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

Cast List:

Peter - Terry Jackson
Piggie - Robbie Shafer
Alley - Jay Poff
Bogey - Patrick Greene
Clare - Ginger Beazley
Mr. Burnham - Will Vickers
Walters -  Demi Vanderwerff
Mrs. Wadhurst - Beverly Ketchum
Mr. Wadhurst - Gerald Patterson

Eugene Banks - appearance in "Oh Coward!"

Plot

"Hands Across the Sea" by Noel Coward and published by Samuel French - Two bemused visitors from the colonies take up a casually-made invitation from an upper-class British 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 will be visiting - a couple who stayed with them while traveling 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 mistakes 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.

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., New York City

"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. Accompanied by Musical Director Christopher Joel Carter, IV the cast allows Noel Coward's memorable melodies and masterful lyrics to shine and make "Oh Coward!" an easy, entertaining show.

"Oh Coward!" is presented through special arrangement with Musical Theatre International. All authorized performance materials are also provided by MTI.