The Vortex

The Vortex

The Vortex

The Vortex

The Vortex

Overview

In The Vortex, Coward explores the darker side of the Cocktail Party set. Emotional blackmail, drug abuse and shattered relationships are minutely observed in this disturbing, early piece from a playwright whose sharp eye was more usually turned towards towards the light. Available in the UK in a single-play edition and in the volume Noel Coward Collected Plays: One, along with Hay Fever, Easy Virtue and Fallen Angels.

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Authors

Noël Coward

Noël Peirce Coward was born in 1899 and made his professional stage debut as Prince Mussel in The Goldfish at the age of 12, leading to many child actor appearances over the next few years. His breakthrough in playwriting was the controversial The Vortex (1924), which feature ...

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