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In the UK... Fallen Angels July 2006 1 Sep to 31 Dec - Bill Kenwright Ltd, UK Tour FREE TO Hay Fever - 6 Apr to 5 Aug - Starring Judi Dench November and December 2006 MEMBERS OF Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Private Lives THE SOCIETY The Noël Coward Theatre - Avenue Q 26 May to 4 Nov - Theatre by the Lake, Keswick Price £3 ($5) Blithe Spirit Blithe Spirit 20 Jul to 13 Aug - Incisor Productions, St Anns 16 to 25 Nov - Stonegate Amateur dranatic Society, Village CHAT Well Gardens, Brighton Hall, Stonegate, East Sussex home Private Lives Fallen Angels 26 May to 4 Nov - Theatre by the Lake, Keswick 1 Sep to 31 Dec - Bill Kenwright Ltd, UK Tour Tonight At 8.30 2007 Chichester Festival Theatre's summer season. In The Vortex - Will Young - The Royal Exchange Theatre from the Minerva Theatre, playing in two triple bills the 17th January to March 10th 2007. Tickets are available on n a balmy day in the church of St. Paul’s, from 13th July - 2nd Sep. 0161 615 6815 or 0161 833 9833 Covent Garden, The Actors’ Church, on Friday Part 1 The Astonished Heart (Family Album, Red Private Lives 30th June 2006, a congregation drawn from the Peppers, The Astonished Heart) 19 to 27 Feb 2007 - The Bancroft Players, The Queen Mother Oworld of theatre, its audiences and those who loved, Part 2 Shadow Play (Hands Across the Sea, Theatre, Hitchin, Hertfordshire knew and admired him gathered to celebrate Graham Shadow Play, Fumed Oak) BO:01243 781312 or Blithe Spirit Payn’s life. In a remembrance service that recalled both www.cft.org.uk. 25 to 28 Apr 2007 - Knutsford Little Theatre, Knutsford, his professional and personal qualities, tributes were Carry On Coward Cheshire paid to his gifts as a singer, actor, director and guardian 16 Aug (7.30 pm) - The Granary, Wells, Norfolk In North America... of the Noël Coward legacy - but it was his personal 18th (8.00 pm) & 19th ( 2.30 & 8.00 pm) Aug - July 2006 warmth, modesty and honesty that was recalled with The Auden Theatre, Holt, Norfolk Design For Living greatest affection by those who spoke about him. www.rumpustheatrecompany.co.uk/ Jun 15 to Nov 18 - Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ont. - The Shaw This edition of Home Chat joins in that celebration August 2006 Festival opens its 45th season. with tributes taken from the service and other Hay Fever - 6 Apr to 5 Aug - Starring Judi Dench Fallen Angels contributions that talk about Graham. at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. July 21 and runs Fri/Sat until August 19 with a Sunday Mat. The music at the remembrance service was played The Noël Coward Theatre - Avenue Q on Aug.13 and a Thursday. show on Aug. 17. Orinda Village by Mark Etherington and Michael Haslam. Michael Fallen Angels Starlight Players in an outdoor amphitheater in the small town gave a piano recital of songs by Noël Coward and 14 to 26 Aug - Bill Kenwright Ltd, Theatre Royal, of Orinda, California Graham Payn before the service. Windsor. August to December 2006 The Reverend Simon Grigg began the service: Tonight At 8.30 Present Laughter ...he was just about the best Chichester Festival Theatre's summer season. In 16 Nov to 17 Dec – Mad Cow Theatre, Orlando, Florida the Minerva Theatre, playing in two triple bills Fumed Oak friend I ever had in my life... from 13th July - 2nd Sep. Mon. Nov. 6 1.00 pm - Food For Thought at The Players, Graham Payn on Noël Coward Star Quality located at 16 Gramercy Park South, which is on East 20th 8 Jun 2006 - 4 Sep 2006 Ian Dickens Prod. Ltd: Street between Park Avenue and Irving Place directly across 1 to 5 Aug - The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury the street from historic Gramercy Park, New York. This would seem to be the moment, BO:01227 787787 Blithe Spirit The hour, the place, the height, Private Lives 22 Nov to 9 Dec - Belleville Theatre Guild, Pinnacle Street, The setting is romantic, 26 May to 4 Nov - Theatre by the Lake, Keswick Bellville, Ontario The atmosphere is right, for a full list see www.noelcoward.net Items in red are professional companies for a full list see www.noelcoward.net 7 to 12 Aug - Dawlish Rep. Co., Shaftesbury Hay Fever The breeze provides a tune for us, - Theatre Dawlish, Devon 3 Nov to 4 Dec - CenterStage, Baltimore College So let’s make the most of our chances Blithe Spirit 19 to 28 Oct - Borelians Community theatre, Port Perry, And hold on tight. private 8 to 12 Aug - Connaught Productions, Frinton Ontario So many stars are shining life and relationships too. And let’s face it if you can’t talk Summer Theatre Private Lives We couldn’t ask more about your boyfriends in this church then where can you (laughter) September 2006 Oct. 6-Nov. 30 - Wayne State University Theater, Detroit This seems to be the moment in time - just don’t tell the Church of England! (laughter) There is also an Star Quality Present Laughter We waited for. element of love and celebration here but also a recognition of the 8 Jun 2006 - 4 Sep 2006 Ian Dickens Productions 21 Sep to 7 Oct - Stage Centre Productions, Scarborough, The lyric from the song that you just heard, the only sadness of the parting of death as well as in Christian tradition published song that Graham Payn ever wrote, and ON? Ltd: 19 to 23 Sep - Buxton Opera House Ontario hope of resurrection. I invite you in your tradition to pray - (after a BO:0845 127 2190. 