Linden House Theatre Company Ottawa

Linden House's production of Noel Coward's "Hay Fever" opened to a sold out crowd on Nov 21, and will close to another sold out crowd this afternoon.

Congrats to our amazing company:

Cast:
Venetia Lawless - Myra Arundel
Lindsay Laviolette - Sorel Bliss
Linda Webster - Jackie Coryton
Jane Morris – Clara
Janet Uren - Judith Bliss
Guy Newsham - Richard Greatham
Yazen Jaouni - Sandy Tyrell
Ray Burrage-Goodwin - Simon Bliss
Ian Stauffer - David Bliss

Production Team:
Director - Chelsey Prince
Assistant Director - Judy McCormick
Producer - Janet Uren
Co-Producer - Venetia Lawless
Stage Manager - Barbara Merriam
Assistant Stage Manager and Prompter - Marlene Spatuk
Costumes - Isabella Redgate and Ann Marie Snell
Costume Assistants - Sharon Bernbaum, Susanna Doherty, Ross Dumontet, Anne Ernesaks, Chantal Hébert, Jessica Salo, Denise Shannon and Liza Westwood
Props - Barbara Merriam and Liza Westwood
Lighting Design - David Magladry
Light and Sound technician - Bob McKellar
Original Score and Sound Design - Jana Van Wyk
Set Design - Chelsey Prince
Set Construction - Hugh Voogt
Carpentry - Bridget Grounds
Artist - Clarissa van Aswegen
​Flower Decoration - Janet Kiff-Macaluso
​Hair and Make-up Design - Linda Webster

Front of House and Hospitality:
Front of House - Judy McCormick
Front of House assistants - Carolyn Brereton, Claire Brodie, Nanci Burns, Cathie Closs, Judy Deegan, Joan Freeman, Alain Jegen, Claude Jobin, Blaine Kennedy, Marian McLennan, Mary Taylor
Hospitality - Jeanne Gauthier
Hospitality Assistants -Monica Browness, Cathie Closs, Chantal Hébert, Nancy Hogan, Dawn Fanjoy, Sylvie Roy-Hotte, Denise Shannon, Michelle Shortall, Liza Westwood
Ticket Sales - Linda Webster
Program - Marlene Spatuk
Photography - Maria Vartanova
Poster Design - Karenna Boychuk

[Image description: A group of actors in costume, as well as members of the production team, pose on the set of "Hay Fever."]

No need to panic - there are still tickets available for this afternoon's performance of Hay Fever, a Linden House Theatre Production.

Don't miss it - get your ticket today at lindenhousetheatre.ca

HAY FEVER
​By Noel Coward

​Onstage at
Elmwood School, 261 Buena Vista Road
Until Nov 30

Performances:
Nov. 27, 28, 29 at 7.30 pm
​Matinees: Nov. 23, 30 at 2 pm
Tickets: $30

Photo by Maria Vartanova.

[Image description: Five actors on stage in 1920s' formal wear. They face each other in a circle, looking panicked.]

Two tickets have just come available for the sold-out opening night of "Hay Fever" at the Linden House Theatre on Nov. 21. Actors Ian Stauffer and Venetia Lawless -- playing the roles of novelist David Bliss and the seductive Myra Arundel -- are celebrating.

Contact 613-842-4913 if you want to cram into those seats! And come enjoy a celebratory glass of wine with us after the show.

HAY FEVER
​By Noel Coward
Nov. 21-30, 2025
​
Elmwood School, 261 Buena Vista Road

Performances:
Nov. 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 at 7.30 pm
​Matinees: Nov. 23, 30 at 2 pm
Tickets: $30

[Image description: A man and woman on stage in 1920s formal wear. They are smiling and raising their hands in celebration.]

"Hay Fever" by Noel Coward opens tonight to a sold-out house. Tickets remain for other performances on Nov. 22-23, 27-30.

Don't miss it - get your ticket today at lindenhousetheatre.ca

HAY FEVER
​By Noel Coward
Nov. 21-30, 2025
​
Elmwood School, 261 Buena Vista Road
Elmwood Preview: Nov. 20 at 7.30 pm -- Tickets $20

Performances:
Nov. 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 at 7.30 pm
​Matinees: Nov. 23, 30 at 2 pm
Tickets: $30

Photo by Maria Vartanova.

Special thanks to our production team:
Director - Chelsey Prince
Assistant Director - Judy McCormick
Producer - Janet Uren
Co-Producer - Venetia Lawless
Stage Manager - Barbara Merriam
Assistant Stage Manager and Prompter - Marlene Spatuk
Costumes - Isabella Redgate and Ann Marie Snell
Costume Assistants - Sharon Bernbaum, Susanna Doherty, Ross Dumontet, Anne Ernesaks, Chantal Hébert, Jessica Salo, Denise Shannon and Liza Westwood
Props - Barbara Merriam and Liza Westwood
Lighting Design - David Magladry
Light and Sound technician - Bob McKellar
Original Score and Sound Design - Jana Van Wyk
Set Design - Chelsey Prince
Set Construction - Hugh Voogt
Carpentry - Bridget Grounds
Artist - Clarissa van Aswegen
​Flower Decoration - Janet Kiff-Macaluso
​Hair and Make-up Design - Linda Webster

