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★★★★★ ‘Felicity Kendal on the most tremendous form’ Daily Mail

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29 April 2015 to 1 August 2015. Monday to Saturday 7.30pm, Thursday & Saturday 3pm

Run time 2 hours including interval. Monday to Saturday at 7:30pm, Wednesday & Saturday at 2:30pm

Includes interval

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Felicity Kendal gives the greatest performance of her career as Judith Bliss – once glittering star of the London stage -  in Noel Coward’s hilarious comedy of bad manners Hay Fever at the Duke of York's Theatre.

In Hayfever the Bliss family are incapable of sharing the spotlight. Unconventional, risqué and often downright rude, they are everything a respectable English family shouldn’t be. When each member of the family invites a guest to their rural retreat, the unassuming visitors are thrown into a living melodrama. Misjudged meetings, secret seductions and scandalous revelations proliferate during one outrageous weekend in Berkshire.

★★★★★ ‘This show is a winner…Felicity Kendal on the most tremendous form’  Daily Mail

★★★★ ‘Felicity Kendal has never been better…a powerhouse performance of acute comic skill’ Times

★★★★ ‘Hay Fever…a comic masterpiece in the great tradition of high English comedy. Felicity Kendal in superb form’ Daily Telegraph

★★★★ ‘Stylish, well-cast and extremely entertaining’ Independent

One of the UK's most popular actresses, Felicity Kendal is best known for her role in The Good Life on television and having received numerous accolades for her stage work. Her recent West End appearances have included Relatively Speaking, The Vortex and Mrs Warren's Profession

The Hay Fever cast also includes Simon Shepherd (The Duck House, ITV's Peak Practice) as her husband David and Michael Simkins (Yes, Prime Minister) as Richard Greatham, with Sara Stewart (Heartbreak House, Chichester) as Myra Arund

In London for a limited season book your Hay Fever tickets today! 

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Recent Reviews

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37 reviews
Marcela Ciobanu

I purchased the ticket online and it has been sent to me by post. The postage was fast.I enjoyed watching the play, it was funny and Felicity Kendall was brilliant.

david fish

This was a perfect relaxing play with some belly laughs, spotlight parts for all nine actors (clever writing) and some intellectual challenges. It has worn well after 90 years - must have been outrageous in 2915. could the duke of york's print their tickets rather than been sent their tickets from elsewhere? i had a wasted journey and I live out of town! thanks to rebecca and barnaby (tickets and stalls) for nice contact and help. thanks best wishes david fish

John Brookfield

The tickets that I bought were quite expensive and a long way back from the stage. The play was quite good fun, although not wildly funny, and quite unsubstantial. The acting was generally good, but Felicity Kendal was too old for the role- with her character making the point that the only way she could have already have had a 19-year old daughter was because she married so young. It's really a part for an actress of 45-50. Set design was very good and I like the period flavour.

Basil Greene

We enjoyed the entire show which was made, of course, by the first class acting across the board. One of the best ever!

david ovenell

Not a great afternoon. Enjoyed the Acting Talents but found the opening build up scene flat. The Play got better as it progressed with more sustained laughter towards the end.

Bridget Revell

Brilliant show. Lead role just made for Felicity Kendal

Nicholas Franklin

Really enjoyed Hay Fever. It's an old fashioned play but the jokes are still funny and the acting was top-notch.

MR J C BROWN

The play: a slow beginning laying the groundwork, the second act much better with good repartee and many laughs, the last act an excellent climax bringing the whole together. Very funny. The Actors: All were excellent, I mean really fantastic at bringing the characters to life with each personality (and there are many) filled and convincing.

Annie MacDougall

I thought the theatre production called " Hayfever " was excellent. The cast were ideal when delivering humorous responses as per their script. I recommend everyone should go and see it & be on the receiving end of the wonderful talent the cast had to offer .

Gail Gruskin

Charming, quaint, amusing. What British theater is all about.

Terence Kinsella

We were unable to enjoy the performance as we were unable to hear most of the dialogue from Stalls seats Q8 & Q9. These and a few adjacent seats were the only stalls seats offered on line where there should have been a warning that audibility in this position is poor. For us this show was a waste of time and money.

