Noël Coward's Present Laughter

Noël Coward's Present Laughter

134 mins | Drama | Nov. 3, 2017

A self-obsessed actor in the midst of a mid-life crisis juggles a fawning ingenue, a crazed playwright, his ex-wife, and the personal lives of his friends. Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 45, episode 4).

Noël Coward's Present Laughter

134 mins | Drama | Nov. 3, 2017

Noël Coward's Present Laughter
A self-obsessed actor in the midst of a mid-life crisis juggles a fawning ingenue, a crazed playwright, his ex-wife, and the personal lives of his friends. Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 45, episode 4).
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Thirteen, BroadwayHD
Original title Noël Coward's Present Laughter
Directors Moritz von Stuelpnagel, Annette Jolles, David Horn
Writers Noël Coward

Cast

Kevin Kline

as Garry Essendine

Kate Burton

as Liz Essendine

Kristine Nielsen

as Monica Reed

Cobie Smulders

as Joanna Lyppiatt

Bhavesh Patel

as Roland Maule

Reg Rogers

as Morris Dixon

Matt Bittner

as Fred

Ellen Harvey

as Miss Erikson

Peter Francis James

as Henry Lyppiatt

Tedra Millan

as Daphne Stillington

Sandra Shipley

as Lady Saltburn