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  1. Characters
  2. Act I
  3. Act II
  4. Act III
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Hay Fever

Noël Coward

free · 17,871 words · 2 h 8 m audiobook, read by volunteers for LibriVox

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Characters

  • Judith Bliss

  • David Bliss

  • Sorel Bliss

  • Simon Bliss

  • Myra Arundel

  • Richard Greatham

  • Jackie Coryton

  • Sandy Tyrell

  • Clara

The action of the play takes place in the hall of the Blisses’ house at Cookham, in June.

Act I: Saturday afternoon.

Act II: Saturday evening.

Act III: Sunday morning.

Act I

Scene: The hall of David Bliss’s house is very comfortable and extremely untidy. There are several of Simon’s cartoons scattered about the walls, masses of highly coloured American and classical music strewn about the piano, and lots of flowers and comfortable furniture. A staircase ascends to a small balcony leading to the bedrooms, David’s study and Simon’s room. There is a door leading to the library down R. A service door above it under the stairs. There are French windows at back, and the front door on the L.

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Hay Fever by Noël Coward. The text is in the US public domain, from the Standard Ebooks edition. Served from our own copy; read on their site for the full edition with images and typography.

Narrated by Jim Locke, Mike Manolakes, Jenn Broda, Kelly S. Taylor, Jvisi, Tchaikovsky, WendyKatzHiller, CassiopeiaSparks, C. Roxanne Maxwell, and ToddHW for LibriVox, also public domain.

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