The latest episode of Home Chat: The Noël Coward Podcast is out now! This week: Fallen Angels baffles the Daily Express and Tallulah Bankhead smokes more cigarettes than you'd think... Listen now on Spotify! open.spotify.com/episode/2YNr...

The first episode of our new podcast looks at the original 1924 production of The Vortex - the controversial drug drama that launched Coward's career... Available on Spotify! open.spotify.com/episode/2yfJ... #noelcoward #theatrehistory #theatre #1920s #history

#OnThisDay in 1933, the film adaptation of Noël Coward's Cavalcade had just arrived in cinemas. Despite its reputation now as a conservative epic of studio cinema, it very nearly fell foul of studio censors for its use of some slightly fruity language... (1/6)

#OnThisDay in 1933, the film adaptation of Noël Coward's Cavalcade had just arrived in cinemas. Despite its reputation now as a conservative epic of studio cinema, it very nearly fell foul of studio censors for its use of some slightly fruity language... (1/6)

Happy Mother's day to Coward's beloved mother Violet #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward

Born #OnThisDay in 1894: Gladys Calthrop, the influential stage designer behind many of Noël Coward’s productions. 📷 Gladys and Noël 1940s 📷 Gladys, photo from around 1970 #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward

Congratulations to Titanique, one of the nominees for the Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play By Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle & Constantine Rousouli , performed at Criterion Theatre #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards

51 years ago Noël Coward passed away at his home in Jamaica. 📷 Noël Coward on the veranda at Firefly, March 1973

Whilst four Noël Coward plays were running in the West End in 1925, his influence was also being felt across the pond. Easy Virtue, with its updated take on a Victorian melodrama, was a roaring success in American theatre.

Its #WorldPoetryDay Lets take a look at one of Coward's verses, written to and for Graham Payn Here is the original transcript, taken down by Graham as Noël dictated over the phone I knew you without enchantment And for some years We went our usual ways Meeting occasionally #TheatreSky

Congratulations to Spirited Away, one of the nominees for the Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play Adapted by John Caird & co-adapted by Maoko Imai, performed at London Coliseum #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards

#OnThisDay Noël Coward's 1925 revue On With the Dance opened at the Palace, Manchester #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward

"I never have been one for staying up too late," Noël Coward, in his diary, 20 April 1967 📷 Coward in one of the bedrooms at Les Avants, 1960s #WorldSleepDay

Congratulations to Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright, one of the nominees for the Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play By Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith and performed at Wyndham’s Theatre #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards

Take a look at some of Noël Coward's magazines, music and books, in his magazine rack from Switzerland #ExploreYourArchive

#OnThisDay 1925, The Vortex transferred to the Comedy Theatre, marking a sensational West End success for a young Noël Coward. Here is the programme for this production #TheatreHistory #WestEnd

On International Women's Day, we celebrate some of the women who brought Noël Coward’s characters to life. #InternationalWomensDay #noelcoward

Congratulations to Ballet Shoes, one of the nominees for the Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play Adapted by Kendall Feaver and performed at National Theatre – Olivier #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #OlivierAwards

Hay Fever is a comedy about the eccentric Bliss family, set in an English country house in the 1920s. As a weekend unfolds, the family’s chaotic antics send their guests slipping away. #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #westend

Congratulations to all the nominees for the Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play! You can see all #OlivierAwards nominees here: officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awar... #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward

Its #WorldBookDay! Coward was a veracious reader and swore by it for acting #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward

In the 60s, Coward would respond with characteristic wit when asked why he didn't come out, with the line: "There are still a few old ladies in Worthing who don't know." He used variations of this phrase over the years with different British towns

Our archivist's favourite home movie - Coward and dogs! This is from 1929/30 whilst traveling in north-eastern China with Jeffery Amherst #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward

Did you know? The song Mad About the Boy featured in #BridgetJonesMadAbouttheBoy was written by Noël Coward almost 100 years ago The version in the film was covered by Dinah Washington Other notable covers include Patti Page, Eartha Kitt and Adam Lambert 📷 Coward in 1932, Goldenhurst

Letter from Sir John Gielgud, from the Coward archive After Gielgud was arrested on 20 October 1953 under anti-homosexuality laws Coward wrote to Gielgud. We have his reply, where he thanks Coward for his kind words. October 22nd, 1953 #LGBThistorymonth #Usualise #LGBTQIA #educateOUTprejudice

#OnThisDay 1938 Operette opened at the The Opera House Manchester, produced by John C. Wilson Here is the programme from our archive #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward

#OnThisDay 1927 The Marquise opened in London. The play is a romantic comedy set in 18th-century France Take a look at this beautiful programme from the Broadway production! This includes an appeal against the Theatre Ticket Tax.

