Noel Coward's "Hands Across the Sea" & "Oh Coward!"

Ars Nova presents Noel Coward's famous short play "Hands Across the Sea" and famous musical "Oh Coward!" April 9 - 11, and April 16 & 17, 2010 at Nova Theatre. Directed by Ron Harris, this wonderfully funny and entertaining set will have you laughing and singing along!

Production Dates:

Friday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 11 at 2:30 p.m.
Friday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 17 at 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Ticket prices are:$20 per person

Production is at Nova Theatre, which is at Ars Nova - 4908C Charlotte Drive

Plot

"Hands Across the Sea" - Two bemused visitors from the colonies take up a casually-made invitation from an upper-class Britith couple to drop in on them at their Mayfair flat. In their enthusiasm for hospitality, the British couple, Commander Peter Gilpin and his wife Lady Maureen ("Piggy") Gilpin, have invited so many people to their cocktail party that they can't entirely remember who they invited.

The Gilpins receive a phone message that the Rawlingsons wlil be visiting - a copule woh stayed with them while travelling in the Far East, and everyone leaves to get ready for their arrival. Mrs. Wadhurst had spoken to Lady Maureen earlier in the week, but when Piggie sees the Wadhursts, she mitakes them for the Rawlingsons.  They are forced to listen to meaningless conversations about people they do not know.  Among the arrivals, departures, telephone calls and free-flowing alcohol, confusion abounds.

"Oh Coward!" - Interspersing his songs with biographical anecdotes and sketches from his various writings, "Oh Coward!" celebrates the life and work of British legend Noel Coward. A minimal band and small cast allow Noel Coward's memorable melodies and masterful lyrics to shine and make "Oh Coward!" an easy, entertaining show.