Present Laughter

Present Laughter deals with the ‘price’ of fame as theatrical impresario Garry Essendine entertains both male and female stalkers in his studio: a long suffering wife, a longer suffering personal assistant and a close circle of friends, all ‘a charming constellation of gossipy little planets circling round the great glorious sun’. This riotous but revealing farce is brought energetically to life, as Coward intended by Bawds.  In an era of #MeToo and celebrity culture, its relevance today.