2007 indeed this does seem to be the moment. pause): Blithe Spirit Private Lives For we have gathered here together to celebrate, Father in heaven we thank you because you made us in your 11 to 23 Sep - Ilkley Players, Wharfside Playhouse 13 Jan to 2 Feb, 2007 - Bloor West Village Players, Bloor commemorate and give thanks for the life and career of own image and gave us gifts in body, mind and spirit. We thank you Theatre, Ilkley, Yorkshire Street West, Toronto, Ontario Graham Payn. So it is my pleasure to welcome you to St. now for Graham and what he meant to each one gathered here. As 19 to 23 Sep - Incisor Productions at the New Waiting In The Wings Paul’s Church this morning for this memorial service. we honour his memory make us more aware that you are the one Theatre Royal Portsmouth, 023 9264 9000. 28 Feb to 17 Mar, 2007 - Victoria Theatre Guild, Langham This famous church known throughout the world as the from whom every perfect gift comes including the gift of eternal life October 2006 Court Theatre, Victoria, BC actors’ church is the proper place to remember Graham through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Blithe Spirit In the Rest of the World... who made a significant contribution to 20th century Dany Dasto, Graham’s friend welcomed everyone: 5 to 7 Oct & 10 to 14 Oct -Tabs Productions, Australia theatre. Partly of course this was as an interpreter of I am Dany Dasto, Graham’s friend and Graham and I would Chatham Theatre, Kent Private Lives Noël Coward’s work and of course there is a plaque to like to welcome you here today. He told me this morning, ‘Dany 17 to 21 Oct - Cotswold players, The Cotswold 19 Oct 2006 - 14 Nov 2006 - Queensland Theatre Co & State Noël in this theatre - I mean this church (laughter) - well don’t be too long, otherwise, you know, they will leave at the WHAT’S Playhouse, Stroud, Gloucestershire Theatre Co of South Australia, Brisbane there are similarities! But the memorial service should interval’ (laughter). We are here to celebrate a long life and the joy Private Lives 10 Nov 2006 - 2 Dec 2006 - Queensland Theatre Co & State be balanced so we will be looking back at not only he brought to anyone who knew him. Thank you for coming - I will 26 May to 4 Nov - Theatre by the Lake, Keswick Theatre Co of South Australia, Adelaide Graham’s professional life but also at his personal and be short! Page 12 OBITUARIES A favourite hymn of Graham’s The Day determination always to keep Noël’s words as Home Chat is the newsletter he obituaries for Julian Slade, who died in the London this.’ I once asked him who the most important person in his Thou Gavest Lord Has Ended was sung by the they were written. In later years, when Graham of The Noël Coward Society Clinic in the early hours of 17 June 2006, said all the life had been. He replied ‘Dorothy Reynolds’ – with whom he congregation. so happily found in wholly owned by things that one would have expected, principally that had written those early musicals. It had been she, after all, Sheridan Morley’s Dany the kind of life Noël Coward Ltd. which is The wrote nothing of real note beyond Salad Days. The who had been there throughout his own salad days, days for tribute to Graham: companion he had been part of the charitable trust: understanding of British musical theatre in its home country is which he will be forever remembered. When Graham died a to Noël, we used to The Noël Coward Foundation. limited, and most of the To date I have seen only few months ago, the meet either at the Swiss writing lamentable. Slade one obituary of Peter Unless otherwise stated all Julian Slade and papers all noted not chalet or here in images and text are copyright was a much better writer Greenwell, who died at his surprisingly what a London and compare to NC Aventales AG than we have been told, home in Spain on 4 June wonderful friend and notes on the people All correspondence should be and was especially proud of 2006.
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