Noises Off

A good motif for Noises Off would be "experiences". Everyone in the play has experiences with each other on and off stage and it influences how each other interact. Backstage and onstage, the character's vibes with each other are seen very clearly throughout. Towards the end of the play, they start to not even care what everyone thinks and it gets incredibly hectic. They say whatever they want even though they are supposed to be acting in a play. It's quite humorous. You see how their experiences influence the characters in Nothing On. For instance, Dotty and Gary's down-spiraling relationship has Dotty in tears in Act 2 on and off stage. This influences her acting because she can't exactly play Mrs. Clackett perfectly because she really does have a relationship in real life with Gary. It's sort of uncomfortable and awkward, if you ask me. "Behind jammed doors" is a perfect tag line! We literally go behind the closed doors in Act 2 by being back stage and seeing what really goes on between the characters in Noises Off and why Noises On changes in Act 3 because of their real life experiences with each other. It helps us get a feel for the play more and we see why they choose to do what they do and act the way they do. As their relationship progress, so do their characters in Noises On. Also, everytime they get into a "jam", they create Noises On to be even more in a jam than before. It stressed me out A LOT!