Mad About the Boy
2023, NR, UK, Documentary, 90 minutes
Director: Barnaby Thompson
Producers: Gregor Cameron, Barnaby Thompson
Writer: Barnaby Thompson
Cast: Narrated by Alan Cumming and Rupert Everett as the voice of Noel Coward
Produced in 2023, 50 years after the death of writer, director, actor, songwriter, singer and poet Noël Coward, Mad About the Boy takes a riveting and inspirational look back at Coward’s extraordinary life of overcoming obstacles and self-invention. Using his own words, music and home movies, Mad About the Boy tells his life story from the slums of London and working as a spy during World War II to his rise in the entertainment world, eventually becoming known as the successful multitalented artist of the 20th century.
