| By Noel Coward Directed by John Jeffries Season: 19 - 29 June 1985 At the centre of his own universe sits matinee idol Garry Essendine: suave, hedonistic and too old, says his wife, to be having numerous affairs. His line in harmless, infatuated debutantes is largely tolerated but playing closer to home is not. Just before he escapes on tour to Africa the full extent of his misdemeanours is discovered. And all hell breaks loose. Noel Coward's Present Laughter premiered in the early years of the Second World War just as such privileged lives were threatened with fundamental social change. Cast: Daphne - Juliette McDonnell Fred - Paul Harrington Monica - Moreen Eason Liz - Kathleen Johnson Garry - John Jeffries Roland - Jason Ealey Henry - Geoff Mills Morris - Mike Batten Joanna - Drina Sisarich Miss Erikson -Jackie Farrelly Lady Saltburn - Mary Gray or Jane Burgess |  |
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