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PRESENT LAUGHTER

By NOEL COWARD

Starring ROBERT BATHURST, BELINDA LANG and SERENA EVANS
With VIRGINIA STRIDE and EMMA DAVIES

Set in the glamorous world of theatre, Present Laughter is a gloriously witty portrait of the life that whirled round Nöel Coward in his heyday, sparkling from start to finish with cut-glass humour and spectacular repartee.

In this sumptuous new production, Robert Bathurst stars as the successful and self-obsessed actor, Garry Essendine. Flamboyant, vain and devastatingly handsome, Essendine is about to set off on tour, but when he is visited by ex-wives, lawyers, playwrights and onenight stands, amongst others, the stage is set for a battle of glittering egos!

Robert Bathurst is well known to television and theatre audiences with credits including: Cold Feet, Hornblower and My Dad’s the Prime Minister. Belinda Lang, a Coward connoisseur, both directs and plays his long suffering secretary Monica. They lead an all-star cast that also includes Emma Davies, Serena Evans and Virginia Stride. With razor-sharp wit, dazzlingly funny dialogue, captivating characters and fabulous sets and costumes, this deliciously wicked confection will delight all lovers of great comedy.

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