Noises Off Theatre Analysis

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Based solely on what I’ve heard and my common understanding of comedies, I fully expect Noises Off to be a humorous and farcical peace. I’m the most excited to see how Noises Off plays to the expectations I have set forth for a comedy piece. I’m interested to see how the play takes a hold of comedy and in what direction the jokes are going to go. Will the jokes be sexual innuendos, satirical, musical comedy, insults, spoofs? Who knows! That’s the beauty of theatre, and its many avenues of expression. I have full faith Noises Off will display and satisfy most, if not all, of these possibilities for comedy. I’m personally most anxious to see the display of the characters and how each of them approaches their comedy. Each character can be completely …show more content…

As a farcical comedy, I expect to be thoroughly entertained by the play and all the emotions I have are basically what is expected of a comedy play. I expect joy, humor, and gratification. As a viewer, I hope this show will spark my interest in the genre and make me excited and hopeful for future shows I see in that genre.
After having seen Noises Off, I feel that most of my expectations have been met. As a novice in the world of theatre, I had many high standards for what I feel should be expected of a comedy. I watched the show and almost immediately began to laugh. It was very humorous and enjoyable to watch. The characters all took different approaches in their comedy and it was very funny to hear the forced British accents. At first, I was a bit confused on the structure of the play. It was a play inside a play, and for an untrained mind this can be difficult to comprehend. At the beginning of the play, Lloyd, the …show more content…

Though I was at first confused, I thoroughly enjoyed getting to watch that. It indirectly allowed me to become a part of the play. Brooke and Gary while onstage experience this fully functioning improvisation of their roles even when none of their dialogue flows, they make it work. This is not only seen with Brooke and Gary but with the entire cast at the end of the play. It was one of the most humorous moments of the entire play. Once all had fallen through and the characters were fighting off backstage feuds, the play fell apart. It was at that moment, most of my expectations for the play had been met. The humor of the play was at its peak, the emotions of all the characters was running high, and the audience was fully engaged into the actions. The second and third acts were both equally entertaining. Coming into the play, I honestly had high expectations but at the same I didn’t fully understand what to expect. During the intermissions, I found myself constantly wanting more from the play. It was almost as if I didn’t want it to end. I never thought in my wildest dreams a play where the word sardines is thrown around like it’s apart of everyday language would make me want to observe theatre and

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