Hands Across The Sea
by Noël Coward, Noel Coward

Name: Hands Across The Sea
Brand: Noël Coward
SKU: 9780573622090
Rating: 2.9 (41 reviews)

Hands Across The Sea Book Cover — Hands Across The Sea Cover

Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

One Act1930sInterior SetAmerican Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers find 'Hands Across The Sea' to be a charming and engaging one-act play that revolves around mistaken identities at a cocktail party. The playful interactions and witty dialogue keep the audience entertained, though some feel the pace can be overwhelming at times.

Engaging storylineWitty dialogueCharming charactersPacing can be overwhelming

Synopsis

Comedy / Characters: 6 male 3 female

Scenery: Interior

One of the "Tonight At 8:30" series produced in London and New York.

Lady Gilpin (Piggie) is so busy with social duties and gossip that she has no time for coherent thinking.

She is set aflutter when her drawing room is suddenly filled with her husband's naval conferees blueprint delivery boys and dumpy Mr. and Mrs. Wadhurst from the Far East who flighty Piggie mistakes for the Rawlingsons.

The Wadhursts overhear intimate phone conver

ThemesDrama

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
LADY MAUREEN GILPIN (PIGGIE) COMMANDER PETER GILPIN, R.N.(Maureen's Husband) Maureen's Husband	female	—	Maureen's Husband
THE HON. CLARE WEDDERBURN LIEUT.-COMMANDER ALASTAIR CORBETT, R.N. MAJOR GOSLING (BOGEY) MR. WADHURST MRS. WADHURST MR. BURNHAM WALTERS	female	—	—