#OnThisDay 1966 Noël wrote in his diary: "The Homosexual Bill has passed through the House of Commons with a majority of fifty-five votes. I read the debate in the Telegraph. Really some of the opposition speeches were so bigoted... #LGBThistorymonth #Usualise #LGBTQIA #educateOUTprejudice

Its #WorldRadioDay Enjoy the beauty of radio with this fragment of the long lost recording of Noël Coward on Desert Island Discs from 1963

Alice Ashley was a model, actress and socialite, and one of the first openly transgender women in entertainment. She was awarded an OBE in 2012 for her “service to transgender equality.” #LGBThistorymonth #Usualise #LGBTQIA #educateOUTprejudice

Certainly the biggest item in our archive: this seven-foot-long carving of a garland with cherub - suspected to be a Grinling Gibbons though never proven! This was bought at an auction at Herstmonceux Castle for Goldenhurst farm #ExploreYourArchive #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #TheatreSky #archives

Hattie Jacques was born #OnThisDay 1922. Hattie starred in Coward's often forgotten 1964 ITV production of Blithe Spirit. Take a look back at the reincarnations of Blithe Spirit through the ages:

#OnThisDay 1923 Dora Bryan was born Dora starred as Sybil in a 1940s production of Private Lives, where it was Noël who encouraged her to adopt the stage name Bryan 📸 Dora Bryan (left) with actress Beryl Reid, 1972

Its only two months till the @olivierawards! This year marks the 40th Olivier Awards since celebrated actor Sir Laurence Olivier gave his name to the ceremony in 1984 📷 1920s, Goldenhurst, Kent, Jill Esmond, Noël Coward, Ivy St Helier, Laurence Olivier

The BFI is screening In Which We Serve on Saturday Photo of Ronald Neame (cinematographer) and David Lean (co-director) taken during filming. Inscribed in pen to Coward by both Neame and Lean. #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #BFI #Film #TheatreSky

It's #LGBThistorymonth in February For most of Noël Coward's life it was illegal to be gay, which meant Coward had to separate his public and private persona Noël and Graham Payn enjoyed a 30 year relationship until Noël's death in 1973 - just six years after homosexuality was legalised in England

#OnThisDay 1923 The Young Idea opened in London #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #TheatreSky

Unpacking the books! #Uckfield #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #TheatreSky

Quick quiz: Which Coward character was from Uckfield and which play are they in? #Uckfield #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #TheatreSky

Some more pictures of our new archive: #Uckfield #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #TheatreSky

Unpacking in full swing! #Uckfield #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #TheatreSky

The Noël Coward Room is still in London and open to all visitors by appointment! #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #TheatreSky

Our new archive! Unpacking the boxes: before and after #Uckfield #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #TheatreSky

Did you know? The introduction to Chelsea Buns (1925) was written in Uckfield in 1924 #Uckfield #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #TheatreSky

We are moving our archive - to picturesque Uckfield! The new archive will be an upgrade for us: with more room to display Coward artefacts and with a dedicated academic research space #Uckfield #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #TheatreSky

Design for Living didn't hit Britain until 1939 #OnThisDay #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward

#OnThisDay Design For Living opened on Broadway, 1933, starring Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt and Coward The play premiered on Broadway partly because the play's subject, a complicated three way romance, was thought unacceptable to the censor in Britain #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #TheatreSky

A look inside Noël's White Cliffs home: which room is your favourite? Spot the Indonesian coin dolls we featured recently! Pic 1: Bedroom Pic 2: Sitting Room Pic 3: Twin Bedroom Pic 4: Library #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #TheatreSky

Coward always did have excellent #fashion sense #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #vintage

Claudette Colbert starred in Tonight is Ours released #OnThisDay 1933 📷 Claudette Colbert with John Gielgud in Jamaica #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #TheatreSky