{"id":15813,"date":"2026-04-17T07:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T07:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/15813\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T07:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T07:59:10","slug":"christine-baranski-richard-e-grant-to-star-in-noel-cowards-hay-fever-at-the-wyndhams-theatre-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/15813\/","title":{"rendered":"Christine Baranski & Richard E. Grant to star in No\u00ebl Coward\u2019s Hay Fever at the Wyndham\u2019s Theatre in London"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hollywood and Broadway star Christine Baranski will finally make her long-awaited West End debut this autumn, starring alongside British star Richard E. Grant in a major new revival of No\u00ebl Coward\u2019s classic comedy, Hay Fever<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The production will play a strictly limited 12-week season at the West End\u2019s Wyndham\u2019s Theatre in London from 22 September 2026.<\/p>\n

Read more about Hay Fever tickets in the West End & sign-up for alerts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Christine Baranski\u2019s West End debut<\/p>\n

Christine Baranski<\/a>, a two-time Tony Award winner and star of The Good Wife, The Gilded Age, and Mamma Mia!, said that appearing on a London stage has been a lifelong dream.<\/p>\n

\u201cI attended my first West End play as a student at Juilliard in 1971, so it\u2019s rather a dream come true to perform at Wyndham\u2019s Theatre in a No\u00ebl Coward play in the West End,\u201d the 73-year-old actress said. \u201cHay 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!\u201d<\/p>\n

Baranski, who will play retired actress Judith Bliss in the comedy, told the BBC that \u201cI\u2019m already studying the role, learning my lines, and working to polish an English accent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though she has become a household name through her six-time Emmy-nominated television career, Baranski began her career in the theatre and described herself as a \u201cCowardian,\u201d having previously starred in Coward\u2019s Private Lives and Blithe Spirit in the US.<\/p>\n

Richard E. Grant\u2019s stage return<\/p>\n

Oscar nominee Richard E. Grant<\/a> (Withnail & I, Saltburn) will star opposite Baranski as her husband, novelist David Bliss. The role marks Grant\u2019s first appearance in the West End in over twenty years.<\/p>\n

Grant described his co-star as \u201csensational\u201d and expressed his delight at returning to the stage in Coward\u2019s \u201cdelicious\u201d comedy of \u201cappalling manners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bliss family chaos<\/p>\n

Hay Fever first premiered in 1925, and is one of No\u00ebl Coward\u2019s most popular plays. It follows the eccentric and bohemian Bliss family \u2013 retired actress Judith (Baranski), David (Grant), and their two children. When all four family members secretly invite a different guest to stay for the weekend at their country home, the result is a masterclass in social disaster!<\/p>\n

While the role of Judith Bliss is typically associated with British stalwarts like Felicity Kendal or Judi Dench, the character was actually inspired by an American actress, Laurette Taylor, whom Coward met in 1921.<\/p>\n

The creative team<\/p>\n

Hay Fever will be directed by Emily Burns (Jack Absolute Flies Again) and produced by Wessex Grove and Gavin Kalin Productions. Christine Baranski is set to join rehearsals in mid-August, immediately following the wrap of her filming schedule for the latest season of HBO\u2019s The Gilded Age.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udcf7\u00a0Main photo: Hay Fever – London. Christine Baranski (Photo Emilio Madrid) & Richard E Grant (Photo Pip Seed)<\/p>\n

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