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''Nude with Violin'' is a play in three acts by Noël Coward. A light comedy of manners, the play is Coward's satire on "Modern Art", criticism, artistic pretension and the value placed on art. Its original London production, opening in 1956, was successful, running for more than a year. However, it failed to match the popularity of his pre-war hits and has rarely been professionally revived.〔Lesley, pp. 314, 370 and 361〕〔Lahr, p. 136〕 == Background and productions == Coward had not written a commercial theatrical success since his 1945 revue ''Sigh No More''. After World War II, despite his hard work for his country during the war, Coward "was unpopular as a tax exile, and was berated by the British press. ... He was seen as a figure from the past".〔("Press Release: ''Nude with Violin''" ), Logos Theatre Company, London, July 2013〕 His 1955 Las Vegas night club act was a hit, leading to popular American TV appearances, including a successful 1956 TV adaptation of ''Blithe Spirit''. ''Nude With Violin'' began a series of well-written and successful, but critically shunned, new plays in the late 1950s. Coward regained his popularity by the mid-1960s.〔Kenrick, John. ("Coward 101: Noel Coward – Biography, Part III" ), Musicals101.com, accessed 13 July 2013〕 After a tour beginning at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin on 24 September 1956, the play opened on 8 November 1956 at the Globe Theatre in London's West End, starring John Gielgud, co-directed by Gielgud and Coward.〔''The Manchester Guardian'', 9 November 1956, p. 7〕 It ran until 1 February 1958.〔''The Times'', 1 February 1958, p. 2〕 During the run, Michael Wilding and later Robert Helpmann took over the lead role of Sebastien.〔''The Manchester Guardian'', 30 August 1957, p. 5〕〔''The Times'', 25 November 1957, p. 3〕 The production opened at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway in November 1957, starring the author, with Morris Carnovsky, Joyce Carey and Luba Malina, and playing for 86 performances.〔("''Nude with Violin''" ), Playbill,〕 The production won the 1958 Tony Award for ''Best Scenic Design''. It then had a US national tour. Robert Helpmann led the cast in a tour of Australia after the play closed in London in 1958, and also in a televised version broadcast in the UK in 1959.〔〔''The Times'', 22 July 1959, p. 2〕 A different television version aired in 1964 in Melbourne, Australia, starring Terry Norris.〔("ABV–Channel 2" at 8:30 ), ''The Age'', 8 April 1964, p. 11, accessed October 7, 2014〕 In Coward's centenary year, 1999, the play was mounted at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, starring Derek Griffiths as Sebastien, Marcia Warren as the hoaxer's widow, Tamzin Malleson as his forthright daughter, and Nick Caldecott as the young journalist. Marianne Elliott directed.〔("The Information on Noel Coward's ''Nude with Violin''" ), ''The Independent'', 16 July 1999, accessed 13 July 2013〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nude with Violin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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