Noel Coward (Paperback)

Part 1: Life, career, reputation??1. A Career in the theatre? 2. Coward and the Critics? 3. Comedy and convention: Hay Fever, Present Laughter and Blithe Spirit? 4. Passion, transgression and sexuality: The Vortex, Semi-Monde, Private Lives, Design for Living and Still Life/Brief Encounter? 5. Nostalgia, empire and class: Cavalcade, This Happy Breed, ‘Peace in Our Time’, Relative Values and South Sea Bubble? Part 2: Key plays and productions??6. Degrees of decadence: The Vortex and Semi-Monde??7. Style, sex and violence: Private Lives??8. Variations on a ‘daring play’: Design for Living