DescriptionOctober 2010 sees Noel Coward's 1930 comedy of manners bought to the stage by the Lane End Players
In Private Lives, passion, laughter, romance, anger, and love set the stage for a battle of the sexes as divorced couple, Amanda and Elyot, find themselves unwittingly thrown together in Coward’s classic comedy of manners. Unknowingly booking adjoining rooms while on honeymoon with their respective spouses, Victor and Sybil, Amanda and Elyot are forced to face their true feelings for each other. Realizing they have made a pair of mistaken marriages, the divorcees attempt to escape their mismatched partners. With haste, and under the cover of darkness, they flee their honeymoon hotel and unsuspecting spouses in search of privacy at Amanda’s secluded Paris flat. Despite their passion for each other, Amanda and Elyot begin to bicker violently, just as they had done during their marriage. It is clear that the couple cannot live with each other, but cannot live without each other either. When they are discovered several days later by their jilted spouses, all four lovers must finally acknowledge just who is really suited to whom. Fast-paced, witty, and passionate, Noel Coward’s comedy is a delightful romp. Cast Elyot - James Wood Sibyl - Holly Thomas Victor - Ben Sansum Amanda - Philippa Dadd Louise - Rhiannon Nicolson |
Author
Noel Coward
Director
Kath Gill
VenueLane End Village Hall
Church Road Lane End Bucks HP14 3JE (see map below) |
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