Present laughter
Coward, Noel, 1899-19732023
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At the centre of his own universe sits matinee idol Garry Essendine: suave, hedonistic and too old, says his wife, to be having numerous affairs - his line of harmless, infatuated debutantes is largely tolerated but playing closer to home is not. Just before he escapes on tour to Africa the full extent of his misdemeanours is discovered - and all hell breaks loose. Noël Coward's 'Present Laughter' premiered in the early years of the Second World War just as such privileged lives were threatened with fundamental social change, and remains one of the playwright's most enduring hits.
Main title:
Present laughter / Noël Coward.
Author:
Coward, Noel, 1899-1973, author
Edition:
New edition / introduction by Russell Jackson.
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2023.
Collation:
128 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9781350354029 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
822.912
Language:
English
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BRN:
2605871