Private Lives (Methuen)
by Noel Coward

Private Lives (Methuen) Book Cover
Private Lives (Methuen) Cover

Synopsis

Coward's wit and precision as a modern dramatist is nowhere better exemplified than in this classic modern play from 1930.

Elyot Chase and Amanda Prynne (originally played by Gertrude Lawrence and Noël Coward), recently divorced from one another five years previously, arrive coincidentally at the same French hotel.

They are honeymooning with their respective new spouses.

Encountering one another by chance, each is at once horrified and fascinated by the other.

Together they leave for Paris and begin a roundelay of quarrels and love intrigues that culminate in their getting back together.

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 5 total roles, 3 female and 2 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Methuen
Year Published
2013
ISBN 10
1472523733
ISBN 13
9781472523730
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
96 pages
Language
English
LCC
PR6005.O85
Print
Private Lives (Methuen) is a British comedy / farce play written by and published by Methuen in 2013. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9781472523730 and an ISBN-10 of 1472523733.
Digital
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