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Private Lives review " fizzing chemistry boils over into something more ugly in Noël Coward revival

by Catherine Love

Hope Mill theatre, ManchesterAmy Gavin's production amps up the dangerous dance of desire and violence between these troubled ex-spouses but loses the delicate balance between comedy and malice Noël Coward's 1930 play, revived by Her Productions just a couple of months before another production comes to the Royal Exchange across town, is famous for its balance of comedy and malice. At its centre are acrimoniously …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:24am on February 1, 2026