Recently widowed, Adela Shelly finds herself being wooed by the suave and charismatic Guy Littleton, a visitor to her elegant Caribbean house on the side of an island volcano. When Guy's acid-tongued wife, Melissa, decides to fly in and see off Adela, she doesn't count on Adela's best friend, Ellen, also falling for Guy's charms. As tensions begin to bubble under the surface, so does the volcano and the results are explosive. Written in 1956, during Coward's self-exile in Jamaica, this will be the first major production of this steamy tale of Caribbean adultery which was originally envisioned for Katharine Hepburn. Inspired by an affair between Coward's friend Ian Fleming and a plantation-owning society beauty, this atmospheric drama gives a fascinating insight into the decadent, scandal-ridden Caribbean lifestyle that Coward and his fellow ex-pats enjoyed.| 14 Aug 12 to 29 Sep 12 | Vaudeville Theatre West End Greater London |
| 6 Aug 12 to 11 Aug 12 | Malvern Theatres Malvern Worcestershire |
| 30 Jul 12 to 4 Aug 12 | Churchill Theatre Bromley Kent |
| 23 Jul 12 to 28 Jul 12 | Theatre Royal Brighton East Sussex |
| 16 Jul 12 to 21 Jul 12 | The Playhouse Oxford Oxfordshire |
| 2 Jul 12 to 7 Jul 12 | Theatre Severn Shrewsbury Shropshire |
| 25 Jun 12 to 30 Jun 12 | Devonshire Park Theatre Eastbourne East Sussex |
| 11 Jun 12 to 16 Jun 12 | Theatre Royal Bath Bath & North East Somerset |
| 4 Jun 12 to 9 Jun 12 | Richmond Theatre Outer London Greater London |
| 22 May 12 to 2 Jun 12 | Theatre Royal Windsor Berkshire |
