At the centre of his own universe sits matinee idol Garry Essendine: suave, hedonistic and too old, says his wife, to be having numerous affairs.
Noel Cowards Present Laughter premiered in the early years of the Second World War just as such privileged lives were threatened with fundamental social change..
And all hell breaks loose.
Just before he escapes on tour to Africa the full extent of his misdemeanours is discovered.
His line in harmless, infatuated debutantes is largely tolerated but playing closer to home is not.
At the centre of his own universe sits matinee idol Garry Essendine: suave, hedonistic and too old, says his wife, to be having numerous affairs