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The Theatre Royal Windsor has announced casting for its forthcoming revival of Noël Coward’s comedy The Marquise.

Noël Coward’s rarely performed romantic comedy will premiere at Bill Kenwright Ltd’s Theatre Royal Windsor venue on 27 May 2026, and then tours to Oxford, Bath, Guildford, and Cambridge.

Originally written to be set in the 18th century, this new production of The Marquise directed by Philip Wilson (A Single Man) is getting a new art-deco, 1930s setting.

The production was first announced in November.

Meet the cast

The Marquise will star BAFTA Award-winner Juliet Aubrey (Middlemarch, Primeval) as The Marquise Eloise de Kestournel, with Simon Shepherd (Peak Practice) as Raoul de Vriaac, Tristan Gemmill (Coronation Street) as Esteban el Duco Santaguano, George Kemp (Outlander: Blood of my Blood) as Jaques Rijar, and Eva O’Hara (Hollyoaks) as Adrienne.

The cast also features Martin Carroll (Richard II) as Father Clement, Barnaby Tobias (The Great Gatsby) as Miguel, Lee Peck (Filumena) as Hubert & Understudy Jaques and Miguel, Holly Smith (Just Between Ourselves) as Alice & Understudy Marquise, James Smalley (Cinderella) as Understudy Hubert and Father Clement, and Amy Utting (The Secret Garden) as Understudy Alice and Adrienne.

The Marquise - Casting announced

What’s The Marquise about? When a widowed Count tries to marry off his daughter to the son of his best friend, it seems like a perfectly sensible plan. But with both young lovers secretly pining for others, their entangled affections cause chaos. Just as their scheme to break free begins, the Count Raoul’s former lover, the spirited Marquise Eloise de Kestournel, bursts back into their lives. Wielding her wit and charm, she turns their carefully laid plans upside down, reminding everyone that love truly can conquer all.

Coward originally wrote the 1927 comedy as a star vehicle for megastar actress of the day, Marie Tempest. Stage revivals of the play are rare, although a TV adaptation in 1980 starred Diana Rigg as Eloise.

The Marquise is a Theatre Royal Windsor production.

The Marquise – UK Tour 2026

27 May – 6 June 2026
Windsor / Theatre Royal

9 – 13 June 2026
Oxford / Playhouse

16 – 20 June 2026
Bath / Theatre Royal

23 – 27 June 2026
Guildford / Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

30 June – 4 July 2026
Cambridge / The Arts Theatre

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Main photo: The Marquise casting -Juliet Aubrey, Simon Shepherd & Tristan Gemmill (Photos via agents)

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