by Noël Coward
Directed by Jonathan Munbyr
starring Olivia Williams
Stream On Demand from Home
Watch online any time between 7.30pm on 1 June and 11.59pm on 4 June 2027. Choose any date to book tickets to watch from home.
Once you’ve booked your tickets, you’ll receive an access information email closer to the streaming period. During the streaming period, you’ll also find a link on this webpage that you can use to log in and start watching.
As this OT On Screen production will be enjoyed from outside the theatre, we ask people to pay what they’re happy to give, starting from £15.
It’s never too early for a cocktail.
Society London, 1924. Florence Lancaster (Olivia Williams) has everything: beauty, wealth, a rich husband and a young lover. But beneath the glittering surface, cracks are beginning to show.
When Florence’s son Nicky returns from Paris, he is determined to confront the truth. As Florence’s friends and family decamp for a weekend in the country, mother and son are forced into a reckoning that neither can escape.
The Vortex was the play that made Noël Coward’s name at just 24. Combining his whip-smart comedy with startling honesty, it scandalised audiences with its portrait of addiction, vanity, and emotional neglect.
Olivia Williams, star of The Crown, An Education, Rushmore, The Ghost Writer, leads Coward’s striking breakthrough drama, directed by multi-award-winning Jonathan Munby.
“Olivia Williams doesn’t often grace the London stage, and her performance here leaves one wishing she did so more.”
The Standard on Scenes from a Marriage
“Noël Coward’s provocative classic endures years after his death.”
The Stage on The Vortex.
Cast
Olivia Williams
Florence Lancaster
Creative Team
Noël Coward
Writer
Jonathan Munby
Director
Colin Richmond
Set & Costume Designer