Hay Fever

Meet the Bliss family - Judith is a retired actress, David is a novelist and their two children, Simon and Sorel, are artistically inclined and, like their parents, selfish and often bad-mannered. When each member of the family invites a guest for the weekend without telling the others, the stage is set for fireworks.

" ... good, smart, sexy fun ... Many, many good laughs in Theatre Britain's best show to date ." Elaine Liner, Dallas Observer

"Lindsay is especially adept and funny with her character's theatricality in being unaware of those around her, and Lynn Blackburn is divine as Simon's guest, a sharp woman older than he. All pull off the British accents with natural ease."
Mark Lowry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"Jennifer Knight's Sorel has the rosebud mouth and insouciant manner of a delectable flapper. John de los Santos makes petulance charming as Simon. As the outdoorsy guest, David Wilson Brown gets a lot of comic mileage out of the morning-after breakfast, especially his extended case of hiccups ... Darryl Clement's set evokes a slightly down-at-heels English country estate to a T ..." Lawson Taitte, The Dallas Morning News

"... marvelously well-acted ..." Wick Allison, D Magazine

"This kind of play depends upon actors who are comfortable, as Coward might say, in doling out wit like caviar, not slathering it about like marmalade. Lindsay is a treasure ... She’s matched in skill by Lynn Blackburn as the savvy Myra and by Wasinger, who knows the subtle difference between dithery and befuddled." Arnold Wayne Jones, Dallas Voice

CAST
Judith Bliss - Elly Lindsay*
David Bliss - Bob Wasinger
Sorel Bliss - Jennifer Knight
Simon Bliss - John de los Santos
Myra Arundel - Lynn Blackburn*
Richard Greatham - Spencer Prokop*
Sandy Tyrell - David Wilson-Brown
Jackie Coryton - Francesca Olson
Clara - Lisa Anne Haram

PRODUCTION TEAM
Director - Robin Armstrong
Set Designer - Darryl Clement
Lighting Designer - Adam Lozuk
Composer - Christopher George
Sound Designer - Sue Birch
Costume Designer - Robin Armstrong
Wigs & Make-up - Ryan Matthieu Smith
Stage Manager - Pem Price Medlin*
Production Assistant - Michael Phillips
Lighting Operator - Jason Lynch
Sound Operator - John Moss
Crew - Jonathan Hill
Set Construction - Ian Birch, Billy Attan, Winston Baker, Kevin M Connolly, Doug Fergusson
Box Office - Ian Birch
Front Of House Manager - Steve Freedman
Production Photography - Mark Trew

MUSIC USED IN THIS PRODUCTION
Original music composed, arranged and performed by Christopher George.

NOMINATIONS
Leon Rabin Awards: Best Set Design, Best Costume Design

* Member of Actors' Equity Association


	PAST PRODUCTIONS
	March 17 - April 3, 2005
	HAY FEVER by Noël Coward
	Meet the Bliss family - Judith is a retired actress, David is a novelist and their two children, Simon and Sorel, are artistically inclined and, like their parents, selfish and often bad-mannered. When each member of the family invites a guest for the weekend without telling the others, the stage is set for fireworks. " ... good, smart, sexy fun ... Many, many good laughs in Theatre Britain's best show to date ." Elaine Liner, Dallas Observer "Lindsay is especially adept and funny with her character's theatricality in being unaware of those around her, and Lynn Blackburn is divine as Simon's guest, a sharp woman older than he. All pull off the British accents with natural ease." Mark Lowry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Jennifer Knight's Sorel has the rosebud mouth and insouciant manner of a delectable flapper. John de los Santos makes petulance charming as Simon. As the outdoorsy guest, David Wilson Brown gets a lot of comic mileage out of the morning-after breakfast, especially his extended case of hiccups ... Darryl Clement's set evokes a slightly down-at-heels English country estate to a T ..." Lawson Taitte, The Dallas Morning News "... marvelously well-acted ..." Wick Allison, D Magazine "This kind of play depends upon actors who are comfortable, as Coward might say, in doling out wit like caviar, not slathering it about like marmalade. Lindsay is a treasure ... She’s matched in skill by Lynn Blackburn as the savvy Myra and by Wasinger, who knows the subtle difference between dithery and befuddled." Arnold Wayne Jones, Dallas Voice CAST Judith Bliss - Elly Lindsay* David Bliss - Bob Wasinger Sorel Bliss - Jennifer Knight Simon Bliss - John de los Santos Myra Arundel - Lynn Blackburn* Richard Greatham - Spencer Prokop* Sandy Tyrell - David Wilson-Brown Jackie Coryton - Francesca Olson Clara - Lisa Anne Haram PRODUCTION TEAM Director - Robin Armstrong Set Designer - Darryl Clement Lighting Designer - Adam Lozuk Composer - Christopher George Sound Designer - Sue Birch Costume Designer - Robin Armstrong Wigs & Make-up - Ryan Matthieu Smith Stage Manager - Pem Price Medlin* Production Assistant - Michael Phillips Lighting Operator - Jason Lynch Sound Operator - John Moss Crew - Jonathan Hill Set Construction - Ian Birch, Billy Attan, Winston Baker, Kevin M Connolly, Doug Fergusson Box Office - Ian Birch Front Of House Manager - Steve Freedman Production Photography - Mark Trew MUSIC USED IN THIS PRODUCTION Original music composed, arranged and performed by Christopher George. NOMINATIONS Leon Rabin Awards: Best Set Design, Best Costume Design * Member of Actors' Equity Association