WHAT’S ON? ACROSS THE GLOBE (Professional companies in red amateur in black) America & Canada Blithe Spirit 3 to 5 Mar 2004 Crofton House School, Vancouver, BC JANUARY 20 to 30 Dec 2003 University Players, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario 2003 Mar to Apr 2004 Denver Center, Denver, CO Jul to Aug Atlantic Thr. Co., Wolfville, Nova Scotia Jun to Aug Purple Rose Thr., Chelsea, Mich. Sep to Oct Utah (more information to follow...) Hay Fever 20 Nov to 13 Dec Grand Prairie Live Theatre, Grand Prairie, Alberta 24 Jun to 31 Aug Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City, Utah, USA. “Cocktails and Sept.-Oct Pacific Repertory Thr., Carmel, CA IN THIS ISSUE Come Into the Garden Maud Oct 9, Nov 3, & Dec 8. Food for Thought Productions, National Arts Club, NYC Laughter...” Page 1 - Steve Ross at Pizza- Tel: (212) 362-2560 STEVE ROSS You are invited to a Very Special On-The-Park Design For Living 5 to 13 Feb 2004 Amicus Productions Toronto, Ontario Page 2 Ten Chimneys - The Evening on Fallen Angels 18 to 31 Jan 2004 Bramalea Live Theatre, Brampton, Ontario Sequel st Present Laughter 2 Mar to 1 Nov Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland OR. www.orshakes.org Saturday 31 Page 3 A Magical Day At Ten Private Lives 4 to 21 Febr Tribal Productions Inc. Thornhill, Ontario Chimneys 21 to 30 Aug Weston Playhouse in Weston, Vermont January, 2004. Page 5 Home Movies 20 to 30 Dec University of Windsor, School of Drama and Arts, Windsor, ON Page 6 Mary Ellis - The Sep to Nov Globe Thr., Regina, Saskatchewan., Canada, ; Missing Bits of the Obits. The Noël Coward Society has reserved Page 8 Elaine Stritch in San Jul to Aug Post Playhouse, Chadron, Nebr. the famous cabaret venue Francisco Sep Riverside Thr., Iowa City, Iowa, Pizza-on-the-Park Page 8 NEWS ... Jul to Sep Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA exclusively for Members and their Page 10 Coward Upsets His Jul to Aug The Red Barn Thr., Jackson Point, Ontario guests and distinguished celebrities. Apple Cart Aug to Sep PCPA Theaterfest, Santa Monica, CA Page 12 WHAT’S ON! Aug Weston Playhouse, Weston, Vermont, Come to the Cabaret and listen to the Aug to Sep Lamb's Players Thr., Coronado, CA Words and Music of Noël Jan to Feb, 2004 Lyric Stage, Boston, Mass. Coward sung by one of the finest Aug Capitol Thr., Port Hope, Ontario exponents of his work – Mr Steve Ross. Apr to May, 2004 Irish Classical Thr. Buffalo, NY Australasia Steve Ross was among the distin- Blithe Spirit 28 to 31 Aug Tropic Line TheatreTownsville, Queensland, Australia guished performers at the Noël Cow- 15 Nov to 20 Dec Melbourne Theatre Co Victoria then national tour 2003 (Press Night 19 Nov) ard Centenary Celebration at the The Rest of the World Savoy Theatre on December 12th 1999 Private Lives Current Pieter Toerien Productions, Cape Town, Grahamstown, Jo’burg, South Africa and his artistry as the world’s most Pizza-On-The-Park United Kingdom accomplished exponent of the great Present Laughter 16 to 18 Oct Union Theatre, The Village Hall, Dorridge, Solihull, West Midlands songwriters of the twentieth century is appreciated in regular Fumed Oak 13 &14 Dec Phoenix Players, Village Hall, Abertin, Glamorgan appearances at both Pizza-on-the-Park in London and at New Fallen Angels 15 to 24 Aug Hever lakeside Theatre, Kent York’s Stanhope Park Hyatt. Hay Fever 30 Oct to 6 Nov R.S.A.M.D. The New Athenium Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland 12 to 17 Jan 2004 Nottingham Arts Theatre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Steve Ross He mixed it for HRH Queen “Cocktails and Laughter…” Red Peppers/Still Life 16 to 20 Aug Market Harborough Theartre, Leicestershire Steve is not only an accomplished Elizabeth the Queen Mother, promises to be a most glamorous Blithe Spirit 8 to 15 Nov Questors Theatre, The Playhouse Theatre, Ealing, London singer of the repertoire, but also when she visited him in Jamaica. and enjoyable event and one which 6 Jun to 31 Oct Cumbria Theatre Trust, Theatre By The Lake, Keswick, Cumbria accompanies himself on the piano Many of you will no doubt know is unusual in present times, but it 11 to 16 & 18 to 30 Aug Jill Freud & Co, Southwold, Suffolk with skill and panache - a rare its ingredients. will only be possible if sufficient 6 Jun to 31 Oct Cumbria Theatre Trust, Theatre By The Lake, Keswick, Cumbria musical talent indeed and one that There will be a seating plan for members are able to commit them- 18 to 25 Oct Bolton Little Theatre (With member Andrew Close as Charles Condomine) has not been so well displayed since dinner and we shall sit down for selves to attending. Many of you Private Lives 19 Sep to 11 Oct Theatre Royal, York the days of Hutch. As well as the first course at approximately live outside London and would have 18 to 22 May 2004 Quince Players, The Cordes Hall, Sunninghill, Ascot, Berkshire performing a scintillating selection 8.p.m. and then continue with to spend the night in the capital. 