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Sunday, 21 January 2007 12:26 pm
Funny, it wasn't that quiet to me
Last Friday, Arena Stage volunteers had an unusual time with Noises Off, a farce about a farce. ( Here's how )
( The gist, no spoilers )
My mom had said she was up for a "check-your-brain-at-the-door" play after a hard week. I consider that description misleading, because while it doesn't require much intellect (notwithstanding a reference to Myra Hess), you have to be alert if you don't want to think, "Wait, when did that happen?"
That said, it has to be the funniest Arena production -- heck, the funniest stage production -- I've seen since their rendition of Animal Crackers in 1999. Think of the most systematically chaotic comedy you've seen, and cube it. At the risk(?) of sounding like Millicent Mudd, it's so far over the top that you can see it peeking out the bottom. The British accents didn't hurt, either. :)
( The gist, no spoilers )
My mom had said she was up for a "check-your-brain-at-the-door" play after a hard week. I consider that description misleading, because while it doesn't require much intellect (notwithstanding a reference to Myra Hess), you have to be alert if you don't want to think, "Wait, when did that happen?"
That said, it has to be the funniest Arena production -- heck, the funniest stage production -- I've seen since their rendition of Animal Crackers in 1999. Think of the most systematically chaotic comedy you've seen, and cube it. At the risk(?) of sounding like Millicent Mudd, it's so far over the top that you can see it peeking out the bottom. The British accents didn't hurt, either. :)
