Host James Harvey is joined by the creative team behind a new reimagining of Coward's The Rat Trap (writer Bill Rosenfield, director Kirsty Patrick Ward and producer Ashley Cook) to talk married life, bitter arguments and rodent metaphors.

"In fashionable 1920s Belgravia, Sheila, a talented novelist, and Keld, an aspiring playwright, embark on married life. Both are fiercely ambitious, but when Keld’s career takes off and Sheila’s doesn’t, professional jealousy and an affair have a devastating effect on their marriage."

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ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD FOUNDATION

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Noël Coward Foundation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ was set up as a charitable trust in 2000 by Graham Payn and Dany Dasto. Its aim is to award grants to educational and professional development projects across the performing arts and to continue the keen interest Coward himself took in charitable work during his lifetime. The Foundation is proud to support a diverse range of outstanding organisations working in theatre, music, playwriting, technical training, academic research and many other areas.

ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD ARCHIVE TRUST

Coward’s work remains an essential resource for 21st Century researchers, practitioners, students and enthusiasts worldwide. The mission of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Noël Coward Archive Trust⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is to preserve Coward’s legacy and influence by making publicly available materials from Coward’s lifetime through accessible, sustainable cultural heritage practices. Both our physical archive and digital collection are fully searchable in a directory of over 15,000 items held within the Noël Coward Archive, which will soon be available as both finding aid and digital catalogue. We also provide tours and research support for those who wish to learn more about his life and work.

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Coward songs reproduced courtesy of Warner Chappell Music.

Host James Harvey is joined by Coward expert Julie Gambling to delve into the works of one of the UK's best-loved and most prolific writers.

It's a festive special this week, as we dive into piles of correspondence from Coward over the Christmas period. It's worse news for Jamaica's mules than you might expect...

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ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD FOUNDATION

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Noël Coward Foundation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ was set up as a charitable trust in 2000 by Graham Payn and Dany Dasto. Its aim is to award grants to educational and professional development projects across the performing arts and to continue the keen interest Coward himself took in charitable work during his lifetime. The Foundation is proud to support a diverse range of outstanding organisations working in theatre, music, playwriting, technical training, academic research and many other areas.

ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD ARCHIVE TRUST

Coward’s work remains an essential resource for 21st Century researchers, practitioners, students and enthusiasts worldwide. The mission of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Noël Coward Archive Trust⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is to preserve Coward’s legacy and influence by making publicly available materials from Coward’s lifetime through accessible, sustainable cultural heritage practices. Both our physical archive and digital collection are fully searchable in a directory of over 15,000 items held within the Noël Coward Archive, which will soon be available as both finding aid and digital catalogue. We also provide tours and research support for those who wish to learn more about his life and work.

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Host James Harvey is joined by Coward expert Julie Gambling to delve into the works of one of the UK's best-loved and most prolific writers.

Our second season is all about Coward on the big screen - from disastrous adaptations of his plays to working with the leading lights of the British film industry. This week we've come back to Coward's final collaboration with legendary director David Lean: Brief Encounter. Tissues ready, everyone!

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ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD FOUNDATION

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Noël Coward Foundation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ was set up as a charitable trust in 2000 by Graham Payn and Dany Dasto. Its aim is to award grants to educational and professional development projects across the performing arts and to continue the keen interest Coward himself took in charitable work during his lifetime. The Foundation is proud to support a diverse range of outstanding organisations working in theatre, music, playwriting, technical training, academic research and many other areas.

ABOUT THE NOËL COWARD ARCHIVE TRUST

Coward’s work remains an essential resource for 21st Century researchers, practitioners, students and enthusiasts worldwide. The mission of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Noël Coward Archive Trust⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is to preserve Coward’s legacy and influence by making publicly available materials from Coward’s lifetime through accessible, sustainable cultural heritage practices. Both our physical archive and digital collection are fully searchable in a directory of over 15,000 items held within the Noël Coward Archive, which will soon be available as both finding aid and digital catalogue. We also provide tours and research support for those who wish to learn more about his life and work.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BOOK A TOUR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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