US actress Christine Baranski will make her West End debut alongside Richard E. Grant in a new production of Noël Coward’s film. Hay fever.
It also features a family comedy directed by Emily Burns Saltburn Star Grant returns to the West End stage after 20 years. It will be shown at the Wyndham Theater from September to December of this year, with two-time Tony Award winner Baranski playing Judith Place and Grant playing David Place.
“Last year, Judith retired from her life on stage. She really misses the applause,” the plot synopsis reads. “While they’re away at their country house, the rest of the family—reclusive novelist husband David and douchey children Sorrel and Simon—are too self-involved to be a good audience. So, Judith invites a young admirer as her guest for the weekend. But unbeknownst to her, each of the Blisses has a guest of their own arriving at the same time. Not well suited to hosting and allergic to compromise, the house soon explodes into chaos. Parlor games, insults, and apparitions Not required.
Baranski, best known for his recent roles in The Gilded Age and The good wife“I attended my first West End play when I was a student at Juilliard in 1971, so it’s a dream come true,” she said of her debut on the London stage. She said she was looking forward to life in London – “a city that I absolutely adore” – and described her co-star as “so talented, so smart, so funny”.
She continued: “The last time I performed on stage was 20 years ago, and coincidentally, Richard E. Grant last performed in the West End 20 years ago! …[[Hay fever]Requires fast delivery and nice shine. I hope spending time with this bohemian family will be a delicious treat for the audience!”
Grant added that he guest-starred for one night The play was not written at Wyndham 25 years ago and was delighted to be back with “the sensual Christine Baranski in Noel Coward’s delicious comedy, Hay feverwhich premiered in the West End 101 years ago (but who cares?).”
the Withnail and me The star said he’s also looking forward to a “bigger dressing room.” He added: “I love the theater, and I am happy to return to it, directed by the brilliant actress Emily Burns.”
More cast members and creative team will be revealed later. The last stage of Hay fever In London it was at the Noel Coward Theater in 2012, featuring Lindsay Duncan, Kevin R. McNally, and a still-unknown Phoebe Waller-Bridge playing their daughter.
