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  • 'This Was a Man'
    Noël Coward
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of 'This Was a Man' pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Step into the world of sophisticated wit and intricate relationships with Noel Coward’s classic play, 'This was a man: A comedy in three acts.' From the pen of one of the 20th century’s most celebrated Englis...
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    21,01 €

  • Play Parade
    Noël Coward
    'Play Parade' is a masterfully curated collection of dramatic works by the legendary playwright Noel Coward, capturing the essence of British theater during a period of immense social and cultural transformation. This volume brings together some of the most influential plays of the early twentieth century, highlighting Coward’s unparalleled ability to blend sophisticated wit wi...
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    32,86 €

  • Hay Fever
    Noël Coward
    'Hay Fever' is a scintillating comedy of manners and one of Noel Coward’s most enduring theatrical masterpieces. Set in a country house in Cookham, the play revolves around the four members of the eccentric Bliss family: Judith, a retired stage actress; David, a self-absorbed novelist; and their two equally dramatic adult children. When each member of the family secretly invite...
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    23,08 €

  • Hay Fever
    Noël Coward
    'Hay Fever' is a quintessential comedy of manners and one of the most celebrated works by the legendary playwright Noel Coward. Set in an English country house during the 1920s, the play centers on the Bliss family-an eccentric and intensely self-absorbed household consisting of a retired stage actress, her novelist husband, and their two high-spirited adult children. The plot ...
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    17,35 €

  • The Vortex
    Noël Coward
    'The Vortex' is a groundbreaking three-act play that explores the dark undercurrents of British high society during the 1920s. Written by the celebrated playwright Noel Coward, this intense drama delves into themes of vanity, social decadence, and the complex psychological dynamics between a mother and her adult son. The story follows Florence Lancaster, an aging socialite desp...
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    23,22 €

  • Private Lives
    Noël Coward
    'Private Lives' is a sophisticated comedy of manners that remains one of the most celebrated works of 20th-century British drama. Written by the legendary Noel Coward, the play explores the volatile and passionate relationship between Elyot Chase and Amanda Prynne, a divorced couple who accidentally cross paths while honeymooning with their respective new spouses at the same ho...
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    20,14 €

  • Bitter Sweet and Other Plays
    Noël Coward
    'Bitter Sweet and Other Plays' showcases the sophisticated theatrical vision of the celebrated British playwright Noel Coward. At the heart of this collection is 'Bitter Sweet,' an operetta that masterfully blends romance and nostalgia, following the journey of a young woman who defies societal expectations to elope with her music teacher. Set against the vibrant backdrops of V...
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    26,08 €

  • Hay Fever
    Noël Coward
    Noel Coward’s 'Hay fever' stands as a celebrated work of twentieth-century English comedy, a masterful example of British playwriting. Subtitled 'A light comedy in three acts,' this enduring drama offers a brilliant exploration of family dynamics and the intricate psychological games played within domestic life.Coward, renowned for his wit and keen observation, crafts a world w...
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    17,80 €

  • 'This Was a Man'
    Noël Coward
    Step into the world of sophisticated wit and intricate relationships with Noel Coward’s classic play, 'This was a man: A comedy in three acts.' From the pen of one of the 20th century’s most celebrated English dramatists, this work offers a compelling exploration of human connection and the often-humorous complexities that arise within romantic entanglements.At its heart, 'This...
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    21,07 €

  • The Vortex
    Noel Coward
    Noel Coward’s 'The Vortex: A Play in Three Acts' is a powerful drama and enduring work of British literature. This classic play provides a compelling social commentary on themes of drug addiction and its devastating impact. A significant work within the performing arts, 'The Vortex' explores complex relationships and societal pressures through intense character interactions.Thi...
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    17,72 €

  • Terribly Intimate Portraits
    Lorn Loraine / Noel Coward
    Noel Coward’s 'Terribly Intimate Portraits' offers a delightful collection of humorous essays showcasing the author’s signature wit and sharp observation. A master of English humor, Coward employs satire and parody to paint amusing, if subtly pointed, portraits of various figures and situations.This collection, a cornerstone of English literature, provides a window into the soc...
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    17,69 €

  • The Vortex
    Noel Coward
    The Vortex: A Play in Three Acts, stands as a beacon in the world of books, bridging the gap between past and present. Once considered among the old books, this classic work-like so many forgotten and ancient books-has shaped our understanding of culture and history. It’s a remarkable example of history books that have influenced generations, and now, through the dedication of ...
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    15,50 €

  • Terribly Intimate Portraits
    Noel Coward
    Terribly Intimate Portraits, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and redesigned. These books...
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    20,70 €

  • A Song At Twilight
    Noël Coward
    This bittersweet comedy is the story of a cosmopolitan author caught in his declining years between two women, one being his wife of convenience fortwenty years, the other, one of his former loves. There is a bit of the detective story in this, too, for the former flame produces some old love letters whichshe is about to turn over to a biographer. He is dead set against it, for...
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    18,54 €

  • Present Laughter
    Noël Coward
    'An honest, even profound reflection on the price of fame, with some genuine sexual frisson and an undercurrent of pathos.' - The Hollywood ReporterAt 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 of harmless, infatuated debutantes is largely tolerated but playing closer t...
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    20,31 €

  • The Vortex
    Noël Coward
    The roaring twenties. A world in flux. The magnetic Florence Lancaster draws people to her like moths to a flame. But when her son Nicky arrives home from Paris with an unexpected fiancée and a secret, it sets off a chain of events which threatens to pull them all into a maelstrom.Noël Coward’s brilliantly witty and stinging portrait of the darkness beneath the glittering surfa...
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    18,90 €

