Private Lives

Summary: 1939 BBC live studio production of Noel Coward’s comedy Private Lives.
Theatre play: Private Lives by Noël Coward (1899-1973) [more information]
Play synopsis: A comedy of manners, Private Lives ‘focuses on a divorced couple who, while honeymooning with their new spouses, discover that they are staying in adjacent rooms at the same hotel. Despite a perpetually stormy relationship, they realise that they still have feelings for each other. Its second act love scene was nearly censored in Britain as too risqué' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Lives).
Production history: Performed in London in 1930, after touring the provinces.
Date of transmission: Saturday 12 August 1939
Time: 9.10-10.25pm
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Reginald Smith

Playwright

Noël Coward (1899-1973)

Sets / Settings

Malcolm Baker-Smith

Cast

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