The Better Half

The Better Half

The Better Half

Noël Coward

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The Better Half

The Better Half

Noël Coward

Overview

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'.

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Details

  • Genre: Period
  • Time Period: 1920s
  • Target Audience: Adult

Authors

Noël Coward

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 ...

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