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Rehearsing
Tom Miller (Lloyd), Christine Healy (Dotty), Aidan Laliberte (Garry), Jason Preston (Tim), Sharon Starr (Poppy) are shown rehearsing “Noises Off” at the Bradley. Photo by Chris Atwood.
'Noises Off'
coming
to Bradley
PUTNAM — It’s that gloomy time of year; the holidays are over and the days are short and cold. The Theatre of Northeastern Connecticut at the Bradley Playhouse is ready to brighten your days and make you laugh until your sides ache, when it presents “Noises Off.”
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25, 26, Feb. 1, 2, 8 and 9 and at 2 p.m. Jan. 27, Feb. 3 and 10. Tickets are $20 for adults and $16 for seniors and students at the theater on Front Street. Reservations may be made with a major credit card online at www.thebradleyplayhouse.org or by calling 860-928-7887. Tickets may be purchased at the theater box office, either before the performance or at the door if available. Purchasing your tickets ahead of time is always a good idea.
The TNECT performance of Noises Off is directed by Carole Hayes, assisted by Kathleen Lundy. The troupe of befuddled actors is played by Preston Arnold, Christine Healy, Aidan Laliberte, Thomas Moody, Katie Perry-Lorentz and Alison Wiza. Tom Miller appears as the director, Jason Preston is the company and stage manager and Sharon Starr plays the assistant stage manager.
Noises Off was written by Michael Frayn and had its debut in 1982. The inspiration for the play was The Two of Us, a farce written by Frayn for Lynn Redgrave, which he discovered was “funnier from behind than in front and I thought that one day I must write a farce from behind.” There was a film version in 1992 which starred Michael Caine, Carol Burnett, Christopher Reeve, John Ritter, Marilu Henner and Nicollette Sheridan.
A play within a play, you join the cast of Noises Off as they are in the frantic final rehearsal for the play Nothing On, and things could not be going worse. Lines are forgotten, love triangles are unraveling, sardines are flying everywhere and complete pandemonium ensues. The action is presented behind the scenes as well as what the audience sees, adding the contrast between on-stage and off-stage personalities.
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