A reissue in hardback of critic John Lahr’s famous 1982 study of Noel Coward’s plays and “Noel Coward, and ” said Terence Rattigan, and “is simply a phenomenon, and one that is unlikely to occur ever again in theatre history. and ” A phenomenon he certainly was, and it is part of John Lahr’s purpose in this book to show how that phenomenon called and “Noel Coward and ” was largely Coward’s own careful creation. Lahr’s penetrating critical study of Coward’s drama investigates all the major and minor plays of and “The Master and “. Private Lives, Design for Living and Hay Fever make a fascinating group of and “Comedies of Bad Manners and “. Blithe Spirit and Relative Values raise the and “Ghost in the Fun Machine and “. Lahr then goes on to explore the and “politics of charm and ” oozing through The Vortex, Easy Virtue and Present Laughter. In all Coward’s plays Lahr uncovers a coherent philosophy in which charm is both the subject of Coward’s comedies and the trap which made his very public life a perpetual performance. and “A smashing, thoughtful and very good guide to Coward’s plays and ” (Sheridan Morley)

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