NT Live: Present Laughter (PG)

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NT Live: Present Laughter (PG)

Thu 13 Aug, Capitol Theatre

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Present Laughter
by Noël Coward

Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter.

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.

Captured live at The Old Vic in London, Present Laughter is a giddy and surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire and loneliness.

Recorded in front of a live audience and screened in cinemas

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Thu 13 Aug

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Andrew Scott’s revelatory performance shows why Noël Coward is hailed a genius

The TelegraphReview User
Andrew Scott is wondrous in this revelatory refresh of Noël Coward’s classic

Time OutReview User
The show belongs to Scott

The TimesReview User
illuminating and luminously funny

WhatsOnStageReview User
A treat of a production: a timely depiction of the hollow nature of fame led by a virtuoso yet beautifully nuanced performance

Financial TimesReview User
Andrew Scott dazzles in Coward's enduring classic comedy

GuardianReview User
Andrew Scott shines in glorious, revelatory production… Terrific fun

IndependentReview User
slick, witty and unexpectedly tender... A huge amount of fun

The StageReview User