Present Laughter

by Noël Coward

“You have a great following and a strong personality, and all you do with your talent is wear dressing-gowns and make witty remarks!”

Discontented matinee idol Garry Essendine sits at the centre of his own universe; suave, hedonistic, and too old, says his wife, to be having numerous affairs. While his harmless flings with infatuated debutantes are largely tolerated, playing closer to home is not. As Gary struggles to keep the full extent of his misdemeanours from being discovered, all hell threatens to break loose. Present Laughter is a razor-sharp comedy from the master playwright.