Private Lives
From: Wednesday, 23rd February 2011
To: Saturday, 9 April 2011
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Synopsis
A divorced couple are reunited whilst honeymooning with their second spouses. Moonlight on the Mediterranean - a beautiful young woman drifts onto a hotel balcony. A young man joins her. They embrace, drink in the scene. This is a dream of a honey moon come true. They part. The young man is alone. A band plays. On the next balcony another young woman appears. She sings a song. The young man gives a horrified gasp and freezes. He knows that tune only too well. And he knows that voice. He used to be married to it.
Our Review:
Glenn Meads - 1 March 2011
I have seen two excellent versions of Private Lives; one which transferred to Broadway starring the wonderful Alan Rickman and Lyndsay Duncan and the other by the Library Theatre Company here in Manchester which was also sublime. I was looking forward to seeing Michael Buffong's new production staged in the round at the Royal Exchange Theatre and I was not disappointed.
Most Noël Coward fans know the plot but for newcomers, two sets of honeymooners - Elyot (Simon Robson and Sybyl (Gavin & Stacey's Joanna Page) and Victor (Clive Hayward) and Amanda (Imogen Stubbs) are completely unaware that their chosen idyllic French Terrace is about to open some old wounds, as they are staying in the same place. The disruption to the narrative is that Elyot and Amanda are exes and their relationship was fiery to say the least.
Cue farcical situations, cover ups ...
Cast
Imogen Stubbs (Amanda)
Joanne Page (Sybil)
Simon Robson (Elyot)
Clive Hayward (Victor)
Rose Johnson (Louise)
Creative
Noel Coward (Author)
Royal Exchange (Producer)
Michael Buffong (Director)
Ellen Cairns (Design)
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