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The Better Half
Short Play, Comedy / 2w, 1m
The Better Half
by Noël Coward
A recently discovered play written two years before The Vortex, prior to Coward becoming famous. It was in a season of Grand Guignol plays s…
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Cast Size
2w, 1m -
Subgenre
Period -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
A recently discovered play written two years before The Vortex, prior to Coward becoming famous. It was in a season of Grand Guignol plays staged at the Little Theatre in London's West End. Alice and David are in an unhappy married relationship; Marion is the understanding friend whom David wants to have an affair with. Alice tries to push David and Marion together by confessing to affairs of her own and David infuriates her by being so very understanding about it all! Contained in the anthology 'London's Grand Guignol'.
- Time Period 1920s
- Setting A bedroom
- Cautions
- Mild Adult Themes
Licensing & Materials
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Authors
Noël Coward
Noël Peirce Coward was born in 1899 and made his professional stage debut as Prince Mussel in The Goldfish at the age of 12, leading to many child actor appearances over the next few years. His breakthrough in playwriting was the controversial The Vortex (1924), which feature ...