Details

"I am shirking off the chains that have shackled me for so long - I have suddenly come to realise that I am a woman - a living, passionate, pulsating woman - it never occurred to me before.' Janet Ebony and her best friend Peter Chelsworth are innocently sharing a sleeping compartment when their train to Paris is involved in a disastrous railway accident. Outrage and scandal ensue as Janet's husband Paul and her fearsome mother-in-law accuse Janet and Peter of adultery. Aghast at their families' accusations, Janet and Peter decide to take revenge by inventing an adulterous affair... Written with No?l Coward's trademark wit and insight, Home Chat is a distinctly modern comedy about female sexuality and fidelity, in a society rigidly governed by decorum and reputation. A unique rediscovery in its first UK production since its premiere in 1927.

Cast/Performers

Polly Adams, Tim Chipping, Philip Correia, Joanna David, Richard Dempsey, Nelly Harker, Robert Hazle, Clare Lawrence Moody, Zoe Waites

Creatives/Company

Author: Noel Coward
Producer(s): Eleanor Keel, Leo Mylonadis (for ElmTree Productions in association with Nejil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre)
Director: Martin Parr
Design: Rebecca Brower
Music: Cathy Jayes
Costume: Charlotte Espiner
Lighting: Christopher Nairne
Sound: Pete Malkin