In the 1920s and 1930s Noel Coward mastered and defined the art of the revue sketch - short and often topical or satirical stage pieces, many of which were a lead-in to his famous songs. He wrote these sketches for the top revues of the 1920s and 1930s, including London Calling! (1923) and Cochrane'[...]

No one in the twentieth century used language with the same precision and wit as Noel Coward. In his plays, his verse, his song lyrics, stories and in everyday life, he chose his words to uniquely stylish and truthful effect. This affectionate portrait of Coward's life includes not only his best-lov[...]

The third volume of Coward's plays contains some of his best work from the thirties.

-- The Nation

A comedy of bad manners which starts with the arrival of four guests, invited by different members of the Bliss family for a weekend at their country house. Hay Fever looks at the way that they are ignored, embraced, humiliated and adandoned to slink away by themselves during a family row.[...]

Elyot Chase and Amanda Prynne, divorced from one another five years previously, arrive coincidentally at the same French hotel. They are both honeymooning with their respective new spouses, but find that the old bond between them cannot be swept aside.[...]

(PVG Personality). Forty-four songs from the legendary composer/actor/playwright. Titles include: Dance, Little Lady * I Travel Alone * I Went to a Marvelous Party * I'll Follow My Secret Heart * I'll See You Again * If Love Were All * Mad About the Boy * Mad Dogs and Englishmen * Play, Orchestra, P[...]

This collection brings together three of Coward's most important screenplays - In Which We Serve (1942), Brief Encounter (1945) and The Astonished Heart (1950). The collection features the shooting scripts for each film alongside contextual notes for each play, and a general introduction, by Barry D[...]