NT Live screening of Noël Coward's comedy 'Hay Fever', filmed live in the West End and directed by Emily Burns, with Christine Baranski and Richard E. Grant.
MK Gallery is bringing Hay Fever to Milton Keynes this winter as part of NT Live, with screenings running from 23 January to 16 February 2027. It's a filmed version of the Noël Coward comedy, captured live in the West End, so you're seeing a full stage production on screen rather than a movie adaptation. The whole thing runs for 160 minutes in English.
The play follows Judith Bliss, a retired stage actress who misses the applause and invites a young fan to spend the weekend at her family's country home. The catch is that each of the self-involved Blisses has a guest of their own arriving at the very same time, and the house quickly fills up with people who'd rather be talking about themselves than anyone else. It's a stinging new production of Coward's comedy, and since it was filmed live, you get the full West End performance without having to travel to London.
Two big names lead the cast. Emmy and Tony winner Christine Baranski makes her West End debut as Judith Bliss, and she's joined by Academy Award nominee Richard E. Grant, who's a legend of both stage and screen. The production is directed by Olivier Award winner Emily Burns.
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There are four screenings to choose from across the run: 23 January at 7.00pm, 27 January at 2.00pm, 14 February at 2.00pm, and 16 February at 10.30am. Tickets range from free to £19, so there's a few different ways to see it depending on when you can make it.
