[Celia Imrie]], [[Karl Johnson (actor)|Karl Johnson]], [[Aisling Loftus]], [[Amy Nuttall]] and [[Paul Ready]]. This production transferred to the [[Novello Theatre]] in the West End from 24 March to 30 June 2012, and then toured Britain and Ireland with a different cast.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

A Broadway revival, produced by [[Roundabout Theatre Company]], started in previews at the [[American Airlines Theatre]] on 17 December 2015, and opened on 14 January 2016. The cast featured [[Andrea Martin]] (Dotty Otley), [[Megan Hilty]] (Brooke Ashton), [[Campbell Scott]] (Lloyd Dallas), [[Jeremy Shamos]] (Frederick Fellowes), [[David Furr]] (Garry Lejeune), [[Rob McClure]] (Tim Allgood), [[Daniel Davis (actor)|Daniel Davis]] (Selsdon Mowbray), [[Kate Jennings Grant]] (Belinda Blair), and [[Tracee Chimo]] (Poppy Norton-Taylor).<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/backstage-comedy-noises-off-starring-andrea-martin-and-megan-hilty-returns-to-broadway-tonight-375785# "Backstage Comedy ''Noises Off'', Starring Andrea Martin and Megan Hilty, Returns to Broadway Tonight"], ''[[Playbill]]'', 17 December 2015</ref><ref>Staff. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/the-verdict-did-critics-open-the-dooror-slam-iton-broadways-noises-off-379648# "The Verdict: Did Critics Open the Door—or Slam It—on Broadway's ''Noises Off''?"], ''[[Playbill]]'', 14 January 2016</ref> The revival ran its limited run through 13 March 2016, extending by one week due to popular demand.<ref>Staff. [http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Roundabouts-NOISES-OFF-Extends-Broadway-Run-20160125 "Roundabout's ''Noises off'' Extends Broadway Run"], broadwayworld.com, 25 January 2016</ref> The production was nominated for 2016 [[Tony Award]]s for Best Revival of Play, Best Featured Actress for Martin and Hilty, Best Featured Actor for Furr, and Best Costume Design.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/article/2016-tony-nominations-are-being-revealed# "See Full List of 2016 Tony Award Nominations"], ''[[Playbill]]'', 3 May 2016</ref>

An Australian production was mounted at the [[Queensland Performing Arts Centre]], where it ran for three weeks as part of [[Queensland Theatre Company|Queensland Theatre Company's]] 2017 season.<ref name=artsreview>[http://artsreview.com.au/noises-off/ ''Noises Off'' review"], ''Arts Review'', 6 June 2017</ref> After the season with QTC, the show then transferred to the [[Arts Centre Melbourne|Playhouse Theatre]], where it ran from 8 July to 12 August with [[Melbourne Theatre Company]].<ref name=artsreview /> The cast featured [[Simon Burke]] as Lloyd Dallas, Emily Goddard as Poppy Norton-Taylor, [[Libby Munro]] as Brooke Ashton, Ray Chong Nee as Garry Lejeune, Hugh Parker as Frederick Fellowes, James Saunders as Timothy Allgood, [[Louise Siversen]] as Dotty Otley, [[Steven Tandy]] as Selsdon Mowbray and [[Nicki Wendt]] as Belinda Blair.<ref>[http://www.mtc.com.au/about/the-company/archive/season-2017/noises-off/#unit-production-cast "''Noises Off'' production details], [[Melbourne Theatre Company]], 2017</ref> In Australia it has been produced many times and in many places from 1982 to 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AusStage: Noises Off|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/work/2042|access-date=2021-03-29|website=ausstage.edu.au}}</ref>

The play returned to the [[Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)|Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith]] in a new production directed by [[Jeremy Herrin]] from 27 June to 3 August 2019, starring Lois Chimimba, [[Jonathan Cullen]], [[Debra Gillett]], Amy Morgan, [[Enyi Okoronkwo]], [[Lloyd Owen]], [[Daniel Rigby]], [[Simon Rouse]] and [[Meera Syal]]. The production transferred to the [[Garrick Theatre]] in [[London]]'s [[West End theatre|West End]] with [[Sarah Hadland]], [[Richard Henders]], [[Lisa McGrillis]], [[Anjli Mohindra]] and Adrian Richards replacing Gillet, Cullen, Morgan, Chimimba and Okoronkwo from the Hammersmith run from 27 September 2019 until 4 January 2020.

A 40th anniversary production directed by [[Lindsay Posner]] ran at the [[Phoenix Theatre, London]] from January to March 2023 (following a short UK tour in autumn 2022) starring [[Felicity Kendal]], [[Matthew Kelly]], [[Tracy-Ann Oberman]], [[Alexander Hanson (actor)|Alexander Hanson]], Sasha Frost, [[Joseph Millson]], [[Jonathan Coy]] Pepter Lunkuse and [[Hubert Burton]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Noises Off 40th Anniversary production stars Felicity Kendal|url=https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/noises-off-felicity-kendal|access-date=2022-03-17|website=londonboxoffice.co.uk}}</ref> The production also began a UK tour at the [[Birmingham Repertory Theatre|Birmingham Rep]] with Kelly, [[Liza Goddard]], [[Simon Shepherd]], [[Dan Fredenburgh]], [[Lisa Ambalavanar]], Nikhita Lesler, [[Simon Coates (actor)|Simon Coates]], [[Lucy Robinson (actress)|Lucy Robinson]] and Daniel Rainford from September 2023. The production also returned to the West End at the [[Theatre Royal Haymarket]] with Kendal, Coy and Hanson returning, joined by [[Mathew Horne]], [[Tamzin Outhwaite]], Oscar Batterham and [[James Fleet]] from September to December 2023.