Present Laughter review " Coward revival glosses over charmless snobbery by Lyn Gardner

Theatre Royal, Bath Sparkling bons mots and Samuel West's fine performance as a self-obsessed matinee idol fail to disguise the deep unpleasantness of this farceBath's annual summer love affair with Noël Coward is based largely, I suspect, on the fact that his plays are easy on the ear and eye, and offer ample opportunity for designs that engender a Homes and Gardens-style envy in the audience. The Theatre Royal's…

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