Full casting has been announced for the upcoming West End revival of Noël Coward’s classic comedy Hay Fever, running at Wyndham’s Theatre from 22 September to 12 December 2026, with press night set for 1 October.
Joining the previously announced lead cast—two-time Tony Award winner Christine Baranski as Judith Bliss and Academy Award nominee Richard E. Grant as David Bliss—are Nancy Carroll as Myra Arundel, Will Close as Simon Bliss, Charles Edwards as Richard Greatham, Ophelia Lovibond as Sorel Bliss, Ash Hunter as Sandy Tyrell, Lucy Karczewski as Jackie Coryton, and Jo McInnes as Clara. The ensemble is completed by Helena Antoniou, Charlotte Avery, and Shaun Mendum.
Directed by Emily Burns, the production features set and costume design by Frankie Bradshaw, lighting design by Oliver Fenwick, and sound design by Tingying Dong. Bethan Clark serves as fight and intimacy director, Danièle Lydon as dialect coach, Blythe Stewart as associate director, and casting is by Jim Carnahan CSA and Liz Fraser CSA. Wessex Grove and Gavin Kalin Productions serve as producers.
Written by Noël Coward in 1925, Hay Fever centers on the eccentric Bliss family at their countryside home. Following retired actress Judith Bliss's decision to invite a young fan for the weekend, it emerges that her novelist husband David and their adult children, Sorel and Simon, have each secretly invited guests of their own. Over the course of the weekend, the misaligned houseguests are forced to navigate the family's theatrical meltdowns, competitive parlour games, and romantic entanglements.
Nancy Carroll joins the production following Olivier Award-winning roles at the National Theatre, while Will Close previously won an Olivier Award for his role in Dear England. Charles Edwards and Ophelia Lovibond bring extensive stage and screen credits across the West End and Broadway, and Lucy Karczewski recently won The Stage Debut Award for her performance in Stereophonic.
Additional tickets priced from £30 have been released. Hay Fever plays a limited engagement at Wyndham’s Theatre, London, through 12 December 2026.
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