The Swan Theatre Company presents
Private Lives
By Noel Coward
Directed by Alan Morris
Monday 15th - Saturday 20th May 2017
Private Lives is a superbly crafted comedy of
manners. The humour
lies in the situation, the cleverly drawn characters and the easy
wit of the lines. It
was was first performed in 1930 with Noel Coward and Gertrude
Lawrence in the title roles and a young Laurence Olivier playing
the main support. The
plot is driven by the interactions between two newly married
couples, Elyot and Sybil, and Amanda and Victor. The newlyweds find
themselves honeymooning in the same hotel in France and sharing a
terrace. The problem is that Elyot and Amanda have already been
married before - to one another!
Having fallen out with their new spouses, Elyot and
Amanda eventually realise that they are still in love with each and
run away together to Amanda's flat in
Paris. However, as the
play progresses it becomes clear that, while they can't be apart,
they can't live together
either. Small tiffs
eventually become a major brawl and by the time that Victor and
Sybil arrive at the flat to collect their errant spouses the scene
is set for almost any possible outcome.
Doors open 7:15pm, show starts 7:45pm.
TICKETS ON SALE TO THE PUBLIC FROM 24th
April 2017
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