Hay Fever
by Noël Coward
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Readers have mixed feelings about this play. While many enjoy its humor and eccentric characters, some critics feel it lacks substance and coherence when read compared to its stage performance. Overall, the comic chaos appeals to a significant portion of the audience, but opinions vary on its execution and character depth.
Synopsis
Hoping for a quiet weekend in the country with some guests, David Bliss, a novelist and his wife Judith, a retired actress, find that an impossible dream when their high-spirited children Simon and Sorel appear with guests of their own.
A housefull of drama waits to be ignited as misunderstandings and tempers flare.
With Judith's new flame and David's newest literary 'inspiration' keeping company as the children follow suit, the Bliss family lives up to its name as the 'quiet weekend' comes to an exhausting and hilarious finale worthy of Feydeau.
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Hay Fever is a British historical play written by Noël Coward and published by Samuel French in London (2002).
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Methuen · 2002 · 112 pp
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