Present Laughter
Dec 2009
G12 Performance Studio
Directed by Brett Myers
Noel Coward’s Present Laughter follows a few days in the life of the successful and self-obsessed actor Garry Essendine as he prepares to travel for a touring commitment in Africa. Amid a series of outrageously funny farcical events, Garry has to deal with women who want to seduce him, placate both his long-suffering secretary and his estranged wife, cope with a crazed young playwright, and overcome his fear of his own approaching fortieth birthday.