Noel Coward virtually invented the concept of Englishness for the 20th century. An astounding polymath - dramatist, actor, writer, composer, lyricist, painter and wit - he was defined by his Englishness as much as he defined it. He was indeed the first Brit pop star, the first ambassador of cool Britannia. Even before his 1924 drugs-and-sex scandal of The Vortex, his fans were hanging out of their scarves over the theater balcony, imitating their idol's dress and repeating each Noelism with ...[Read Story]
"ITV Play of the Week"
(1955)
