HAY FEVER

Noël Coward's wonderfully witty, deliciously snarky classic about the most eccentric family around.

DRAMA THEATRE, SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

The Play

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An “exhilarating new production of Hay Fever, which director Imara Savage gives an intense, sexy energy...” The Australian

Sydney Theatre Company presents
Noël Coward's

HAY FEVER

An irresistibly heartless comedy

The Bliss family love intrigue, love arguing and really love a spotlight. They are everything a respectable family ought not to be – unconventional, uncensored and unapologetic.

When each of the four outrageously eccentric Bliss family members invites a guest to their rural retreat, the unassuming visitors face a hectic living melodrama from which there seems to be no escape.

Deliciously funny comedies were Noël Coward’s forte. Hay Fever is a “wonderfully witty and deliciously snarky” (Time Out) classic full of secret seductions, misjudged meetings and wicked revelations.

An exceptional cast led by Heather Mitchell as Judith Bliss, the prima donna to end all prima donnas, includes Harriet Dyer (Travelling North), Tony Llewellyn-Jones (Amigos), Josh McConville (After Dinner) and Helen Thomson (King Lear).

Having had us in hysterics with After Dinner in 2015, director Imara Savage and designer Alicia Clements reunite to give us a country weekend like no other.

Hay Fever promises to be a thoroughly enjoyable and seductively comic affair.

Richard: “They’re strange people, aren’t they?”
Myra: “I think ‘strange’ is putting it mildly.”

Duration 2 hours 15 mins (including interval)
Warning Contains use of theatrical haze. Herbal cigarettes are smoked in both acts of this production.

#STCHAYFEVER

Pricing information

Season Ticket prices
Pick six or more plays to create a personalised Season Ticket package. More info

Saturday evening A Reserve $87
Adult A Reserve $84
Concession $64
Seniors cardholder $75
Preview $66
Under 30 $64

Single Ticket prices
Saturday evening A Reserve $104
Saturday evening Standing Room $40*
Adult A Reserve $98
Concession $78
Seniors cardholder $89
Preview $76
Under 30 $78
Standing Room $35*

Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
*Please note that Standing Room ticketholders are required to stand for the duration of the performance, seating will not be provided. 

Transaction fees may apply
Season Ticket bookings: $0
Single tickets: $7.50 online; $8 telephone; $0 Box Office counter

 

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Dates

Previews 11 Apr – 14 Apr 2016
Season 16 Apr – 21 May 2016

Performance start times
Tue – Sat 8pm; Mon 6.30pm; Wed 1pm; Sat 2pm 

Pricing and ticket information

Season Ticket prices
Pick six or more plays to create a personalised Season Ticket package. More info

Saturday evening A Reserve $87
Adult A Reserve $84
Concession $64
Seniors cardholder $75
Preview $66
Under 30 $64

Single Ticket prices
Saturday evening A Reserve $104
Saturday evening Standing Room $40*
Adult A Reserve $98
Concession $78
Seniors cardholder $89
Preview $76
Under 30 $78
Standing Room $35*

Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
*Please note that Standing Room ticketholders are required to stand for the duration of the performance, seating will not be provided. 

Concession, seniors and under 30 tickets
Suitable and valid identification must be provided for collection of tickets and at the venue, such as your concession or proof of age card. Alternatively, you may email a copy of your identification to [email protected]. Please quote your booking reference number.

Access requirements
For specific access requirements, please call Box Office on (02) 9250 1777 to book your seats.

Transaction fees may apply
Season Ticket bookings: $0
Single tickets: $7.50 online; $8 telephone; $0 Box Office counter

Children aged 15 and under must be accompanied at all times.

Insight Events

Pier Group Lunch
Mon 7 Mar 12pm

Pre-season Briefing
Mon 4 Apr 6.15pm
Wharf 2 Theatre
FREE. RSVP here

Audi Night with the Actors
Mon 2 May post-show
Mon 16 May post-show

Find out more about our Insight Events.

Access performances

Audio-described performance
Fri 6 May 8pm
Sat 7 May 2pm

Captioned performance 
Wed 11 May 1pm
Fri 20 May 8pm

Important travel update

From 4 Oct 2015, all travel into the Sydney CBD will be affected by construction works for a light-rail line along George Street. These changes affect car and bus routes. It is important to plan ahead and allow additional travel time.  Please visit mysydney.nsw.gov.au for more information and consider using journey planning apps on your smartphone or tablet devices. 

Director

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Imara Savage
Director
 

 

Cast

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Briallen Clarke
Jackie Coryton

 

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Tom Conroy
Simon Bliss

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Alan Dukes
Richard Greatham

 

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Harriet Dyer
Sorel Bliss

 

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Genevieve Lemon
Clara

 

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Tony Llewellyn-
Jones
David Bliss

 

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Josh McConville
Sandy Tyrell

 

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Heather Mitchell
Judith Bliss

 

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Helen Thomson
Myra Arundel

 

Creatives

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Alicia Clements
Designer

 

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Trent Suidgeest
Lighting Designer

 

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Max Lyandvert
Composer &
Sound Designer

 

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Lucas Jervies
Assistant Director

 

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Charmian Gradwell
Voice & Text Coach
 

Marketing Photography James Green
Production Photography Lisa Tomasetti

Read the full cast and creatives bios, and lots of other interesting content in our programs, which are available at the venue for $10.


“In a top-drawer cast … [Heather] Mitchell carries all before her. Her Pre-Raphaelite beauty is intoxicating, as is her way with a seductive phrase. "I've been pruning the calceolarias," she throatily purrs ... It's an invitation to unimagined delights that seduces us all.” The Australian

An “exhilarating new production of Hay Fever, which director Imara Savage gives an intense, sexy energy...” The Australian

"A beautifully crafted and truly lovely looking work, and a very funny and fun outing to boot." Daily Telegraph

"We’re not bashful about loving every minute" ★★★★ Time Out Sydney

“This is a production not at all short on laughs.” ★★★★ Daily Review

“Fast and witty, colourful and provocative” Stage Whispers

“Like attending a marvellous party, one couldn’t have liked it more.” Australian Stage

“A magnificent expression of Noël Coward's comic genius.” Broadway World

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