Dillie Keane, Kit and the Widow, et al. Set for UK Tour of Cowardly Custard

Dillie Keane of Fascinating Aïda fame, the cabaret duo Kit and the Widow, and rising performers Stuart Neal and Savannah Stevenson will star in the first major revisiting of Cowardly Custard, commencing a UK tour at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre on Tuesday April 5. Paul Foster will direct.

Cowardy Custard tells the story of Sir Noël Coward’s life through song and biographical writings. With more than 40 of Coward’s brilliant songs, including “Don’t Put Your Daughter on the Stage Mrs Worthington,” “A Room with a View,” “Mad about the Boy,” “The Stately Homes of England,” “I’ve Been to a Marvellous Party,” “London Pride ,”and “Mad Dogs and Englishmen,” the revue also contains unpublished material, excerpts from Coward’s diaries and autobiographies, and scenes from Tonight at 8:30, Present Laughter and Design for Living.

The production will feature musical staging by Stewart Nicholls and design Samal Blak. The tribute has been revisited and revised by Alan Strachan, who with Gerald Frow and Wendy Toye created the original in 1970.