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1 day ago · Through the archive, Noël’s diaries and his letters we have a wealth of information to draw on about Coward. All of it of course gives a unique insight into Noël’s work, the inspirations for his plays, his thought processes in composing and his collaborations with other theatrical figures.
4 days ago · Present Laughter is a comic play written by Noël Coward in 1939 but not produced until 1942 because the Second World War began while it was in rehearsal, and the British theatres closed. The title is drawn from a song in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night that urges carpe diem ("present mirth hath present laughter").
6 days ago · Sail Away. (musical) Sail Away is a musical with a book, music and lyrics by Noël Coward. The show was the last musical for which Coward wrote both the book and music, although he wrote the music for one last "book" musical in 1963. The story centres on brash, bold American divorcee Mimi Paragon, working as a hostess on a British cruise ship.
3 hours ago · The Financial Times’s critic praised her “chunky, impulsive, outrageously camp on occasion, statuesque, funny” Amanda in Noël Coward’s Private Lives (1984). Then, she was a memorable Mrs Cheveley, uttering a four-letter expletive, in Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband (1986).
13 hours ago · The latest production kicked off on June 29 at London's Noël Coward Theatre and is scheduled to run through September 21. To celebrate the first few weeks of the show's run, as well as West End's ...
2 days ago · The multi award-winning production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy featuring Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen. As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control.
1 day ago · Present Laughter by Noël Coward The multi award-winning production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy featuring Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen. As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control.
