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Hay Fever
Noël Coward
Main CharactersJudith Bliss: A retired, highly melodramatic stage actress who treats her domestic life as a series of grand performances, frequently confusing and alienating her weekend guests. David Bliss: A self-absorbed novelist who, along with his family, creates a chaotic atmosphere where reality is constantly sacrificed for the sake of dramatic effect and ego. Sorel Bliss: The daughter who fitfully attempts to bring some normalcy to her eccentric family, only to find herself inevitably drawn back into their theatrical games.
First Performance: 1925, at Ambassadors Theatre, London
A critical and commercial triumph that established Coward as a master of the comedy of manners for the modern age.
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