Hay Fever

Details

Classic comedy of bad manners about a flamboyant family. The characters of Judith and David Bliss were based on real life friends of the playwright, American actress Laurette Taylor and her husband Hartley Manners. The eccentric couple were renowned for their table manners, surprised guests would often endure shrill arguments - waged entirely among the family - which often ended with them storming out of the room, leaving their bewildered guests to make what they could of the rest of the evening.

Cast/Performers

Claire Storey (Judith Bliss), Shaun Hennessy (David Bliss), Michelle Long (Sorrel Bliss), Sam Kordbacheh (Simon Bliss), Simon Jessop (Sandy Tyrell), Laura Penneycard (Jackie Coryton), Lindsay Ashworth (Myra Arundel), Oliver Beamish (Richard Greatham), Diana Croft (Clara)

Creatives/Company

Author: Noel Coward
Producer: Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Director: Bob Carlton
Design: Mark Walters
Lighting: Paul Stone