TONIGHT AT 8.30 BEGINS AT NUFFIELD

Noel Coward’s cycle of nine one-act plays, TONIGHT AT 8.30, is revived in its entirety for the first time in the UK since the original production in which Coward himself starred.

From vaudeville to satire, from farce to intricate comedy of manners, from melodrama to romance, these plays span the full, glorious range of Coward’s writing. Peep through your fingers at the chaotic Red Peppers music-hall show, witness a bankrupt couple use all Ways and Means to scheme their way out of debt, and break your heart along with Laura in the famous Still Life, the original version of the film Brief Encounter.

Directed by Blanche McIntyre, the production also includes sound design by Gregory Clarke and a cast that includes Olivia Poulet, Gyuri Sarossy and Peter Singh.

It opens tomorrow night at the Nuffield (who co-produce with the English Touring Theatre), where it will play until 24^th May, and will then tour at the following venues (tickets can be bought via the respective links):

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre (Guildford): 28^th to 31^st May

Malvern Theatres: 4^th to 7^th  June

Richmond Theatre: 11^th to 14^th June

Oxford Playhouse: 25^th to 28^th June

The Lowry (Salford): 2^nd to 5^th July

Cambridge Arts Theatre: 9^th to 12^th July

Theatre Royal Brighton: 16^th to 19^th July

Hall For Cornwall (Truro): 23^rd to 26^th July