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The Playwright And The Prince
Synopsis:
This play in 3 acts is a bittersweet comedy, which primarily concerns the alleged relationship between the Playwright, Noel Coward, and Prince George, later the Duke of Kent. It also alludes to Noel Coward's obvious neurodiversity, and the difficuties homosexual men experienced in those tmes. The play spans the years from 1924 to the Dukes untimely and tragic death in an air crash in 1942.
The play opens at the end of the last nights performance of a Coward revue and takes place in his co stars, (Gertrude Lawrence), dressing room, where she is visited by Prince George, a long time friend, and introduces him to Noel, and they experience 'love at first sight'. They have to navigate the obvious dangers of their feelings for each other becoming public, at a time of ruinous persecution of gay men.
Number of Characters: 20
Minimum Number of Actors Required: 18
Length (in Pages): 111
Location: The dressing room of Gertrude Lawrence in an unspecified London theatre. The drawing room at Goldenhurst Farm in Kent, the home of Noel Coward.
Key Words: NoelCoward, comedy, gay, tragedy, adhd, neurodiversity, homosexuality, gertrudelawrence, olivier
Has the Play Been Produced? No
Are the Rights Available? Yes
Has the Play Been Published? No
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