Noises OFF! Audition information:

Michael Frayn’s Noises Off is one of the fastest, funniest, and most frenetic farces ever written. The story revolves around a theatrical troupe attempting to stage the fictional play, Nothing On. Each act reveals hilarious complications both on-stage and behind the scenes. 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Actors of all ages are needed.
However, please note: Noises Off is an extremely physical production.
Actors should be prepared for running, climbing stairs, slamming doors, falling, carrying props, precision timing, and sustained physical comedy.

British accents are not required, but they are strongly desired.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

• Physical Comedy Exercise:
Auditionees will perform a brief physical comedy scene to assess movement and capabilities. 

• Readings From the Script:
Sides will be provided at auditions. 

CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS

Lloyd Dallas (30s–60s)
Director of the play-within-the-play Nothing On. Temperamental, sarcastic, dry-witted, and perpetually exasperated. Juggles a chaotic company and a complicated love life with Brooke and Poppy.

Dotty Otley (40s–60s)
A once-famous television actress and one of the show’s investors. Motherly but absent-minded. Romantic partner of Garry. Performs heavy physical comedy involving props and fast entrances/exits.

Garry Lejeune (20s–40s)
A well-meaning but excitable leading man who can barely finish a sentence unless it’s scripted. Athletic, jealous, passionate, and prone to pratfalls. Requires very strong physicality.

Brooke Ashton (18–30s)
A young, inexperienced actress who stays laser-focused on her scripted performance while everything collapses around her. Often loses her contact lenses (without which she is nearly blind). Part of the Lloyd–Poppy–Brooke triangle. Physical comedy required.

Frederick “Freddie” Fellowes (20s–50s)
Gentle, kind, and hilariously clueless actor. Suffers nosebleeds at the mere thought of violence or confrontation. 

Belinda Blair (20s–50s)
Cheerful, warm, and diplomatic—the company gossip and unofficial peacemaker. Often tries to smooth interpersonal drama while somewhat feeding it herself. 

Selsdon Mowbray (50+)
An elderly, near-deaf veteran actor with a drinking problem. Physicality is moderate.

Poppy Norton-Taylor (20s–30s)
Assistant Stage Manager, emotionally fragile, easily rattled, and caught in a love triangle with Lloyd and Brooke. 

Tim Allgood (20s–40s)
Overworked Stage Manager responsible for everything: tech issues, understudying, fixing props, calming nerves, and running Lloyd’s errands.