Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

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Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

2024,

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The extraordinary life of playwright, singer, actor, composer, and director Noël Coward, who rose from poverty to stardom while keeping his sexuality a secret.

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Amy Nicholson

New York Times

Oct 16, 2024

Whenever things risk getting personal, you can practically hear Coward repurpose a threat from “Blithe Spirit,” his smash hit about a disgruntled ghost: Stop fawning on me or I shall break something.

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James Jackson

The Times (UK)

Dec 27, 2023

4/5

As the clips became more plentiful, this became a not only deeply researched but also rather captivating portrait of a one-off — even if every time he sang one of his ditties I couldn’t get Monty Python’s “Penis Song” spoof out of my head.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

Nov 7, 2023

3.5/5

The final invention, from uneducated to the highest paid writer in the world came through a means that still should be recommended to every child, no matter what their circumstances.

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Kathy Fennessy

Video Librarian Magazine

Aug 30, 2026

3.5/5

All told, Barnaby Thompson has crafted a lively portrait of a once-in-a-generation talent who suffered his share of disappointments, but always managed to find ways to reinvent himself and to stay relevant.

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

Nov 20, 2024

7/10

Coward’s public persona figures large in Barnaby Thompson’s documentary Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story, a choice which saves it from becoming a mere collection of celebratory clips and quotes (although that could also be fun).

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Wade Major

FilmWeek (LAist)

Nov 4, 2024

An absolutely sensational documentary.

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Barnaby Thompson

Director

Alan Cumming

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Rupert Everett

Noël Coward

Noël Coward

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Laurence Olivier

Self

Maggie Smith

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The extraordinary life of playwright, singer, actor, composer, and director Noël Coward, who rose from poverty to stardom while keeping his sexuality a secret.

Director: Barnaby Thompson
Producer: Gregor Cameron, Barnaby Thompson
Screenwriter: Barnaby Thompson, Barnaby Thompson
Distributor: Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co: Fragile Films, Bleat Post Production, Unigram
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 9, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 11, 2024
Runtime: 1h 35m

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