Guthrie Theater

The critics agree that Noël Coward’s comedy Hay Fever is a hit! “We laughed ourselves silly!” (Minnpost.com) “The play is an exhausting exercise in emotion and extremes, the actors all play off one another, putting on an exhilarating and hilarious show!” (Minnesota Monthly) “The humor in Hay Fever is contagious … the actors get to show off their comic chops.” (Star Tribune). “The Guthrie’s fine acting, direction and design make Hay Fever highly enjoyable to watch” (AisleSay). “The laughter generated in the Guthrie’s sprightly production of Noël Coward’s classic is perfectly genuine!” (Pioneer Press). And about television star and Tony Award-winning actress Harriet Harris they’re saying Harris “soars,” “looks to be having the time of her life on stage” and is “great fun to watch.”

The eccentric Bliss family -- Judith, a recently retired actress, David, a self-absorbed novelist, and their two unconventional children -- live in a world where reality slides easily into fiction. Upon entering this world, the weekend guests (a proper diplomat, a shy flapper, an athletic boxer and a fashionable sophisticate) are thrown into melodramatic scenes wherein their hosts profess emotions and react to situations that do not really exist. The comedic chaos ends only when the tortured visitors tip-toe out the door. Don’t miss Coward’s delightfully infectious comedy about a weekend getaway gone awry.