Country: UK
Year: 2019
Genre: theatre production
Language: English (russian subtitles)
Runtime: 160 minutes
Age limit: 18+

Synopsis

‘I knew how deep your longing must be to have someone really to love you, to be with you, when I saw that dreadful prostitute come out of the spare room.’

‘That was not a prostitute. It was the husband of one of my dearest friends!’

As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching.

A giddy and surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire and loneliness, Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter.

Director – Matthew Warchus
Set and costume designer – Rob Howell
Lighting Designer – Tim Lutkin, Hugh Vanstone

Actors and performers:

Garry Essendine – Andrew Scott
Liz Essendine – Indira Varma
Joe Lyppiatt – Enzo Cilenti
Helen Lyppiatt – Suzie Toase
Daphne Stillington – Kitty Archer
Miss Erikson / Lady Saltburn – Liza Sadovy
Morris Dixon – Abdul Salis
Monica Reed – Sophie Thompson