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Still Life (Coward)
Noël Coward
Still Life
by Noël Coward
Synopsis
Characters: 6 male, 5 female Interior Set One of the Tonight at 8:30 series, a success in London and New York.
The movie Brief Encounter was based on this play.
In a suburban rail station, Dr. Harvey removes a cinder from Laura's eye and they fall in love.
Subsequent weekly meetings over tea, scenes debating respectability or love, and some sentimental moments transpire before they decide they must part forever.
He is accepting a faraway post and she must return to a circumspect life.
At their last meeting, a chattering friend swoops down and there is no chance for a final goodbye.
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 1938
Binding Paperback
Pages 49
Place London
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573022555
ISBN-10 0573022550
LCC PR6005.O85
Still Life is a American play written by Noël Coward and published by Samuel French in London (1938).
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