Noel Coward
Birth Place: Teddington, ENGLAND
Initial Cast Set For BANK OF DAVE THE MUSICAL at Lowry and Curve (Mar 6, 2026)
English National Opera to Premiere ANGEL'S BONE by Du Yun This May (Mar 5, 2026)
Kentwood Players Will Perform West Coast Premiere of GUILTY PLEASURES (Mar 3, 2026)
BIO
Noel was an English playwright, composer, actor, producer and director. His plays include The Vortex (1924), Hay Fever (1925), Private Lives (1930), Blithe Spirit (1941), Present Laughter (1943) and This Happy Breed (1943). He produced, wrote, starred in and co-directed (with David Lean) the Academy Award-winning film In Which We Serve (1942) as well as writing the screenplay for one of the most beloved British films of all time, Brief Encounter (1945). He wrote many songs now considered classics, including "Mad About the Boy", "Mad Dogs and Englishmen", "I’ll See You Again" and "20th Century Blues" and in 1955 performed a sell-out cabaret season in Las Vegas. His musicals include Bitter Sweet (1929) and Sail Away (1961). As an actor he enjoyed memorable roles onstage in many of his plays as well as on film playing Hawthorne in Our Man In Havana (1959) and Mr Bridger in The Italian Job (1969). He was knighted in 1970.
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[ 1933 ] lyrics and music - as Noel Coward
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[ 1959 ] Hawthorne
[ 1965 ] Horacio Wilson
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[ 1968 ] The Witch of Capri
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[ 1969 ] Mr. Bridger
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Noel Coward , High Spirits
Noel Coward, The Girl Who Came to Supper
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Noel Coward, Blithe Spirit
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Video: Full Cast and Creative Team Announced for NEW YORK, NEW YORK; Plus Watch a New Trailer!
by Nicole Rosky - 2023-02-01 12:00:20
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by Nicole Rosky - 2020-05-12 16:31:00
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VIDEO: The Cast of DEAR EVAN HANSEN Toronto Sings 'You Will Be Found'
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News
by Stephi Wild - Mar 6, 2026
Initial casting has been announced for the world premiere of BANK OF DAVE THE MUSICAL which will open in May 2026 at Lowry and Curve respectively. Learn more here!
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 5, 2026
English National Opera has announced that Du Yun's Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Angel's Bone will open at the London Coliseum in October, following its UK premiere in Greater Manchester in May, marking a bold expression of ENO's dual-centre model. Angel's Bone opens at Aviva Studios, Manchester, home of Factory International, on 12 May 2026 before arriving at the London Coliseum on 16 October 2026.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 3, 2026
Kentwood Players will present Guilty Pleasures: An Unapologetic Comedy by Emmy Award winner Ken Levine opening Friday, March 13 at the Westchester Playhouse. Learn more here!
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 2, 2026
New cast members have been added to Prime Video's God of War series, including stage alums Evelyn Miller, Louis Cunningham, and Ben Chapple. Miller will play Odin’s Valkyrie commander, Gna, with Cunningham and Chapple as Sif and Thor’s sons, Modi and Magni, respectively.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 26, 2026
The Royal Shakespeare Company will present a new season of theatrical productions in 2026-27, featuring classic and contemporary plays. Learn more about the lineup here!
by Shari Barrett - Feb 25, 2026
Hilarity ensues as alcohol is consumed, leading to brilliant cat and mouse games during which laughs abound.
by Armando Urdiales - Feb 23, 2026
At a small diner table, over coffee and conversation, an entire world quietly unravels in The Counter. In 4th Wall Theatre Company’s intimate production, the stakes are not built on spectacle but on silence, subtext, and the fragile space between two people trying to be seen.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2026
All new rehearsal photos have been released ahead of a host of new faces joining the cast of Hadestown from 10 March 2026 at the Lyric Theatre, London, as the critically acclaimed production heads into its third year in the West End.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2026
Olly Alexander and Iz Hesketh will join Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry in a UK reading of Stan Zimmerman's suicide awareness play, RIGHT BEFORE I GO, at London's Soho Theatre.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 18, 2026
Reviews are in for Cynthia Erivo's starring solo turn in in DRACULA, now playing London's West End. Did critics have a bloody good time with Cynthia? Find out in our review roundup.
