{"product_id":"noises-off-9781350184855","title":"Noises Off","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"As finely worked as a Swiss watch and as funny as the human condition permits..the zigzag brilliance of the text as the clunky lines of the farce-within-a-farce rub against the sharp dialogue of reality\" Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA play-within-a-play following a touring theatre company who are rehearsing and performing a comedy called \u003ci\u003eNothing On\u003c\/i\u003e, results in a riotous double-bill of comedic craft and dramatic skill. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHurtling along at breakneck speed it shows the backstage antics as they stumble through the dress-rehearsal at Weston-super-Mare, then on to a disastrous matinee at Ashton-under-Lyne, followed by a total meltdown in Stockton-on-Tees.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Frayn's irresistible, multi-award-winning backstage farce has been enjoyed by millions of people worldwide since it premiered in 1982 and has been hailed as one of the greatest British comedies ever written. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of both Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Comedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition features a new introduction by Michael Blakemore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10502433\"\u003eMichael Frayn\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350184855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350184853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-DRA\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-DRA003000\"\u003eEuropean | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER011030\"\u003eTheater | Playwriting\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Frayn \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in London in 1933 and began his career as a journalist on the Guardian and the Observer. He has written seventeen plays, including \u003ci\u003eNoises Off, Copenhagen\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDemocracy\u003c\/i\u003e, translated Chekhov's last four plays, and adapted his first as \u003ci\u003eWild Honey.\u003c\/i\u003e His screenplays include \u003ci\u003eClockwise\u003c\/i\u003e, starring John Cleese, and among his eleven novels are \u003ci\u003eThe Tin Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTowards the End of the Morning, Headlong\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSkios\u003c\/i\u003e. Collections of articles include \u003ci\u003eCollected Columns\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStage Directions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTravels with a Typewriter. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has also published two philosophical works, \u003ci\u003eConstructions\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Human Touch\u003c\/i\u003e, and a memoir, \u003ci\u003eMy Father's Fortune.\u003c\/i\u003e His most recent publications are three collections of short entertainments, \u003ci\u003eMatchbox Theatre, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePocket Playhouse\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMagic Mobile.\u003c\/i\u003e He is married to the writer Claire Tomalin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44491108417773,"sku":"9781350184855","price":18.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_3144f22a-ae83-40e4-88b2-c12e872da36b.jpg?v=1700882182","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/noises-off-9781350184855","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}