Noises Off: What is a Farce?
Noises Off is a meta-theatrical comedy: a farce about the production of a farce, titled Nothing On. But what's a farce? Farce is a style of comedy that places exaggerated stock characters into absurd high-pressure situations, resulting in fast, almost-violent slapstick. There's often a case of mistaken identity, a romantic entanglement or two, and several