Ex-spouses Elyot and Amanda are honeymooning with their new partners in the fashionable belle epoque resort of Deauville only to find themselves, to their horror, in adjacent hotel rooms. As their passion rekindles, they decide to elope to Amanda’s flat in Paris only to resume the vicious slanging match that drove them apart in the first place.
Timeless in its witty dissection of sex, marriage and monogamy, Coward’s masterpiece – staged now to mark the 50th anniversary of his death in 1973 - continues to dazzle audiences throughout the world.
Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge …a fabulous comedy duo.- Daily Mail
An evening of unparalleled comic sophistication- Sunday Times
A Touch Tour will be running prior to the Audio Described performance on Sat 28 Oct, at 1:15pm. To book this Touch Tour please email [email protected]
The chemistry between Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge sets the stage on fire- The Upcoming
Christopher Luscombe's witty, handsome revival- Daily Telegraph
Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge on consummate form- Evening Standard
Ambassadors Theatre
The Ambassadors Theatre opened on 5th June 1913. The theatre presented Deburau in 1921 which saw Ivor Novello making his first stage appearance, Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones starring Paul Robeson, The Mask of Virtue in 1935 which saw the West End stage debut of a 22 year old Vivien Leigh and Spring Meeting in 1938 with Margaret Rutherford.
Britain's longest running production The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie opened at The Ambassadors on 25th November 1952 and played here until its 21st Birthday in 1974 when it transferred next door to the larger St Martin's Theatre.
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