Christine Baranski to make West End debut in Hay Fever with Richard E Grant
Christine Baranski will make her West End debut alongside Richard E Grant in Noël Coward’s Hay Fever.
The production, directed by Emily Burns, will run from 22nd September to 12th December at Wyndham’s Theatre, with a press night on 1st October.
The production marks Grant’s first West End play in 20 years.
Baranski said: “I attended my first West End play as a student at Juilliard in 1971, so it’s rather a dream come true to perform at Wyndham’s Theatre in a Noël Coward play in the West End. I look forward to a life in London, a city I absolutely adore. I last performed on stage 20 years ago, and coincidentally, Richard E Grant last performed in the West End 20 years ago. Richard is so gifted, whip-smart, and wickedly funny. I look forward to ‘tearing a passion to tatters’ with him alongside our brilliant director, Emily Burns.”
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She added: “Hay Fever is a 101-year-old comedy of appalling manners. It requires quicksilver delivery and suave flamboyance. I hope it will be a delicious treat for audiences to spend time with this Blissful Bohemian family.”
Grant added: “Twenty five years ago, I guest starred for a night in The Play What I Wrote at the beautiful Wyndham’s Theatre. I am delighted to return to the Wyndham’s stage (and maybe to a bigger dressing room) alongside the sensational Christine Baranski in Noël Coward’s delicious comedy, Hay Fever, which premiered in the West End 101 years ago (but who’s counting?). I love the theatre and am thrilled to return to it, and to be directed by the illustrious Emily Burns.”
The play is produced by Wessex Grove and Gavin Kalin Productions.
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