An obvious but not-so-explored motif in Noises Off is doors. Doors are constantly opening and closing in the scenes, and these entrances and exits dictate a lot of the play's plot. The doors seem to separate the outside "world" of the play in which the actors are having relationship problems and the world of the play in which the characters are interacting. The doors also separate different complications for the play. A lot of times, the entrances and exits of the characters determine the next problem that the actors will be going through. The opening and shutting of doors also gives the characters a chance to put aside different relationships or moments in the play to start a new one.
As far as a tag line, I'm sure there have been hundreds for this play. I would probably choose, "Oh, the sardines." I think the misplacement of the sardines is really hilarious throughout the play, and, to me, a tagline reminds you of the thing that you remember after the play is finished. I cannot even begin to come up with a unifying principle for this play, so I have "got nothing" as far as how this tagline would relate to a unifying principle.
i like the analogy of doors in the play as being a way to enter into different worlds. there is def a sense of relationships opening and closing esp amoung the protagonist, and that is a great tagline. -btb
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