Template talk:Noël Coward musicals

Musicals?

Why does a template called Noël Coward musicals consist mostly of stage works that are not musicals? I suggest retitling the template to bring it somewhere approaching reality. Tim riley talk 08:49, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

A look at the template's history gives the answer. Before 28 March 2023, its heading was "Musicals and music revues by Noël Coward" and contained 16 such works. User:Britfilm then changed the heading to "Works by Noël Coward" and extended the content accordingly. The name of the template itself is a bit more difficult to change, but its heading and content seem to be congruent (apart from lacking play-/film-related template categories). There doesn't seem to be a navbox for Coward's plays alone, and this template is now deployed across all listed works. I think the navbox is working well as a navigation aid. Maybe it should be moved to Template:Noël Coward, but that would fundamentally just be cosmetics. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 09:44, 3 April 2023 (UTC) Yes correct I just adjusted an existing template. It seemed very strange there was not a template for Coward's plays. Britfilm (talk) 04:43, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

Together With Music

I've concocted a new article on this 1955 television show, a two-hander with Coward and Mary Martin. I've added it to the template in the "Revues" category, but I'm not sure that's ideal. On the other hand I can't think where else it would fit. Comments invited, colleagues. Tim riley talk 13:10, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

Red links

The template has red links to Coward's diaries and to two of his three volumes of autobiography. I'm not sure there is much prospect of individual articles on any of these and I think we should remove the links. They can always be restored if anyone writes articles on the three books. The red link for Pomp and Circumstance stuck out like a sore thumb and I have accordingly run up an article about it (comments/amendments/additions cordially invited).

Similarly, the red links to unknown television adaptions of Cavalcade, South Sea Bubble and Present Laughter seem to me disproportionate, particularly the last, given that the play has been adapted for the small screen on numerous occasions and there is no obvious reason to suppose that the one with the red link here, whichever it is, is any more notable than any of the others.

I suggest we remove all the red links from the template. What do other editors think? Tim riley talk 17:27, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

In the absence of dissent I have done so. Tim riley talk 09:40, 5 June 2026 (UTC)