ACT ONE The cast of a comic play, Nothing On, rehearses at a theatre in Weston-super-Mare, England, the night before the show is set to premiere. Lloyd Dallas directs Dotty Otley (playing the role of…
From his Fleet Street satire Towards the End of the Morning to the theatrical in-jokes of Noises Off, journalist, novelist and playwright Michael Frayn has made a career from uncovering the absurdities of real life….
“I saw [the show] from backstage one night, and thought it was funnier than what was going on out front. It made me think I’d like to write a farce seen from backstage. Then Michael…