Peter Reynolds

The whole cast were brilliant, a wonderful comical entertainment

Latest Hay Fever News

Review: Felicity Kendal Gives A Comic Tour-De-Force In Hay Fever

Reviews / Features

Review: Felicity Kendal Gives A Comic Tour-De-Force In Hay Fever

Director Lindsay Posner’s production of Noel Coward’s Hay Fever, farcical comedy of manners arrives in the West End following a very well received run at the Theatre Royal, Bath last summer.

18 May, 2015 | By Tony Peters

Review: Hay Fever At The Duke Of York’s Theatre

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Review: Hay Fever At The Duke Of York’s Theatre

Following its success at the Theatre Royal Bath, Noel Coward’s Hay Fever has arrived at the Duke Of York’s Theatre for a limited season. Felicity Kendal stuns as Judith Bliss, the eccentric former actress who is incapable of giving up the spotlight, even to her equally self-involved husband and children. Hay Fever follows the Bliss family through an outrageous weekend of entertaining four unsuspecting guests.

11 May, 2015 | By Harriet Hards

Final 4 Weeks To See Coward At The Coward - Hayfever At The Noel Coward Theatre

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Final 4 Weeks To See Coward At The Coward - Hayfever At The Noel Coward Theatre

Howard Davies’ five star critically celebrated production of Noël Coward’ Hay Fever - the sublime comedy of bad manners - must end its limited run at the Noël Coward Theatre on 2 June 2012 as previously announced.

3 May, 2012 | By London Theatre Direct

TICKET OFFER: HAY FEVER AT THE NOEL COWARD THEATRE

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TICKET OFFER: HAY FEVER AT THE NOEL COWARD THEATRE

 Exclusive ticket offer on Hay Fever at the Noel Coward Theatre. Book now!

19 Mar, 2012 | By London Theatre Direct

BLISSFUL REVIEWS FOR HAY FEVER AT THE NOEL COWARD THEATRELONDON THEATRE OWNERSHIP

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LONDON THEATRE OWNERSHIP

Most people don't know much about London theatre ownership, most likely people think that each theatre is family owned and operated and has been that way since its beginning. The fact is that nearly all of the prominent theatres in London's West End are part of big chains who own several of the famous theatres in London.

9 Mar, 2012 | By London Theatre Direct

HAYFEVER RECEIVES RAVE REVIEWS AT THE NOEL COWARD THEATRE

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HAYFEVER RECEIVES RAVE REVIEWS AT THE NOEL COWARD THEATRE

The Noel Coward Theatre is finally showing a Noel Coward play, Hayfever starring Lindsay Duncan and Jeremy Northam until 2nd June.

28 Feb, 2012 | By London Theatre Direct

TICKET OFFER: HAYFEVER AT THE NOEL COWARD THEATRE

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TICKET OFFER: HAYFEVER AT THE NOEL COWARD THEATRE

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15 Dec, 2011 | By London Theatre Direct

FULL CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR HOWARD DAVIES’ WEST END PRODUCTION OF NOEL COWARD’S HAY FEVER

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FULL CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR HOWARD DAVIES’ WEST END PRODUCTION OF NOEL COWARD’S HAY FEVER

Running at the Noel Coward Theatre from 9 February – 2 June 2012, Hay Fever press preview performances are Thursday 23 February at 7pm, Friday 24 February at 7.30pm and Saturday 25 February at 2.30pm and 7.30pm, with reviews embargoed until Monday 27 February 2012.

1 Dec, 2011 | By London Theatre Direct

RSC TRANSFERS PLAYS TO THE NOEL COWARD THEATRE

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RSC TRANSFERS PLAYS TO THE NOEL COWARD THEATRE

The Royal Shakespeare Company are planning on a West End transfer for it's productions of Julias Ceasar and Much Ado About Nothing to the Noel Coward Theatre after their runs in Stratford.
 

23 Nov, 2011 | By London Theatre Direct

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