And to Front of House and Hospitality:
Front of House - Judy McCormick
Front of House assistants - Carolyn Brereton, Claire Brodie, Nanci Burns, Cathie Closs, Judy Deegan, Joan Freeman, Alain Jegen, Claude Jobin, Blaine Kennedy, Marian McLennan, Mary Taylor
Hospitality - Jeanne Gauthier
Hospitality Assistants -Monica Browness, Cathie Closs, Chantal Hébert, Nancy Hogan, Dawn Fanjoy, Sylvie Roy-Hotte, Denise Shannon, Michelle Shortall, Liza Westwood
Ticket Sales - Linda Webster
Program - Marlene Spatuk
Photography - Maria Vartanova
Poster Design - Karenna Boychuk

[Image description: Seven actors on stage in 1920's formal wear. They are reacting in surprise to something that has just happened.]

Director Chelsey Prince relaxes as the set starts to come together for "Hay Fever," being presented at the Linden House Theatre from Nov. 21 to 30.

Be there to see the magic come alive - get your ticket today at lindenhousetheatre.ca

HAY FEVER
​By Noel Coward
Nov. 21-30, 2025
​
Elmwood School, 261 Buena Vista Road
Elmwood Preview: Nov. 20 at 7.30 pm -- Tickets $20

Performances:
Nov. 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 at 7.30 pm
​Matinees: Nov. 23, 30 at 2 pm
Tickets: $30

[Image description: A woman sits sideways in a small armchair in the middle of a mostly empty stage, her feet in the air. In the foreground are tea cups, a pitcher, flowers, and other miscellaneous stage decor.]

You have to improvise at rehearsals, but actors Janet Uren and Yazen Jouani will soon be sitting in an actual chaise longue on the set of "Hay Fever," onstage at the Linden House Theatre from Nov. 21 to 30.

HAY FEVER
​By Noel Coward
Nov. 21-30, 2025
​
Elmwood School, 261 Buena Vista Road
Elmwood Preview: Nov. 20 at 7.30 pm -- Tickets $20.

Performances:
Nov. 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 at 7.30 pm
​Matinees: Nov. 23, 30 at 2 pm
Tickets: $30.

Do you have your tickets yet? Get them today at lindenhousetheatre.ca 🎫

[Image description: Two actors sit on stacking chairs, facing each other, with their legs up on a third chair placed between them.]

Actor Janet Uren has a go at a 1920s hairstyle for "Hay Fever" opening Nov. 21 at the Linden House Theatre and running to Nov. 30.

HAY FEVER
​By Noel Coward
Nov. 21-30, 2025
​
Elmwood School, 261 Buena Vista Road
Elmwood Preview: Nov. 20 at 7.30 pm -- Tickets $20.

Performances:
Nov. 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 at 7.30 pm
​Matinees: Nov. 23, 30 at 2 pm
Tickets: $30.

Get your tickets today at lindenhousetheatre.ca

[Image description: An woman sits in a salon, wearing a black and white protective cape as she gets her cut in in a short grey bob.]

Jude McCormick is the dashing assistant director for "Hay Fever" by Noel Coward, going up at the end of November at Linden House.

HAY FEVER
​By Noel Coward
Nov. 21-30, 2025
​
Elmwood School, 261 Buena Vista Road
Elmwood Preview: Nov. 20 at 7.30 pm -- Tickets $20.

Performances:
Nov. 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 at 7.30 pm
​Matinees: Nov. 23, 30 at 2 pm
Tickets: $30

2025 marks the 100th anniversary of 𝐻𝑎𝑦 𝐹𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟's first production. Coward wrote the play after hiding himself away in the country for three days and dashing off a story about a dizzying weekend of social catastrophe. The story takes place at the country house of a retired actress and her overly artistic family who strike fear in the hearts of their innocent guests.

[Image description: A woman in a long pink dress and denim jacket stands leaning against a wall, smiling while she speaks. She holds a glass and paper plate in her hands.]

Actor Janet Uren is playing Judith Bliss in Noel Coward's 'Hay Fever,' opening at the end of November at Linden House. Here she is wondering if there is any way to learn lines other than working at it.

HAY FEVER
​By Noel Coward
Nov. 21-30, 2025
​
Elmwood School, 261 Buena Vista Road
Elmwood Preview: Nov. 20 at 7.30 pm -- Tickets $20.
Performances:
Nov. 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 at 7.30 pm
​Matinees: Nov. 23, 30 at 2 pm
Tickets: $30.

lindenhousetheatre.ca

[Image description: An actor looks down at a script in her hand with a look of mild uncertainty on her face. Her hair is in a short grey bob and she wears a long double string of white pearls over a navy tunic.]

Directing Noel Coward's "Hay Fever" -- opening at the end of November at Linden House -- is aging Chelsey Prince, so we decided to throw her a birthday party.

HAY FEVER
​By Noel Coward
Nov. 21-30, 2025
​
Elmwood School, 261 Buena Vista Road
Elmwood Preview: Nov. 20 at 7.30 pm -- Tickets $20.
Performances:
Nov. 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 at 7.30 pm
​Matinees: Nov. 23, 30 at 2 pm
Tickets: $30.

[Image description: a woman with long hair and glasses smailes at the camera, holding a piece of cake on a paper plate. beside her, on a table, is more cake and several glasses of wine.]