Inspiration: how Peter McKintosh designed the set for Michael Frayn's Noises Off
The set designer reveals how his scribbled ideas in notebooks become the 'brains' of a hit West End productionPeter McKintosh designed the set for the recent revival of the Michael Frayn farce Noises Off, a hit for the Old Vic that transferred to the West End in the spring. "The minute you start scribbling," he says, "the ideas start forming. It's a bit like being sick: you vomit out the things that are in your head.…