Christine Baranski is bringing her West End debut in Hay Fever to cinemas from 14 January 2027, with the Noël Coward revival set to reach audiences beyond Wyndham’s Theatre. The production also marks her return to the stage for the first time in 20 years, a rare run for an actor whose name has been more closely linked to screen work.
Hay Fever will be captured live at Wyndham’s Theatre before its cinema release through National Theatre Live. It runs until 12 December 2026, so the broadcast arrives just over a month after the stage engagement closes.
Emily Burns’ revival pairs Baranski with Richard E Grant, whose own schedule has been split between Hay Fever and Celebrity Traitors. That overlap gives the production an unusual profile: one performer attached to a live theatre broadcast, another drawing attention in a separate television setting while the stage run is still on sale.
The West End cast also includes Nancy Carroll, Will Close, Charles Edwards, Ophelia Lovibond, Ash Hunter, Lucy Karczewski and Jo McInnes. That kind of ensemble gives the cinema version a wider commercial hook than a straight star vehicle, because the filmed release preserves the full company rather than trimming the draw to its leads.
For viewers, the practical takeaway is simple: the stage run ends on 12 December 2026, and the cinema window opens on 14 January 2027. If you want the live version, Wyndham’s Theatre is the place to book; if you want the broadcast, the wait is short and the date is fixed.
Wyndham’s Theatre to cinemas
The move from Wyndham’s Theatre to cinemas follows a familiar National Theatre Live path, but the timing matters here because it packages a West End run for a second audience without changing the underlying production. That gives Hay Fever a longer shelf life than a single theatre engagement and keeps Baranski’s debut in circulation after the curtain falls in December.
Baranski and Grant
Baranski’s 20-year return to the stage is the story’s sharpest commercial hook, and Grant adds his own current visibility from Celebrity Traitors. Put together, they make Hay Fever more than a standard revival: it is a stage production with a cinema afterlife and two names that can travel across different screens.
Hay Fever after December
The next date to watch is 14 January 2027, when the cinema release begins. Until then, the only live chance to see the production remains its Wyndham’s Theatre run through 12 December 2026.
