Frayn

British  

/ freɪn /

noun

1. Michael . born 1933, British playwright, novelist, and translator; his plays include The Two of Us (1970), Noises Off (1982), Copenhagen (1998), and Democracy (2004); novels include A Landing on the Sun (1991) and Spies (2002)

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Example Sentences

He really got the message when the venue revived Michael Frayn's 1982 farce Noises Off in 2014 – and he had to plead with a group of 10 women to stay for the second half.

From BBC

As modern farces go, Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off” is not only one of the funniest but may also be the most elegantly conceived.

From Los Angeles Times

With the precision of a geometric proof, Frayn built his farce on the back of another.

From Los Angeles Times

The narrowness of the playing area makes it difficult for the actors to do more than offer a stylized approximation of the slapstick ballet that Frayn has engineered.

From Los Angeles Times

Act Three, which brings a performance of “Nothing On” to utter collapse, doesn’t quite reach the lunatic heights that Frayn intends.

From Los Angeles Times