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The latest episode of Home Chat: The Noël Coward Podcast is out now! This week: Fallen Angels baffles the Daily Express and Tallulah Bankhead smokes more cigarettes than you'd think...
Listen now on Spotify!
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Fallen Angels: French Sex and Alcohol
Home Chat: The Noël Coward Podcast · Episode
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July 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The latest episode of Home Chat: The Noël Coward Podcast is out now! This week: Fallen Angels baffles the Daily Express and Tallulah Bankhead smokes more cigarettes than you'd think...
Listen now on Spotify!
open.spotify.com/episode/2YNr...
Listen now on Spotify!
open.spotify.com/episode/2YNr...
The first episode of our new podcast looks at the original 1924 production of The Vortex - the controversial drug drama that launched Coward's career... Available on Spotify!
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#noelcoward #theatrehistory #theatre #1920s #history
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#noelcoward #theatrehistory #theatre #1920s #history
The Vortex: Cocaine and Controversy
Home Chat: The Noël Coward Podcast · Episode
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June 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The first episode of our new podcast looks at the original 1924 production of The Vortex - the controversial drug drama that launched Coward's career... Available on Spotify!
open.spotify.com/episode/2yfJ...
#noelcoward #theatrehistory #theatre #1920s #history
open.spotify.com/episode/2yfJ...
#noelcoward #theatrehistory #theatre #1920s #history
Reposted
#OnThisDay in 1933, the film adaptation of Noël Coward's Cavalcade had just arrived in cinemas. Despite its reputation now as a conservative epic of studio cinema, it very nearly fell foul of studio censors for its use of some slightly fruity language... (1/6)
April 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
#OnThisDay in 1933, the film adaptation of Noël Coward's Cavalcade had just arrived in cinemas. Despite its reputation now as a conservative epic of studio cinema, it very nearly fell foul of studio censors for its use of some slightly fruity language... (1/6)
#OnThisDay in 1933, the film adaptation of Noël Coward's Cavalcade had just arrived in cinemas. Despite its reputation now as a conservative epic of studio cinema, it very nearly fell foul of studio censors for its use of some slightly fruity language... (1/6)
April 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
#OnThisDay in 1933, the film adaptation of Noël Coward's Cavalcade had just arrived in cinemas. Despite its reputation now as a conservative epic of studio cinema, it very nearly fell foul of studio censors for its use of some slightly fruity language... (1/6)
March 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Born #OnThisDay in 1894: Gladys Calthrop, the influential stage designer behind many of Noël Coward’s productions.
📷 Gladys and Noël 1940s
📷 Gladys, photo from around 1970
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📷 Gladys and Noël 1940s
📷 Gladys, photo from around 1970
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March 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Born #OnThisDay in 1894: Gladys Calthrop, the influential stage designer behind many of Noël Coward’s productions.
📷 Gladys and Noël 1940s
📷 Gladys, photo from around 1970
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📷 Gladys and Noël 1940s
📷 Gladys, photo from around 1970
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward
Congratulations to Titanique, one of the nominees for the Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
By Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle & Constantine Rousouli , performed at Criterion Theatre
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards
By Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle & Constantine Rousouli , performed at Criterion Theatre
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards
March 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Congratulations to Titanique, one of the nominees for the Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
By Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle & Constantine Rousouli , performed at Criterion Theatre
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards
By Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle & Constantine Rousouli , performed at Criterion Theatre
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards
51 years ago Noël Coward passed away at his home in Jamaica.
📷 Noël Coward on the veranda at Firefly, March 1973
📷 Noël Coward on the veranda at Firefly, March 1973
March 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
51 years ago Noël Coward passed away at his home in Jamaica.
📷 Noël Coward on the veranda at Firefly, March 1973
📷 Noël Coward on the veranda at Firefly, March 1973
Whilst four Noël Coward plays were running in the West End in 1925, his influence was also being felt across the pond.
Easy Virtue, with its updated take on a Victorian melodrama, was a roaring success in American theatre.
Easy Virtue, with its updated take on a Victorian melodrama, was a roaring success in American theatre.
March 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Whilst four Noël Coward plays were running in the West End in 1925, his influence was also being felt across the pond.
Easy Virtue, with its updated take on a Victorian melodrama, was a roaring success in American theatre.
Easy Virtue, with its updated take on a Victorian melodrama, was a roaring success in American theatre.
