Noises Off Analysis

A cast can’t seem to get Nothing On, a play they are acting in, to take off and become a full production. During the rehearsal, the cast struggles with the director to grasp the concept and cues of the play to execute the whole production. When the play is premiered, everything that could possibly go wrong with the play, does go wrong. This causes the rhythm to suffer for Nothing On.

The rhythm for Noises Off was very fast paced. The characters were constantly interacting with each other. The plot from Act 1 to Act 2 flowed easily because Act 1 was the rehearsal and Act 2 was the real performance. I think each character contributed to the rhythm in their own way.

Gary is in love with Dotty. During the Noises Off, it seems as though Dotty

The first set looked like it was a vacation mountain house. It had the appearance like it was built in the 1900s, yet, it was well kept. It looked like something an upper middle class family would vacation in. The lighting while this set was in use bright to demonstrate that it was day time. The set and the lighting was appropriate for the circumstances given that it was a play within a play. Also, I loved how between Act 1 and Act 2, the set switched to a backstage view. That engaged me even more because then I felt as though I were actually part of the production process. It was definitely relevant when the opening night of the play began. It looked great and it

At first, I thought I would get lost by attempting to keep track of all of the names of the characters. Yet, the characters did a great job with acknowledging each other by name and not allowing the audience to get lost. Due to the fact that there were so many main characters, I did get a little confused as to where I should focus my attention on stage. There were a lot of funny things going on at once. If I looked in one corner, I would miss action in the other and vice versa. I was fairly engaged in the play, because I was able to relate to it. I also liked when the director came from the audience, it made me feel like I was taking a sneak peek at a rehearsal of a production. The playwright seemed to be attempting to make a lighthearted statement about theatre. He seemed to have been making a point to say that it is not easy to deal with people in theater and sometimes life happens and people make mistakes, but, the show goes on. I think it was done well and it was worth doing because it wasn’t something that was depressing but something everybody could feel connected to even if you’re not engaged in the theater