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Noel Coward

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Present Laughter is a play by Noel Coward. It takes place in the flat of famous actor Garry Essendine as he deals with an endless stream of visitors and intruders alongside the fallout of his own poor decision-making in his personal life. It deals with themes of illusion and reality, fame, and self-awareness.

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Noel Coward Biographies (4)

Noel Coward

416 words, approx. 2 pages

The English playwright, actor, and composer Noel Coward (1899-1973) was known for his genial urbanity and frequently acerbic wit.Noel Coward was born on December 16, 1899, in Teddingham, Middlesex, an... Read more

Noel Coward

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Biography EssayNoel Coward was, after George Bernard Shaw, modern England's most prolific writer for the London stage. Throughout a career that spanned more than half a century, Coward was associated ... Read more

Noel (Peirce) Coward

6,969 words, approx. 24 pages

Noel Coward was, after George Bernard Shaw, modern England's most prolific writer for the London stage. Throughout a career that spanned more than half a century, Coward was associated with the lumin... Read more

Noel (Peirce) Coward

7,216 words, approx. 25 pages

"For me, the prewar past died on the day Mr. Neville Chamberlain returned with such gay insouciance from Munich," Noel Coward wrote in his diary (26 July 1945). Coward went on to write some twenty pla... Read more

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