  • Fallen Angels
    Noël Coward
    Genre: ComedyCharacters: 3 males, 3 femalesScenery: Interior Best friends now happily married to others, Julia and Jane both once counted the dashing Frenchman Maurice as their lover. Guess who’s back in town and requesting the pleasure of the ladies company? Coward at his inimitable best, the story is a champagne cocktail of wit and charm. ...
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    6,68 €

  • Hay Fever
    Noël Coward
    Hay Fever is a comic play written by Noël Coward in 1924 and first produced in 1925. A cross between high farce and a comedy of manners, the play is set in an English country house in the 1920s, and deals with the four eccentric members of the Bliss family and their outlandish behaviour when they each invite a guest to spend the weekend. The self-centred behaviour of the hosts ...
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    8,75 €

  • Selected Musical Plays by Noël Coward
    Noël Coward
    Although Noël Coward’s work as playwright, songwriter and actor has long been celebrated, his contributions to the British musical have largely been forgotten. Selected Musical Plays by Noël Coward: A Critical Anthologyrectifies this omission from the musical theatre landscape, demonstrating how Coward’s adaptability, creativity, and myriad of styles is imitated in the incredib...
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    58,77 €

  • I’ll Leave It to You
    No l Coward / Noël Coward
    A rich uncle announces he has a terminal illness and plans to leave his estate to one of his sister’s children but under one condition. The family scrambles to accommodate his needs and meet the requirements of the inheritance. Mrs. Dermott is a widow and mother of five adult children-Oliver, Evangeline, Sylvia, Bobbie and Joyce. They live together in a large country house that...
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    4,52 €

  • Brief Encounter
    Noël Coward
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    19,84 €

  • Home Chat
    Noël Coward
    I am shirking off the chains that have shackled me for so long - I have suddenly come to realise that I am a woman - a living, passionate, pulsating woman - it never occurred to me before. Janet Ebony and her best friend, Peter Chelsworth, are innocently sharing a sleeping compartment when their train to Paris is involved in a disastrous railway accident. Outrage and scanda...
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    20,36 €

  • Noël Coward Screenplays
    Noël Coward
    This collection brings together three of Coward’s most important screenplays - In Which We Serve (1942), Brief Encounter (1945) and The Astonished Heart (1950). The collection features the shooting scripts for each film alongside contextual notes for each play, and a general introduction, by Barry Day. In Which We Serve earned Coward an Academy Honorary Award in 1943 as well as...
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    45,85 €

  • Sail Away
    Noel Coward
    The Noël Coward musical, Sail Away, tells the story of a romantic love-affair aboard a cruise ship, with all the classic wit and charm of Broadway’s golden era. Recent divorcee Mimi Paragon (a role originated by Elaine Stritch) is stuck serving tourists as one of the ship’s hostesses when she is drawn to the much younger and strikingly handsome Johnny Van Mier. Complicating the...
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    17,84 €

  • I’ll Leave It To You - A Light Comedy
    Noël Coward / No�l Coward
    Left a widow with five grown up children, Mrs. Dermot turns to brother Dan for help. Uncle Dan arrives to find an idle family ready to live on his money. He announces that he is doomed to die in three years and that he will leave his money to the member of the family who has made good by then. Each sets to with such determination that Oliver becomes a successful inventor, Evang...
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    18,54 €

  • This Was a Man
    Noël Coward / Noel Sir Coward
    Edward Churt is a successful painter. His wife Carol has a ’vivid personality composed of a minimum of intellect and a maximum of sex’. Increasingly aware of her infidelity, Edward defends himself with a veneer of sophisticated insouciance. But his best friend and army comrade is determined to avenge him... This Was A Man explores some of Coward’s lifelong themes of social more...
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    18,84 €

  • Tonight at 8.30
    Noël Coward
    Written as a vehicle for Coward’s own acting talents alongside his frequent stage partner Gertrude Lawrence, Tonight at 8:30 is Coward’s ambitious series of ten one-act plays which saw him breathe new life into the one-act form. From vaudeville to satire, from farce to intricate comedy of manners, from melodrama to romance, these plays span the full, glorious range of Coward’s ...
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    19,44 €

  • Private Lives
    Noël Coward
    Coward’s wit and precision as a modern dramatist is nowhere better exemplified than in this classic modern play from 1930. Elyot Chase and Amanda Prynne (originally played by Gertrude Lawrence and Noël Coward), recently divorced from one another five years previously, arrive coincidentally at the same French hotel. They are honeymooning with their respective new spouses. Encoun...
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    22,85 €

  • Waiting in the Wings
    Noël Coward / Noel Sir Coward
    Comedy / 4m, 14f / Int. Coward’s tribute to theatre is set in a retirement home for actresses, all former stars. Jealousies abound, especially between Lotta and another who was also married to her former husband. A tragedy brings them to their senses and a new solarium brings out everyone’s good nature. Lotta chooses to stay with her old friends rather than go live with her son...
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    20,17 €

  • Blithe Spirit
    Edgar Coward / Edgar Small / Noel Coward
    30 m, 7 f, plus ensemble (doubling possible.) / Ints., exts.This mesmerizing Phantom is traditional musical theatre in the finest sense. The Tony award winning authors of Nine have transformed Gaston Leroux’ The Phantom of the Opera into a sensation that enraptures audiences and critics with beautiful songs and an expertly crafted book. It is constructed around characters more ...
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    24,72 €


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