Out of Order won the 1991 Olivier Award for Best Comedy.
Although the play was originally written for a British audience, the play was adapted for a more Canadian feel. Aside from changing the political parties, all the locations refered to are actual places in or around Ottawa.
For the role of Ronnie Worthington, Dave Stewart waxed his back before opening night. His back was still so red from the waxing that a "liberal" amount of makeup was required to cover the damage.
During one performance, a leg on the sofa gave way as a surprised Steve Amor sat down. Bruce Fleming covered the situation by grabbing a nearby briefcase, inserting it in place of the broken leg and ad-libbing the line "Pigden, your briefcase is finally getting used for something."
Erin Thompson appeared next to Lindsay Lohan in the movie Mean Girls. She played Dawn Schweitzer, the captain of the girl's softball team. She even got her picture in the "burn book".
