Noël Coward’s witty and provocative romantic comedy returns to the London stage for the first time in over 15 years. Directed by Anthony Page and starring Tom Burke, Lisa Dillon and Andrew Scott. Three audacious young lovers flirt with fame and success and discover its price. From 1930s bohemian Paris to the dizzying heights of Manhattan society, Gilda (Lisa Dillon), leads Leo (Andrew Scott) and Otto (Tom Burke) on a merry dance of love, lust and betrayal.
Design For Living, Old Vic
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| Venue | Old Vic (click for full venue information) |
General
| Genres | 20th Century • Comedy |
| Begins previews | 03 September 2010 |
| Opening | 15 September 2010 |
| Closing / Booking until | 27 November 2010 |
| Show times | Mon-Sat 19:30 (15 Sep 19:00), Mats Wed & Sat 14:30 (No mats 4, 8, 15 Sep) |
| Production website | http://www.oldvictheatre.com/whatson.php?id=68 |
| Prices from | £10.00 |
| To | £48.50 |
Cast & Creatives
- Author/Writer Noel Coward
- Director Anthony Page
- Featuring Lisa Dillon, Tom Burke, Andrew Scott
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Average editor rating from: 3 user(s)
Sexy, witty and full of silk pyjamas
| Rating: | 5.0 |
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| Review | Am with Mr TTC, this is a 4.7/5 which by opening night, should probably rise to the full 5. Sexy, witty, very attractively staged, this is a stonking return to form for the Old Vic and a welcome return to the stage for Andrew Scott, who with Tom Burke, make this an unmissable treat. |
| Written by | Ian Foster |
| Full review | http://oughttobeclowns.blogspot.com/2010/09/review-design-for-living-old-vic.html |
A laughter filled evening of sizzling sexuality
| Rating: | 5.0 |
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| Review | Lightning really does strike twice. In the space of a week, two of the funniest plays I can recall have launched themselves upon the London stage. First "Clybourne Park" now "Design for Living" at the Old Vic. Still in previews and this is not a production without its problems but my word is it a hoot. Noel Coward's sparkling witticisms soar to heights most can only dream of. Probably a 4.5/5 but without that option I'm feeling generous... |
| Written by | Rob Walport |
| Full review | http://tttcritic.blogspot.com/2010/09/design-for-living.html |
Design for Living, Old Vic
| Rating: | 3.0 |
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Design for Living isn't about a menage a trois so much as a love triangle in which none of the party can quite live with or without each other. It's not a subject that raises much of an eyebrow in 2010, although I'm sure Jeremy Kyle would have a go, but when it was written in the 1933 it was a bit of hot potato and no London theatre would touch it for several years forcing writer, one Mr Noel Coward to look to Broadway. So how does the story of woman who doesn't believe in marriage and brazenly lives in sin translate for a modern audience? Well without the shock element of the subject matter you are left with a funny character piece. Gilda (Lisa Dillon) is a woman of independent means who loves two men - Leo (Andrew Scott) a writer and Otto (Tom Burke) an artist. She is drawn into romantic liaisons with one then the other, her interest seeming to wax and wane as she goes on a voyage of self discovery and battles to come to terms with life rebelling against social conventions. It takes its toll making her neurotic, almost hysterical and prone to impulsive behaviour. |
| Written by | Rev Stan |
| Full review | http://theatre.revstan.com/2010/09/design-for-living-old-vic.html |
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