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Joyeux Noël!
Sir Noel Peirce Coward, born December 16, 1899
Ways to Celebrate Coward's 111th Birthday:
- Farley Broadcast on 91.7 FM. Today at 1:00 PM PST, tune in to KALW radio. (Re-broadcast tomorrow at 7:00 PM.)
- Blithe Spirit. Tonight & tomorrow night (closing) at A Noise Within (Brand Boulevard Theatre), Glendale, CA.
- Brief Encounter, adapted by Emma Rice for Kneehigh Theatre, continuing through December 23rd: the Canadian Premiere at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre in Vancouver, BC.
- Treat yourself or a friend to The Noel Coward Reader, edited and with commentary by Barry Day. From this 600-page volume, a tiny quote for the day:
I can remember, I can remember
The months of November and December
Were more significant to me
Than other months could ever be
For they were the months of high romance
When destiny waited on tip-toe,
When every boy actor stood a chance
Of getting into a Christmas show,
Not for me the dubious heaven
Of being some prefect's protege!
Not for me the Second Eleven.
For me, two performances a day.
(from "The Boy Actor")
" I was, I believe, one of the worst boy actors ever inflicted on a paying public ... I was a brazen, odious little prodigy, overpleased with myself and precocious to a degree ... I am certain that, could my adult self have been present ... he would have crept out, at the first coy gurgle, and been mercifully sick outside."
Present Indicative (1937)
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Alan Farley's Celebrates Coward's 111th Birthday
KALW 91.7 FM
December 16 and 17
| |  This year, Alan Farley presents his annual radio broadcast celebrating Coward on The Master's actual birthday: Thursday, December 16th at 1:00 pm PST on KALW's "Open Air." KALW will repeat the program on "Fascinating Rhythm," Friday, December 17th at 9:00 pm PST. Not on Pacific Standard Time? Other tune-in times: New York -- 12/16 4 pm; 12/17 12 midnight. London -- 12/16 9 pm; 12/18 5 am (next morning). Or, click on this link to listen to KALW on your computer: kalw 91.5Interviews. Alan will present interviews with the following guests:
- Barry Day talks about his new book, The Noel Coward Reader (#1 on Amazon's Bestseller list of "Books/Literature & Fiction/Drama/British & Irish /Modern." For a review, click NY Times book review .)
- Alan Brodie describes upcoming Coward events.
- Christine Ebersole, interview plus music from her newly-released CD: "Christine Ebersole Sings Noel Coward" (available at music stores and online as an MP3 download). See the August 2010 issue of Home Chat for Barry Day's review of this enchanting new CD.
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Blithe Spirit
A Noise Within (Brand Blvd Theatre), Glendale, CA
October 2 - December 17, 2010 | | Blithe Spirit
Directed by Damaso Rodriguez
 | Photo by: Craig Schwartz.
L. to R.: Jacque Lynn Colton (Mrs. Bradmna), Scott Lowell (Charles Condomine), Jane Macfie (Madame Arcati), Jill Van Velzer (Ruth Condomine), Gibby Brand (Dr. Bradman) |
A Noise Within (ANW)
234 South Brand Boulevard
Glendale, CA 91204
818-240-0910, Ext. 1
Tickets: $32 - $46, discounts for groups of 10+
December 16, 17 at 8:00 PM
(Please confirm dates and times with the theatre.)
For more information and to purchase tickets, see:
A Noise Within theatre web site
The cast features Gibby Brand (Dr. Bradman), Jacque Lynn Colton (Mrs. Bradman), Abby Craden (Elvira Condomine), Alison Elliott (Edith), Scott Lowell (Charles Condomine), Jane Macfie (Madame Arcati), and Jill Van Velzer (Ruth Condomine). Back to top |
Canadian Premiere of Brief Encounter
Vancouver Playhouse Theatre, Vancouver, BC
November 27 - December 23, 2010
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Brief Encounter
Adapted for the stage by
Emma Rice
Directed & Choreographed by Max Reimer
Musical Director Steve Charles
Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company
127 East 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5T 1B4
Administration/Production: 604 872 6622
Box Office: 604 873 3311
Call Centre: 604 629 2102
Fax: 604 873 3714
Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30am-5:00pm
Vancouver Playhouse web site
A co-production with Manitoba Theatre Centre
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