The West End transfer of Noël Coward's Private Lives starring Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge has been announced at the Ambassador's Theatre in August 2023.

Patricia Hodge and Nigel Havers in Private Lives. Photo: Tristram Kenton Noël Coward's scintillating comic masterpiece Private Lives starring Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge heads to the West End's Ambassador's Theatre this Autumn. BOOK PRIVATE LIVES TICKETS A dazzling comedy which is both a witty and scathing study of the rich and reckless in love, Private Lives is one of Noël Coward's most beloved plays. Marking the 50th Anniversary of Coward's death, this acclaimed production is presented by Theatre Royal Bath Productions and will open at the newly refurbished Ambassadors Theatre in London on 31 August 2023 for a strictly limited 12-week run until 25 November 2023. Press night will be on Wednesday 13 September. Ex-spouses Elyot and Amanda are honeymooning with their new partners in the South of France only to find themselves in adjacent hotel rooms. Their initial horror evaporates as, in no time at all, they're rekindling their previous passion. But when they daringly elope to Amanda's Parisian flat their lust thaws as quickly as it had reignited and they resume the slanging match which drove them apart in the first place...

Patricia Hodge and Nigel Havers. Photo: Tristram Kenton One of the UK's most popular actors, Nigel Havers has been a favourite with audiences for nearly four decades. His roles on screen have encompassed Downton Abbey and Coronation Street, Chariots of Fire and The Charmer. Stage roles range from Art to Rebecca, to The Importance of Being Earnest at the National Theatre and becoming a mainstay of the annual pantomime at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. One of our best loved actresses, Patricia Hodge's many theatre credits include Travels With My Aunt, Relative Values, Calendar Girls, His Dark Materials, Noises Off and A Little Night Music. Her recent television credits include A Very English Scandal, Downton Abbey and Miranda. Dugald Bruce-Lockhart's recent West End appearances include The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson, The Deep Blue Sea, Mamma Mia!and he toured the UK in The 39 Steps. Television credits include The Crown and Foyle's War. Natalie Walter's most recent theatre credits include Pack of Lies, Jerusalem and A Little Hotel on the Side. She was a regular performer in CBBC's Horrible Histories.

Private Lives will run at the Ambassadors Theatre from 31 August to 25 November 2023.

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