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  <title><![CDATA[Noises Off]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;b&gt;Noises Off&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;, &lt;/i&gt;the classic farce by the Tony Award&amp;#8212;winning author of &lt;i&gt;Copenhagen, &lt;/i&gt;is not one play but two: simultaneously a traditional sex farce, &lt;i&gt;Nothing On,&lt;/i&gt; and the backstage &amp;#8220;drama&amp;#8221; that develops during &lt;i&gt;Nothing On&lt;/i&gt;&amp;#8217;s final rehearsal and tour. The two begin to interlock as the characters make their exits from &lt;i&gt;Nothing On&lt;/i&gt; only to find themselves making entrances into the even worse nightmare going on backstage. In the end, at the disastrous final performance, the two plots can be kept separate no longer, and coalesce into a single collective nervous breakdown.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1982</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Michael Frayn]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've seen this three times. It's the most clever play, hysterically funny, really laugh-until-it-hurts-funny. But it has to be done by somebody top-notch. Luckily I've only bombed out once.<br/><br/>Michael Frayn suffers from being an all-rounder. I once read some advice he gave to aspiring writer...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71832264">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu Jan 01 12:28:03 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Classic, ironic Michael Frayn with his play about a play-rehearsal which is going badly.  All the characters have their &quot;actor&quot; identities as well as their character's name and identities.  When am I really me and when am I acting out some half-understood script I've had thrust upon me?  I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41509663">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="15256967">
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A farcical play-within-a-play involving the cast of a fictional sex comedy called &quot;Nothing On.&quot;  The whole thing is seen from backstage, as the personal lives of the &quot;actors&quot; start interfering with the mechanics of the play - cues are missed, lines are misspoken and plates of sar...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15256967">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="57552193">
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed May 27 17:53:03 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 23 17:41:18 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had more trouble reading this play than any other play I have ever read, including Shakespeare.  There is so much going on.  I really enjoyed it and we watched the movie version of the play as part of our library group discussion.  I got more out of watching the play/movie having read it first but...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57552193">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="54805668">
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my FAVORITE PLAYS EVER!!!   The movie version is a triumph as well.  In fact, it's a very physical play, so better to see it live, or watch the movie....oh, and don't watch any where near a full bladder....will have you peeing with laughter if done right.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Despite being in a truly TRAUMATIC stage production of this show, I still love it, and think it is the funniest stage farce ever created.  Insane and hilarious!]]></body>
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    <review id="45127882">
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    <body><![CDATA[well, i performed a piece from this work and got rave reviews, so i went back and read the entire thing... it was amazing...an absolute must read]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Definitely better to watch than read; however, even when watched, not my favorite form of comedy. I have friends who love this, though.]]></body>
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    <review id="71185165">
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    <body><![CDATA[Pure farce, and one of the funniest plays ever written, particularly for those who have ever worked in theatre.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[so confusing! everyone keeps running into each other! these early morining rehearsals are gonna kill me1]]></body>
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    <review id="65326098">
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    <name><![CDATA[Meltha]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[The funniest play in history.  Period.  The film version with Christopher Reeve is phenomenal as well.]]></body>
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    <review id="64276275">
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    <name><![CDATA[Heather]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Made me laugh out loud, despite being a challenge to follow at times.  The movie adaptation was even funnier.]]></body>
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    <review id="41388842">
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    <body><![CDATA[Perhaps the greatest farce of the 20th century.]]></body>
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    <review id="77669177">
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    <name><![CDATA[Allison]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite all time plays!]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Cecilia]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reading this makes me laugh out loud.  But that's what farces are for, right?  <br/><br/>but seriously...theatre about doing theatre?  really?]]></body>
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    <review id="15812509">
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    <body><![CDATA[While the play itself is terribly amusing and the movie is hilarious, the act of reading this play borders on painful.  Noises Off is an extremely visual play.  Therefore, unless you enjoy reading stage directions, you are not likely to enjoy reading this play.  My recommendation is that anyone inte...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15812509">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="36328724">
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    <name><![CDATA[Bayley]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is literally one of the best plays I've ever seen, if not my favorite play I've ever read/seen. I do think this is one you need to have seen before you read it, or a lot of the slapstick (especially Act II) might go over your head. I highly recommend this to anyone who loves theater, or who is ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36328724">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[ I don't read a lot of plays, but I really enjoyed this one. I like a lot of Neil Simon comedies, but this farce takes the cake. Absolutely hilarious. Would love to have been involved with the production for this one. It's a play within a play and unravels and evolves in the most scandalous and riot...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37399243">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite plays to watch and perform.  Farce at it's best and when you have a good cast it simply cannot be beat.  I thought the movie was really well done too, but how can you wrong with a cast that has carol burnett, michael caine, and john ritter in it.  Brilliant!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sardines, sardines.  THIS PLAY IS SO DAMN FUNNY.  Michael Frayn is a comic GENIUS.  It reads funny, but it plays much better than it reads.  If you ever have a chance to see this play done professionally, jump at the chance.  The movie also doesn't do it justice.  ]]></body>
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