Noises Off

Noises Off (1982) is a play by English author of novels and plays, Michael Frayn (1933-*).

Performance history in South Africa
1983: Presented by Pieter Toerien Productions by arrangement with Michael Codron and Herbert de Leon Ltd, directed by Rex Garner, opening 11 May at the André Huguenet Theatre, subsequently moving to the Baxter Theatre, starring Joy Stewart Spence, Rex Garner, Eckard Rabe, Alida Labia, Tammy Bonell, Ralph Lawson, Clare Marshall, Errol Hart, Kenneth Baker. Set designed by Kay Page and Steve Collins. Lighting designed by Jannie Swanepoel, costumes by Noreen Sterling.

1999: Staged by the Technikon Pretoria, directed by Shirley Sacks with a cast of students.

2005: Performed at the Montecasino Theatre and the Theatre on the Bay, directed by Christopher Weare, starring Robyn Scott, Alan Committie, Ralph Lawson, Neville Thomas, Julie Hartley, Jenny Stead, Daniel Barnett, Pierre Malherbe and Henri Landon. This production was also staged at the National Arts Festival 2005, presented by Pieter Toerien Productions.

Translations and adaptations
Lawwe Geluide, a translation into Afrikaans by Charles J. Fourie. Performed at the KKNK in the 2000s.

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