Noël Coward

Noel Coward Mysteries An occasional series of biographical comedies that imagines Noel Coward in the role of an amateur detective. Starring Malcolm Sinclair as Noel Coward with Eleanor Bron as his devoted secretary Lorn Lorraine and Tam Williams as his devoted valet Cole Lesley 3 A Bullet at Balmain's (08.11.03) Noel Coward in Post-Liberation Paris, 1948: haute couture, existentialism, jazz . . . and death. Coward is in Paris to play the lead in his own play 'Present Laughter' in French. But the murder of a promiscuous mannequin provides a stylish distraction. Malcolm Sinclair stars as Noel Coward. Another adventure for the celebrated playwright, actor, composer and amateur detective by Marcy Kahan. Noel Coward …… Malcolm Sinclair Lorn Loraine …… Eleanor Bron Cole Lesley …… Tam Williams Ginette Spanier …… Linda Marlowe Monique …… Susy Kane Beatrice …… Jaimi Barbakoff Chester Flyete …… Everal Walsh Jean-Marc Delafosse …… William Hootkins Vendeuse …… Francis Jeater Director: Ned Chaillet

A Song at Twilight Mon 4th Apr 1988, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM by Noël Coward The comparative happiness that exists between Hugo Latymer, a grand old man of letters, and his wife Hilde, is disturbed by the surprise emergence from his past of an ex-mistress. The purpose of her visit turns out to be as shocking as it is dramatic and threatens to destroy their marriage. In this, one of Coward's last plays, in which he made his farewell stage appearance in 1966, the Master's famous wit and observation of character are as sharp and entertaining as ever. Director: David Johnston Hugo Latymer: Michael Denison Hilde Latymer: Jill Bennett Carlotta: Dulcie Gray Felix: Sean Barrett Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Noël Coward Bon Voyage 1975.02.05 BBC Radio 4 Midweek Theatre In Bon Voyage, the Captain's table on an American cruise ship gathers a not-quite-random group: Sir Roderick and Lady Bland, securely patrician; a gamboling honeymoon pair; a dear retired couple, Mr. and Mrs. Teitelbaum; a famous female writer of certain years, Lola Widmeyer; a thrice married-and-divorced lush, Eldrich Trumbull III; and the corrosive Mrs. Irma Z. Kaplan, who gives of herself 'til everyone hurts. Eldrich and Lola spar deliciously; the Teitelbaums are adorably gauche while Lady Bland and Irma Z. work their good and ill respectively. The death of Mr. Teitelbaum at the close is a tragedy gently grieved, and Lola and Eldrich celebrate their autumnal devotion. The dialogue glitters with fun and carefully turned sentiment, and the bittersweet temps perdu of an Outward Bound chance relevance is done to a gallant fare-you-well. Three scows and a yacht. With Honor Blackman, Libby Morris, John Rowe. Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Saturday-Night Theatre: West End Winners: Private Lives Sat 20th Dec 1975, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM By Noel Coward, adapted for radio by Cynthia Pughe A comedy of manners in three acts, it concerns a divorced couple who, while honeymooning with their new spouses, discover that they are staying in adjacent rooms at the same hotel. Music played and improvised by:….William Davies Producer:…..Ian Cotterell Elyot Chase:…..Paul Scofield Amanda Prynne:…..Patricia Routledge Sibyl Chase:…..Miriam Margolyes Victor Prynne:…..John Rye Louise:……Carole Boyd Noel Coward wrote that Private Lives was 'conceived in Tokyo, written in Shanghai, and produced in London in September 1930.' The author reported that 'a gratifying number of respectable people queued up at the box office.' They have been doing so ever since.

Saturday-Night Theatre: Hay Fever Sat 18th Dec 1971, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM By Noel Coward Peggy Ashcroft Festival A cross between high farce and a comedy of manners, the play is set in an English country house in the 1920s, and deals with the four eccentric members of the Bliss family and their outlandish behaviour when they each invite a guest to spend the weekend. Producer Guy Vaesen Sorel Bliss:…….Karin Fernald Simon Bliss:……Geoffrey Beevers Clara:……Betty Baskcomb Judith Bliss:……Peggy Ashcroft David Bliss:……Tony Britton Sandy Tyrell:…..David Timson Mvra Arundel:…..Millicent Martin Richard Greatham:…..Maurice Denham Jackie Coryton:……Julia Foster Hay Fever is a comic play written by Noël Coward in 1924 and first produced in 1925 with Marie Tempest as the first Judith Bliss. Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Noël Coward: Waiting in the Wings Saturday-Night Theatre: Waiting in the Wings Sat 14th Apr 1990, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM The moving and amusing play by 'the Master’. The Wings is a home for retired actresses. When two rival stars find they will be living together, trouble can be expected. Add the inquisitive press, a clutch of stagey biddies and what of course inevitably does 'wait in the wings', and we have the master's last-but-one play of pathos and comedy. The time is 1960. Pianist: Geoffrey Brawn Director: Graham Gauld Bonita: Josephine Gordon Cora: Evelyn Laye Maud: Audrey Leybourne May: Mary Ellis Deirdre: Mary Wimbush Estelle: Ursula Hirst Almina: Joan Matheson Perry: David Griffin Miss Archie: Jill Balcon Osgood: Alan Wheatley Lotta: Dinah Sheridan Dora: June Spencer Doreen: Alice Arnold Sarita: Patricia Hayes Zelda: Hannah Gordon Dr Jevons: Peter Craze Alan: David Goudge Waiting in the Wings' was Coward's fiftieth play. It premiered in 1960 and is set in a charitable retirement home for actresses in that era, over a period of several months. It focuses on a feud between elderly residents Lotta Bainbridge and May Davenport, who once both loved the same man. The home itself is run by a charity; the committee for which, tries various means to raise money, however it soon becomes apparent that most of the committee members are regarded with scorn by the residents. A fund-raising show is organised, and separately, a journalist is invited to visit in the hopes of generating publicity and income for the charitable foundation. The plan backfires somewhat when an scathing article is published - however the cheque which arrives from the newspaper, softens the blow. Several of the residents' conditions deteriorate and the inevitable death of a character is at poignant odds with its circumstances. The final scene between Lotta and her son is a touching portrayal and reveals the cause of the decades-old animosity between the two main actresses. This play is a wise and compassionate address of the problems of aging and death that confront everyone crafted with Noël Coward's trademark comedy and wit. Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio