Surprise Castle
/Books/Kids
Present Laughter

Present Laughter - Paperback

by Noël Coward
$12.99
$15.95
-19%

Choose Option

Present Laughter

Paperback

$12.99
$15.95
Paperback

Paperback

$15.99
Quantity
01

Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with

Offers & Perks

Earn 12 points with this purchase

Added to your rewards balance after checkout.

100 points welcome bonus

Create an account and start with extra points.

Join now
How rewards workSign in
Availability:In StockContributor:Russell JacksonSeries:Modern ClassicsPublish date:2023-06-29Pages:128
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Methuen DramaISBN-13:9781350354029ISBN-10:1350354023UPC:9781350354029Book Category:Drama, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:American, European, TheaterBook Topic:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.70 x 5.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.35Product ID:SC37NAS2C0

"An honest, even profound reflection on the price of fame, with some genuine sexual frisson and an undercurrent of pathos." - The Hollywood Reporter

At the centre of his own universe sits matinee idol Garry Essendine: suave, hedonistic and too old, says his wife, to be having numerous affairs - his line of harmless, infatuated debutantes is largely tolerated but playing closer to home is not. Just before he escapes on tour to Africa the full extent of his misdemeanours is discovered... and all hell breaks loose.

Noël Coward's Present Laughter premiered in the early years of the Second World War just as such privileged lives were threatened with fundamental social change, and remains one of the playwright's most enduring hits.

This new edition is published in Methuen Drama's iconic Modern Classics series to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Coward's death and features a new introduction by Russell Jackson.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Methuen DramaISBN-13:9781350354029ISBN-10:1350354023UPC:9781350354029Book Category:Drama, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:American, European, TheaterBook Topic:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.70 x 5.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.35Product ID:SC37NAS2C0
Noël Coward was born in 1899 in Teddington, Middlesex. He made his name as a playwright with The Vortex (1924), in which he also appeared. His numerous other successful plays included Fallen Angels (1925), Hay Fever (1925), Private Lives (1933), Design for Living (1933) and Blithe Spirit (1941). During the war he wrote screenplays such as Brief Encounter (1944) and In Which We Serve (1942). In the fifties he began a new career as a cabaret entertainer. He published volumes of verse and a novel (Pomp and Circumstance, 1960), two volumes of autobiography and four volumes of short stories: To Step Aside (1939), Star Quality (1951), Pretty Polly Barlow (1964) and Bon Voyage (1967). He was knighted in 1970 and died three years later in Jamaica.
Publisher: Methuen Drama

Contributor(s)

Russell Jackson

Author

Noël Coward

Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Eligible items may be returned within 30 days of delivery. Conditions apply.