Private Lives
Written by Noel Coward
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟“The comedy fizzes” West End Best Friend
🌟🌟🌟🌟.5 “Beautifully polished and deliciously unhinged” Theatre Life
🌟🌟🌟🌟 “To see a production and cast of this calibre in a space such as Reading Rep is an opportunity that should not be missed.” All That Dazzles
“As lively a Private Lives as this reviewer has seen” Henley Standard
“This energetic production is brilliantly entertaining” Theatre and Tonic
Love, Lust, Laughs and a dash of scandal
On the glittering shores of the 1930s French Riviera, two newlywed couples are enjoying their honeymoons. But when Elyot and Amanda – divorced for five years – discover they’re staying in adjacent rooms with their new spouses, sparks fly… again.
One romantic serenade and several cocktails later, old passions reignite and the former lovers abandon their baffled partners, eloping to Paris in a whirlwind of glamour, chaos, and razor-sharp repartee.
A wickedly funny comedy of manners, Noël Coward’s Private Lives is a timeless classic – full of biting wit, fiery romance, and deliciously bad behaviour.
“A masterclass in wit.” — Time Out
Age Suitability: 14+
We have a British Sign Interpreted and Creative Captioned performance on the 27th April at 7.30pm. This performance includes a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter and some audiences may view captions on hand held tablets. The production remains unchanged, ensuring the same experience for all audiences.
Cast & Creative
Amy Di Bartolomeo
Amanda
Christopher Bonwell
Elyot
Emile John
Victor
Rose-anna Nicholson,
Louise
Orla O’Sullivan
Sybil
Matthew Forbes
Director
Kevin Jenkins
Set and Costume
Elliot Griggs
Lighting Designer
Raffaela Pancucci
Sound Designer
Yarit Dor
Movement, Fight and Intimacy Director
Jordan Harris
Production Manager
Jill Green
Casting Director
Sheree Paton
Costume Supervisor
Josette Shipp
Stage Manager on Book
Lucy Skinner
Assistant Stage Manager