Private Lives

A classic comedy of bad manners, dry humor and quicksilver sparring that is both daringly hilarious and elegantly sexy, Private Lives is widely considered Coward’s greatest comedy. The action concerns a divorced couple, Amanda and Elyot, both recently remarried, who accidentally book adjoining suites at the same hotel for their honeymoons. The play centers on the two leads and their agonizing realization that they still care for each other, and contains some of Coward’s best dialogue. Private Lives remains above all true to Coward’s lifelong commitment to the theater as a place in which to be entertained.