Present Laughter
17 Jun–10 Aug 2019
What you need to know
Dates
17 Jun–10 Aug 2019About the show
‘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.
The Cast
Andrew Scott
Garry Essendine
Nicole Agada
Understudy Liz Essendine/Daphne Stillington
Kitty Archer
Daphne Stillington
Enzo Cilenti
Joe Lyppiatt
Joshua Hill
Fred
Dan Krikler
Understudy Joe Lyppiatt/Roland Maule/Fred
Tom Peters
Ensemble
Abdul Salis
Morris Dixon
Liza Sadovy
Miss Erikson/Lady Saltburn
Nada Sharp
Understudy Monica Reed/Helen Lyppiatt/Lady Saltburn/Miss Erikson
Luke Thallon
Roland Maule
Sophie Thompson
Monica Reed
Suzie Toase
Helen Lyppiatt
Indira Varma
Liz Essendine
Creative Team
Noël Coward
Writer
Matthew Warchus
Director
Rob Howell
Set & Costume
Tim Lutkin & Hugh Vanstone
Co-Lighting
Simon Baker
Sound
Jessica Ronane CDG
Casting
Charlie Hughes-D’Aeth
Voice
Penny Dyer
Dialect
Joe Murphy
Associate Director
Chris Hirst & Sam Waddington
Associate Lighting