Private Lives

Summary: 1976 BBC production of Private Lives by Noël Coward.
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: Tuesday 28 December 1976
Time: 9.45-11.20pm
Channel: BBC1
Production company: BBC

Director

John Gorrie

Producer

Cedric Messina

Lighting

Dennis Channon

Playwright

Noël Coward (1899-1973)

Designer

Stuart Walker

Graphic Design

Tom Taylor

Costumes

Robin Fraser Paye

Cast

Title: Private Lives (BBC, 1976)
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