National Theatre Live: Hay Fever
Showcase Bristol Avonmeads · BS2
14 January 2027 – 14 January 2027
Theatre, Comedy
Last year, Judith retired from her life-on-stage. Already, she misses the applause.
Idling away at their country home, the rest of the family – hermetic novelist husband David and failure-to-launch children Sorel and Simon – are too self-involved to be a good audience.
So, Judith invites a young fan as her guest for the weekend. But unbeknownst to her, each of the Blisses have a guest of their own arriving at the very same time.
Completely unsuited to hosting and allergic to compromise, the house quickly erupts into a chaos of parlour games, put-downs and unrequested encores.
Runtime: 160 min
Genre: Comedy
Director: Emily Burns
Starring: Christine Baranski, Richard E. Grant, Nancy Carroll