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Noël Coward
The Astonished Heart
by Noël Coward
What readers are saying
Readers have mixed feelings about the play, with some describing it as a twisted love story that is quite sad. Others mention intriguing lines that hint at deeper themes, but overall impressions seem to lean towards disappointment.
Intriguing themesThought-provoking dialogueToo sad for someMixed overall impressions
Synopsis
Characters: 4 male 3 female
Scenery: Interior
One of the Tonight at 8:30 series produced in London and New York.
In psychiatrist Christian Faber's drawing room sits his weeping wife and his sad assistants waiting for the siren Leonora.
In four flashbacks the story emerges: Leonora a girlhood chum visited Christian's wife and was introduced to him.
She set out to capture her friend's husband but was captured herself.
She threw him over because of his jealousy.
He jumped out of the window.
Leonora has come because Christian calls for her on his death bed.
She returns slowly from his room to announce he has died and that his last words were tender ones to his wife for whom he mistook Leonora.
Also published in Tonight at 8:30.
Characters
| Character |
|---|
CHRISTIAN FARBER BARBARALEONORA VAILSUSAN BIRCHTIM VERNEYERNESTSIR REGINALD FRENCH |
Publication
PublisherSamuel French
Year2011
BindingPaperback
Pages46
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573620201
ISBN-100573620202
LCCPR6005.O85
The Astonished Heart is a American play written by Noël Coward and published by Samuel French (2011).
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Samuel French · 2011 · 46 pp
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Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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