All star tribute to Sir Noel Coward promoting theatre charities

Grand to hear that our dear friend and  regular contributor to Clive Conway Productions, Patricia Routledge, now in her nineties, is among the stellar thespian line-up featured in a new online event marking  the 100th anniversary of the West End debut of Noël Coward.
The piece called A Marvellous Party, which launched a new streaming called Stream.Theatre,  offers  a host of stars bringing the words and music of Coward to life. It went live last week but is being streamed online for two weeks.
As well the redoubtable Miss Routledge the line-up includes Kate Burton, Judi Dench, Stephen Fry, Montego Glover, Derek Jacobi, Josh James, Cush Jumbo, Robert Lindsay, Kristine Nielsen, Bebe Neuwirth, Julian Ovenden, Kate Royal, Emma Thompson, Giles Terera, Indira Varma and Lia Williams.
Their individual appearances have either self-recorded at home or filmed on location under COVID-19 regulations. The project will be supporting Acting for Others in the UK and the Actor's Fund in the US.
The Noël Coward Foundation points out that The Master was one of the first transatlantic theatre stars and would have been horrified by the current shutdown of so many theatres. Coward also encouraged his celebrity friends to raise money for many good causes including theatre charities.
A Marvellous Party is online at wwww.stream.theatre and is also be available on YouTube.

*Patricia Routledge is booked to appear with Clive Conway Productions on 7th March 2021 when she brings her Facing the Music show, which finds her in conversation with music critic and theatre specialist Edward Seckerson, to The Assembly Rooms in Tamworth. More info at www.tamworthartsandevents.co.uk

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