Relative Values

An All-star cast in a classic comedy

Comedy theatre fans, you're in for a treat! Three of Britain's top actors come together of this acclaimed production of the classic Noel Coward comedy, Relative Values, which makes its way to the West End after a sell-out run at the Theatre Royal Bath. The play presents a humorous take on the (controversial) subject of class relations when Hollywood culture and aristocratic values collide in 1950s England.

Patricia Hodge, Caroline Quentin and Rory Bremner star in this revival by directed by Trevor Nunn, in performances the critics have lauded praise upon. Though modern audiences may find it to represent a dated view on class culture, Relative Values is still one of Noel Coward's best loved comedies and this production is a very well executed revival.

What is Relative Values about?

Felicity - the Countess of Marchwood - is truly displeased when her son Nigel intends to marry a Hollywood starlet. Even more upsetting is the discovery that his future fiance's sister is none other than her personal handmaiden! Such a clash of classes is something that simply will not do, so the Countess takes matters into her own hands and devices a way to hide the fact that her son's future wife is from an 'undesirable class'.