Its #WorldPoetryDay
Lets take a look at one of Coward's verses, written to and for Graham Payn
Here is the original transcript, taken down by Graham as Noël dictated over the phone
I knew you without enchantment
And for some years
We went our usual ways
Meeting occasionally
#TheatreSky
Lets take a look at one of Coward's verses, written to and for Graham Payn
Here is the original transcript, taken down by Graham as Noël dictated over the phone
I knew you without enchantment
And for some years
We went our usual ways
Meeting occasionally
#TheatreSky
March 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Its #WorldPoetryDay
Lets take a look at one of Coward's verses, written to and for Graham Payn
Here is the original transcript, taken down by Graham as Noël dictated over the phone
I knew you without enchantment
And for some years
We went our usual ways
Meeting occasionally
#TheatreSky
Lets take a look at one of Coward's verses, written to and for Graham Payn
Here is the original transcript, taken down by Graham as Noël dictated over the phone
I knew you without enchantment
And for some years
We went our usual ways
Meeting occasionally
#TheatreSky
Congratulations to Spirited Away, one of the nominees for the Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
Adapted by John Caird & co-adapted by Maoko Imai, performed at London Coliseum
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards
Adapted by John Caird & co-adapted by Maoko Imai, performed at London Coliseum
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards
March 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Congratulations to Spirited Away, one of the nominees for the Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
Adapted by John Caird & co-adapted by Maoko Imai, performed at London Coliseum
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards
Adapted by John Caird & co-adapted by Maoko Imai, performed at London Coliseum
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards
#OnThisDay Noël Coward's 1925 revue On With the Dance opened at the Palace, Manchester
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#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward
March 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
#OnThisDay Noël Coward's 1925 revue On With the Dance opened at the Palace, Manchester
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#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward
"I never have been one for staying up too late," Noël Coward, in his diary, 20 April 1967
📷 Coward in one of the bedrooms at Les Avants, 1960s
#WorldSleepDay
📷 Coward in one of the bedrooms at Les Avants, 1960s
#WorldSleepDay
March 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"I never have been one for staying up too late," Noël Coward, in his diary, 20 April 1967
📷 Coward in one of the bedrooms at Les Avants, 1960s
#WorldSleepDay
📷 Coward in one of the bedrooms at Les Avants, 1960s
#WorldSleepDay
Congratulations to Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright, one of the nominees for the Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
By Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith and performed at Wyndham’s Theatre
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards
By Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith and performed at Wyndham’s Theatre
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards
March 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Congratulations to Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright, one of the nominees for the Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
By Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith and performed at Wyndham’s Theatre
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards
By Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith and performed at Wyndham’s Theatre
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards
Take a look at some of Noël Coward's magazines, music and books, in his magazine rack from Switzerland
#ExploreYourArchive
#ExploreYourArchive
March 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Take a look at some of Noël Coward's magazines, music and books, in his magazine rack from Switzerland
#ExploreYourArchive
#ExploreYourArchive
#OnThisDay 1925, The Vortex transferred to the Comedy Theatre, marking a sensational West End success for a young Noël Coward.
Here is the programme for this production
#TheatreHistory #WestEnd
Here is the programme for this production
#TheatreHistory #WestEnd
March 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#OnThisDay 1925, The Vortex transferred to the Comedy Theatre, marking a sensational West End success for a young Noël Coward.
Here is the programme for this production
#TheatreHistory #WestEnd
Here is the programme for this production
#TheatreHistory #WestEnd
On International Women's Day, we celebrate some of the women who brought Noël Coward’s characters to life.
#InternationalWomensDay #noelcoward
#InternationalWomensDay #noelcoward
March 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
On International Women's Day, we celebrate some of the women who brought Noël Coward’s characters to life.
#InternationalWomensDay #noelcoward
#InternationalWomensDay #noelcoward
Congratulations to Ballet Shoes, one of the nominees for the Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
Adapted by Kendall Feaver and performed at National Theatre – Olivier
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards
Adapted by Kendall Feaver and performed at National Theatre – Olivier
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards
March 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Congratulations to Ballet Shoes, one of the nominees for the Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
Adapted by Kendall Feaver and performed at National Theatre – Olivier
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards
Adapted by Kendall Feaver and performed at National Theatre – Olivier
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards
Hay Fever is a comedy about the eccentric Bliss family, set in an English country house in the 1920s. As a weekend unfolds, the family’s chaotic antics send their guests slipping away.
