Noel Coward: Collected Revue Sketches & Parodies [Paperback]

Noel Coward (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0413733904 | ISBN-13: 978-0413733900 | Publication Date: April 15, 1999

In
the 1920s and 1930s Noël Coward mastered and defined the art of the
revue sketch - short and often topical or satirical stage pieces, many
of which were a lead-in to his famous songs. He wrote these sketches
for the top revues of the 1920s and 1930s, including London Calling!
(1923) and Cochrane's Revue of 1931. This volume collects Coward's best
and most witty pieces, including Rain Before Seven, the only sketch he
performed with Gertrude Lawrence, and the hilarious parody, Some Other
Private Lives, in which Coward burlesques his own famous play, Private
Lives. Also included are short one-act plays never before published.
The collection includes an Introduction by Coward scholar Barry Day,
setting the work in the context of its time and its dramatic form. A
forgotten area of Coward's writing is now back in print.

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About the Author

Noel Coward made his name as a playwright with The Vortex (1924), in which he also appeared. His numerous other successful plays included Hay Fever, Private Lives, Design for Living, and Blithe Spirit. During the war he wrote screenplays such as Brief Encounter (1944) and This Happy Breed (1942). His volumes of verse, autobiography and letters have all been published to acclaim by Methuen Drama. Coward was knighted in 1970 and died three years later in Jamaica.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Methuen Drama (April 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0413733904
• ISBN-13: 978-0413733900
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,052,292 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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