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by Stephi Wild - Feb 9, 2026
Artistic Director Jez Bond, Executive Director Catherine McKinney, and the whole team at Park Theatre have announced further details of Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] 4, the next instalment of its hugely popular fundraising comedy spectacular.
by Brett Cullum - Feb 5, 2026
But I'd have to say, as far as the scores, I probably like ON A CLEAR DAY. I love the songs, from ON A CLEAR DAY, which was not anywhere near as big a hit as those other shows were.
by Clementine Scott - Feb 3, 2026
“Domestic matters are more your domain than mine,” a husband says to his wife in the middle of her working day, echoing a thousand gaslighting, supposedly liberal men who’ve come before and since. There are audible gasps from the audience.
by Andrew Poretz - Jan 30, 2026
Brandon Maggart helped close out The Gardenia's 45 years in West Hollywood with stories, songs, and tales of a life well lived. Daughter Maude Maggart joined for a poignant duet finale.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 26, 2026
Grindr Mom, starring Jessica Martin, will have its European premiere at Waterloo East Theatre, directed by Gerald Armin. When a well‑meaning Mormon mother discovers her son is gay, she does what any loving parent might do… she joins Grindr.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2026
From 10 March 2026, a host of new faces will join the cast of Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre, London as the critically acclaimed production heads into its third year in the West End.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 20, 2026
Renowned director Sir Trevor Nunn returns to Arts Theatre Cambridge to direct EASY VIRTUE, featuring Alice Orr-Ewing, Michael Praed, and Greta Scacchi.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2026
Daughters of Persia is a special, one-off evening of music and words, created by British pianist Margaret Fingerhut and Iranian composer Farhad Poupel. Learn more here!
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 13, 2026
The official trailer has been released for Vanished, the new MGM+ four-part mystery thriller series starring Kaley Cuoco and Sam Claflin. Check it out now.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 8, 2026
Jermyn Street Theatre will present Orphans by Lyle Kessler in January 2026, starring Forbes Masson, Chris Walley, and Fred Woodley Evans. See photos of the production.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Noel Coward has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.
Noel Coward has not appeared in the West End
Noel Coward has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. He was nominated for Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for his work on "High Spirits." He was also nominated for Best Musical at the Tony Awards for "The Girl Who Came to Supper." In addition, Coward received a nomination for Best Foreign Play at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for his play "Blithe Spirit."
Noel Coward has won the Best Foreign Play award from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for his play "Blithe Spirit".
Noel Coward has written 50 shows including London Calling (Composer/Lyricist), André Charlot's Revue of 1924 (Composer), On With the Dance (Composer/Lyricist), The Vortex (Playwright), Hay Fever (Playwright), Charlot Revue (Composer), Easy Virtue (Playwright), This Was a Man (Playwright), The Marquise (Playwright), Fallen Angels (Playwright), This Year of Grace (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Murray Anderson's Almanac (Bookwriter), Bitter Sweet (Bookwriter), Private Lives (Playwright), Cochran's 1931 Revue (Composer/Lyricist), Ziegfeld Follies of 1931 (Composer), Cavalcade (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), The Young Idea (Playwright), Words and Music (Sketches/Composer/Lyricist), Conversation Piece (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Point Valaine (Playwright), Tonight at 8:30 (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Operette (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Set to Music (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Sigh No More (Sketches/Composer/Lyricist), Pacific 1860 (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Ace of Clubs (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), After the Ball (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Quadrille (Playwright), Nude With Violin (Playwright), Look After Lulu (Playwright), Sail Away (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), The Girl Who Came to Supper (Composer/Lyricist), High Spirits (Source Material), Noel Coward's Sweet Potato (Composer/Lyricist), Cowardy Custard (Composer/Lyricist), Hay Fever (Playwright), Noel (Composer/Lyricist), Oh Coward! (Composer/Lyricist), Barbara Cook: A Concert for the Theatre (Composer), If Love Were All (Composer/Lyricist), Waiting in the Wings (Playwright), A Suite in Two Keys (Playwright), Design For Living (Playwright), Elaine Stritch At Liberty (Composer), A Marvelous Party (Composer/Lyricist), Blithe Spirit (Playwright), Brief Encounter (Playwright), Volcano (Playwright), The Rat Trap (Playwright).
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