5 to 8 Nov Belmont Theatre Company, The Arts Centre, Harrow, Pinner, Middlesex of songs, Steve Ross also laces his the main course. The Society will endeavour to obtain 17 Oct to 8 Nov Theatre Royal, York performance with stories about the The ‘first set’ of the cabaret, good rates at nearby hotels for those Waiting In The Wings 30 Sep to 4 Oct The Old Market, Brighton songs and the circumstances of concentrating on Noël Coward’s who require them. their composition. music, will begin at 9.15 p.m. by The cost of the evening will be £60 MEMBERSHIP ... In keeping with the style that Sir which time we should all be per member and members may Noël himself would have brought to Our membershiup continues to grow, especially in the US where we have more members joining the Society than from any relaxed and the bustle of dinner bring up to seven guests at their such an event, the dress code will be other country. Our thanks to all those who support and promote the Society in the US especially our lead representative will have subsided. table at the same price. This will black tie, although cigarette Ken Starrett who never ventures out without a bundle of membership forms in his jacket pocket! At 10.p.m. the pudding course include the cabaret, the cocktails, holders will not be de rigeur! and coffee will be served and then the three course dinner, coffee and The evening will begin at 7.30 p.m. All information for WHAT’S ON? and any correspondence for Home Chat should be sent to: the second part of the show, half a bottle of good house wine, per with cocktails and we shall all be The Noël Coward Society, 29, Waldemar Avenue, Hellesdon, Norwich, NR6 6TB which will include music by other person. Please don’t be put off, if tasting Noël Coward’s favourite Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1603 486 188 Fax: +44 (0)1603 400 683 songwriters of the era, will begin you are attending on your own. cocktail. at 10.45 p.m. approximately. We guarantee to seat solo members Page 12 next to especially friendly faces, simply have to call the whole NO LATER THAN 15th Septem- hence the table plan. thing off (!!) which would be a ber, 2003 to:- There is absolutely no need to send pity……… Mrs Barbara Longford, a cheque at this early stage, but Pizza-on-the-Park is situated next 7 Argyll Mansions, your confirmation of attendance is to the Lanesbrough Hotel at Hyde London W14 8QG required as soon as possible. If Park Corner. Tel: 020 7603 7399: home there is insufficient interest from Would interested members please Tel: 020 7937 8692: office members (and we do need 80 be kind enough to complete the e-mail: people to attend) then we shall enclosed slip and return it [email protected] NOT YET - NOT YET THE DODO It is with real regret that despite the best themselves to this date. We hope to show for us and the Jermyn Street efforts of the Society and Barbara offer this wonderful show again later at Theatre all of whom were very support- Longford our organiser, we have had to a time and date to suit members. Our ive of this venture. postpone the planned performance of thanks to all those who purchased Noel Coward’s classic verse and music tickets for this event and to Barbara Our next event will be the AGM on piece planned for Saturday August Longford who organised it so well. Saturday 13th December which will 30th, 2003. Our feeling is that the date We particularly wish to thank Tim include lunch at a prestigious London Left: Noel Coward appeared in the key role of King Magnus in the London revival was just a little too near the Summer and Heath , performers Sheila Reid and venue and the annual flower-laying of Shaw's The Apple Cart for a three-month period beginning last May 7 many had difficulty in committing Miles Richardson and accompanist ceremony at the Theatre Royal, Drury Michael Haslam who were preparing the Lane to mark Sir Noel Coward’s birth. Above: Alexis France was featured as the Queen in this production of the work, which had an original run of 258 performances beginning in September, 1929. Margaret Leighton, another of England's leading stage personalities, appeared as Orinthia in the 1953 revival.