Publisher's Synopsis
""Private Lives"" is a three-act play written by Noel Coward, first performed in 1930. The play is a comedy that explores the lives of two divorced couples, Amanda and Elyot, and Victor and Sibyl, who happen to be honeymooning in adjacent hotel rooms in the South of France. As fate would have it, Amanda and Elyot, who were once married to each other, find themselves rekindling their love and running off together, leaving their new spouses behind. The play is a witty and fast-paced exploration of love, marriage, and the complexities of human relationships. Coward's sharp dialogue and clever plot twists keep the audience engaged throughout the play. The characters are complex and multidimensional, with each having their own flaws and strengths. ""Private Lives"" is considered one of Coward's most popular and enduring works, with numerous revivals and adaptations over the years. The play is a timeless classic that continues to entertain audiences with its humor and insightful commentary on the human condition.1930. Noel Coward's brilliant wit, barbed humor and clear, uncompromising eye for human foibles is clearly revealed in his masterpiece Private Lives. The two central characters in the play are Elyot and Amanda, divorced, aging upper-class lovers who cannot live with or without each other. The artfully constructed, consciously contrived plot has them unknowingly sharing a terrace in a French resort hotel where they have both gone on honeymoon with their new, young and intellectually-challenged spouses. Horrified by the unexpected coincidence, the older lovers urge their new mates to join them in immediate flight, pleas instantly rejected by the resentful younger pair who individually storm off to dinner alone. Side-by-side on the terrace, Amanda and Elyot realize they still love each other and flee together to Paris. They are pursued there by their abandoned mates and the repercussions are hilarious.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
