NOEL & GERTIE Starring Helena Blackman and Ben Stock To Get London Revival At Cockpit Theatre

Noël & Gertie

An entertainment devised by Sheridan Morley

With the words and music of Noël Coward 

starring Ben Stock & Helena Blackman 

Director/Designer Thom Southerland 

Choreographer Stewart Nicholls 

Musical Supervisor Michael Bradley 

Lighting Designer Howard Hudson 

Producer/Casting Director Danielle Tarento

The creative team behind the acclaimed production of Parade at Southwark Playhouse are reunited for a major revival of Noël & Gertie, Sheridan Morley’s hit play about Noël Coward and Gertrude Lawrence, that
originally ran in the West End for nine years.

Noël & Gertie, starring Helena Blackman and Ben Stock, directed by Thom Southerland, produced by Danielle Tarento, will get a major revival at the Cockpit Theatre from Tuesday 27th September - Saturday 22nd October. Press night is Friday 30th September at 7.30pm.

This witty and moving show, affectionately crafted from diaries and letters between Coward and his stage partner, Gertrude Lawrence, tells the story of the professional and personal relationship between two of this century's greatest stage personalities. Although they only appeared in two productions together, Private Lives and Tonight at 8.30, Noël Coward and Gertrude Lawrence epitomised an era of high style and elegance. The songs, sketches and snippets of scenes pieced together in Noël & Gertie have the entrancing effect of accurately portraying this remarkable duo and the era they helped to define.

Helena Blackman was nominated for a TMA Award as Best Actress in a Musical in 2008 for her  starring role as Nellie Forbush in the UK number 1 tour of South Pacific. She starred as Helen Fogel in the West End premiere of Stephen Sondheim's Saturday Night at Jermyn Street Theatre. She was a runner up in the TV contest How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?

Ben Stock’s West End roles include Eugene in Grease, Over My Shoulder - The Jessie Matthew Story, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! On tour he played Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty & The Beast.

Director Thom Southerland recently directed the acclaimed revival of Parade at Southwark Playhouse. He was named Best Director at the 2011 Off West End Theatre Awards  for Me and Juliet at the Finborough. He directed the European premiere of I Sing!, Divorce Me, Darling!, Annie Get Your Gun, The Pajama Game and sold-out all-male adaptations of Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore and The Mikado (all at the Union Theatre).

Produced by Danielle Tarento, who recently produced Parade and the sold-out Company, both at Southwark Playhouse. She is co-founder of the Menier Chocolate Factory and co-produced all in-house shows 2004- 2006, including Sunday In The Park With George, which received a West End transfer and 5 Olivier awards.

LISTINGS INFO

Noël & Gertie

Cockpit Theatre
Gateforth Street,
Marylebone,
LONDON NW8 8EH
Box office: 020 7258 2920

Tuesday 27th September -
Saturday 22nd October

Tuesday - Saturday at 7.30pm
matinees Saturday at 4.00pm
and Sunday at 5.00pm

Tickets: £17.00 £14.00 (concs)
inclusive of all booking fees

Press Night: Friday 30th
September at 7.30pm

How to Get There

Nearest stations:
Edgware Road:
Hammersmith & City, District, Circle,
Bakerloo
Marylebone:
Bakerloo and main line

Buses stopping nearby are:
 6, 16, 18, 98, 139, 189, 332, 414