Hay Fever and Hotel Packages by London Theatre Breaks
Theatre and hotel packages for Noël Coward’s comedy Hay Fever starring Christine Baranski and Richard E Grant are available to book now.
One of Noël Coward’s most popular plays, Hay Fever always seems to me like a cross between Ray Cooney’s Run for Your Wife and Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf! But that is probably just me!
The Bliss family, a fairly self obsessed bunch, each invite a guest for the weekend (set, as it is, at a time when one invited guests for the weekend). The four unsuspecting guests get set upon, toyed with, passed around and generally made to feel rather uncomfortable as the Bliss Family play their games.
This comedy of manners results in a weekend of misjudged meetings, secret seductions and scandalous revelations – all very Noël Coward: expect witty comments and smoking jackets with a little genteel passion thrown in for good measure.
This version stars two great actors – Christine Baranski and Richard E Grant. Obviously Richard E Grant is Richard E Grant: I needn’t say more! Christine was Cybill’s best friend and since then has stolen scene after scene and won (or been nominate for) award after award on TV, stage and film: The Birdcage (1996), Cruel Intentions (1999), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Chicago (2002), Mamma Mia! (2008), Into the Woods (2014), and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) and Dr. Beverly Hofstadter in the sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2009–2019).
Hay Fever FAQs
What good hotel packages are available for Hay fever?
The Wyndham’s Theatre is just at the bottom of Charing Cross Road by Trafalgar Square, so the Thistle Trafalgar Square would be good. The Wilde Aparthotel, the Indigo Leicester Square and the Clermont Charing Cross are also walking-distance hotels.
However, I must admit there is a big BUT coming. These central hotels are really expensive and, the performances (as you can imagine with such an excellent cast are really popular so you only get seats at the back of the dress or stalls for your money!
The theatre is just by Leicester Square tube station, so I would either get a tube to a cheaper hotel or walk. For under £200 look at the Copthorne Tara in Kensington or the Novotel Paddington – both a tube ride away.
The Park Plaza or Novotel hotels in Waterloo, for just a little bit more (and a nice walk across the Thames), are also well worth considering… in fact they would be my first choice of hotel for a Hay Fever Theatre break.
When are Hay Fever and hotel packages available?
Availability is limited, but book now before the rave reviews come out and you might stand a chance.
Performances are Monday – Saturday evenings: 19.30 and Wednesday and Saturday matinees: 14.30 until 12 December 2026.
Show Running Time is 2 hours and 20 minutes including an interval.
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