Richard E Grant and Christine Baranski lead revival of Noël Coward's Hay Fever in London
The production at Wyndham's Theatre brings Coward's 1925 comedy of social embarrassment back to the West End with a starring cast.
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A new production of Noël Coward's comedy Hay Fever has opened at Wyndham's Theatre in London, starring Richard E Grant and Christine Baranski, according to a Guardian review.
The review described Grant as bringing "shock-haired vigour" to the role of a vain novelist whose bohemian children's surprise weekend guests spark a series of socially awkward encounters.
Hay Fever, first staged in the West End in 1925, centers on retired stage diva Judith Bliss and her family, which the review noted is "artificial to the point of lunacy."
The Guardian noted that the play's West End debut and its first Broadway production received mixed notices from critics at the time, despite its enduring popularity over the following century.
The review suggested that the play's comic effect has traditionally relied more on the performers' delivery than on the script itself.
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- Hay Fever review – Richard E Grant and Christine Baranski host Coward’s country house shenanigans — The Guardian — Culture
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