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #westend
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #westend
March 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Hay Fever is a comedy about the eccentric Bliss family, set in an English country house in the 1920s. As a weekend unfolds, the family’s chaotic antics send their guests slipping away.
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #westend
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #westend
Congratulations to all the nominees for the Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play!
You can see all #OlivierAwards nominees here:
officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awar...
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward
You can see all #OlivierAwards nominees here:
officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awar...
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward
Olivier Awards 2025
Read more about our 2025 nominations here
officiallondontheatre.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Congratulations to all the nominees for the Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play!
You can see all #OlivierAwards nominees here:
officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awar...
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward
You can see all #OlivierAwards nominees here:
officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awar...
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward
Its #WorldBookDay!
Coward was a veracious reader and swore by it for acting
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward
Coward was a veracious reader and swore by it for acting
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward
March 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Its #WorldBookDay!
Coward was a veracious reader and swore by it for acting
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward
Coward was a veracious reader and swore by it for acting
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward
In the 60s, Coward would respond with characteristic wit when asked why he didn't come out, with the line: "There are still a few old ladies in Worthing who don't know."
He used variations of this phrase over the years with different British towns
He used variations of this phrase over the years with different British towns
February 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In the 60s, Coward would respond with characteristic wit when asked why he didn't come out, with the line: "There are still a few old ladies in Worthing who don't know."
He used variations of this phrase over the years with different British towns
He used variations of this phrase over the years with different British towns
Our archivist's favourite home movie - Coward and dogs!
This is from 1929/30 whilst traveling in north-eastern China with Jeffery Amherst
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward
This is from 1929/30 whilst traveling in north-eastern China with Jeffery Amherst
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward
February 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Our archivist's favourite home movie - Coward and dogs!
This is from 1929/30 whilst traveling in north-eastern China with Jeffery Amherst
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward
This is from 1929/30 whilst traveling in north-eastern China with Jeffery Amherst
#noelcoward #sirnoelcoward
Did you know?
The song Mad About the Boy featured in #BridgetJonesMadAbouttheBoy was written by Noël Coward almost 100 years ago
The version in the film was covered by Dinah Washington
Other notable covers include Patti Page, Eartha Kitt and Adam Lambert
📷 Coward in 1932, Goldenhurst
The song Mad About the Boy featured in #BridgetJonesMadAbouttheBoy was written by Noël Coward almost 100 years ago
The version in the film was covered by Dinah Washington
Other notable covers include Patti Page, Eartha Kitt and Adam Lambert
📷 Coward in 1932, Goldenhurst
February 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Did you know?
The song Mad About the Boy featured in #BridgetJonesMadAbouttheBoy was written by Noël Coward almost 100 years ago
The version in the film was covered by Dinah Washington
Other notable covers include Patti Page, Eartha Kitt and Adam Lambert
📷 Coward in 1932, Goldenhurst
The song Mad About the Boy featured in #BridgetJonesMadAbouttheBoy was written by Noël Coward almost 100 years ago
The version in the film was covered by Dinah Washington
Other notable covers include Patti Page, Eartha Kitt and Adam Lambert
📷 Coward in 1932, Goldenhurst
Letter from Sir John Gielgud, from the Coward archive
After Gielgud was arrested on 20 October 1953 under anti-homosexuality laws Coward wrote to Gielgud. We have his reply, where he thanks Coward for his kind words.
October 22nd, 1953
#LGBThistorymonth #Usualise #LGBTQIA #educateOUTprejudice
After Gielgud was arrested on 20 October 1953 under anti-homosexuality laws Coward wrote to Gielgud. We have his reply, where he thanks Coward for his kind words.
October 22nd, 1953
#LGBThistorymonth #Usualise #LGBTQIA #educateOUTprejudice
February 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Letter from Sir John Gielgud, from the Coward archive
After Gielgud was arrested on 20 October 1953 under anti-homosexuality laws Coward wrote to Gielgud. We have his reply, where he thanks Coward for his kind words.
October 22nd, 1953
#LGBThistorymonth #Usualise #LGBTQIA #educateOUTprejudice
After Gielgud was arrested on 20 October 1953 under anti-homosexuality laws Coward wrote to Gielgud. We have his reply, where he thanks Coward for his kind words.
October 22nd, 1953
#LGBThistorymonth #Usualise #LGBTQIA #educateOUTprejudice