Hay Fever
Tickets From £78

Emmy, two-time Tony, Screen Actors Guild and Drama Desk winner Christine Baranski makes her West End debut as the iconic Judith Bliss, sparring alongside Academy Award nominated stage and screen legend Richard E. Grant in a stinging new production of Noël Coward’s irresistible comedy directed by Emily Burns.

Last year, Judith retired from her life-on-stage. Already, she misses the applause.

Idling away at their country home, the rest of the family – hermetic novelist husband David and failure-to-launch children Sorrel and Simon – are too self-involved to be a good audience.

So, Judith invites a young fan as her guest for the weekend. But unbeknownst to her, each of the Blisses have a guest of their own arriving at the very same time.

Completely unsuited to hosting and allergic to compromise, the house quickly erupts into a chaos of parlour games, put-downs and unrequested encores.

Closing

12/12/2026

Running Time

2 hours and 20 minutes, including interval

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Plays

Age & Content

To be confirmed | Everyone, regardless of age, must have their own ticket to enter the theatre. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by, and seated next to, a ticketholder who is at least 18 years old. Children under the age of 3 will not be admitted.

Please Note:
  • Content warnings: This production includes the smoking of cigarettes.

Cast:

Christine Baranski as

Judith Bliss

Richard E. Grant as

David Bliss

Nancy Carrol as

Myra Arundel

Will Close as

Simon Bliss

Charles Edwards as

Richard Greatham

Ophelia Lovibond as

Sorel Bliss

Ash Hunter as

Sandy Tyrell

Lucy Karczewski as

Jackie Coryton

Jo McInnes as

Clara

Creative:

Writer -

Noël Coward

Director -

Emily Burns

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Captioned Performance

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31 October 2026

2:30pm

Audio Described Performance

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3 November 2026

7:30pm