Coward Plays: Two; Private Lives, Bitter-Sweet, The Marquise, Post-Mortem
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Few voices in twentieth-century British theatre crackle with as much wit, sophistication, and emotional precision as that of Noël Coward, and this second volume of his collected plays gathers four of his most celebrated and contrasting works: Private Lives, Bitter-Sweet, The Marquise, and Post-Mortem. From the sparkling, razor-sharp comedy of divorced lovers Amanda and Elyot reigniting their impossible passion in Private Lives, to the sweeping operetta romance of Bitter-Sweet and the biting anti-war fury of the largely unseen Post-Mortem, this collection presents the full, astonishing range of Coward's dramatic genius. Introduced by theatre historians Mander and Mitchenson, the volume situates each play within its historical and theatrical context, illuminating how Coward captured the glamour and disillusionment of the interwar era with unrivalled flair. Coward's style — elegant, deceptively light, and laced with melancholy — made him the defining playwright of a generation navigating the turbulent space between two world wars, and these plays remain as urgent and alive as when they first graced the West End stage. Whether dissecting the absurdity of romantic obsession or mourning the lost innocence of a pre-war England, Coward's dialogue cuts with the precision of a master craftsman. For theatre lovers, students of dramatic literature, and anyone who has ever suspected that style and substance are not mutually exclusive, this anthology is an essential encounter with one of Britain's most enduring theatrical legends.
Author: Noël Coward
Format: Paperback
Genre: Plays
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few voices in twentieth-century British theatre crackle with as much wit, sophistication, and emotional precision as that of Noël Coward, and this second volume of his collected plays gathers four of his most celebrated and contrasting works: Private Lives, Bitter-Sweet, The Marquise, and Post-Mortem. From the sparkling, razor-sharp comedy of divorced lovers Amanda and Elyot reigniting their impossible passion in Private Lives, to the sweeping operetta romance of Bitter-Sweet and the biting anti-war fury of the largely unseen Post-Mortem, this collection presents the full, astonishing range of Coward's dramatic genius. Introduced by theatre historians Mander and Mitchenson, the volume situates each play within its historical and theatrical context, illuminating how Coward captured the glamour and disillusionment of the interwar era with unrivalled flair. Coward's style — elegant, deceptively light, and laced with melancholy — made him the defining playwright of a generation navigating the turbulent space between two world wars, and these plays remain as urgent and alive as when they first graced the West End stage. Whether dissecting the absurdity of romantic obsession or mourning the lost innocence of a pre-war England, Coward's dialogue cuts with the precision of a master craftsman. For theatre lovers, students of dramatic literature, and anyone who has ever suspected that style and substance are not mutually exclusive, this anthology is an essential encounter with one of Britain's most enduring theatrical legends.