The British invented contemporary farce, but Noises Off! (a Broadway smash)
is THE quinessential farce. The play opens with a touring company dress
rehearsing Nothing On, a conventional farce. The second act reveals
the same rehearsal from the backstage perspective and the
third act has to be seen to be believed!
The motion picture featured an all-star cast, including
Michael Caine, Carol Burnett, John Ritter, and Christopher Reeve.