The Vortex
by Noël Coward

Name: The Vortex
Brand: Noël Coward
SKU: 9780413773098
Rating: 3.44 (182 reviews)

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Highlights

British

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about Noël Coward's 'The Vortex'. While many appreciate its sharp wit and the exploration of complex characters, some find it dated and struggle with its substance. The themes of immorality and superficiality resonated with some, but left others unenthused about the characters.

Sharp and witty dialogueEngaging and dramatic charactersPowerful emotional confrontationsSome characters are unlikableSeems dated to modern audiences

Synopsis

A single-volume edition of one of Coward's masterpieces, published to tie in with major Donmar Warehouse production in December 2002

In The Vortex

, Coward explores the darker side of the Cocktail Party set.

Emotional blackmail, drug abuse and shattered relationships are minutely observed in this disturbing, early piece from a playwright whose sharp eye was more usually turned towards the light.

This first ever single-volume edition of this frequently revived Coward play ties in with the major revival directed by Michael Grandage, starring Francesca Annis and Chiwetel Ejiofor and Indira Varma at London's Donmar Warehouse.

"Here is a piece which is the dernier cri in the theatrical mode, un peu shocking perhaps, but no less popular on that account" James Agate