Mr Berman described the court case as "noises off which will be resolved quickly".

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After the success of Michael Frayn's Noises Off, which is still playing in the West End, the theatre has also extended the playwright and novellist's cold war drama Democracy.

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In addition, Michael Frayn's farce Noises Off - which opened at the Old Vic in December 2011, before transferring to the West End - will tour the UK from March 2013.

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Noises off are the third problem.

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In danger of falling on to the assembled mass, and after some heated communication between the CBI chief and the man in the roof - now joined by a friend - the PM was bundled off into a side room to deliver his speech cheek by jowl with the invited guests, and the constant interruptions of mobile phones, TV cameras, photographers, and noises off.

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"The scariest part about his whole statement is that he is encouraging people to blindly fire off rounds at unknown noises and in unknown directions, " said another.

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The object of the game: To bounce the ball off whatever surfaces you can manage, and then into the cup, which will light up and make noises.

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