Noël Coward's Present Laughter
A self-obsessed actor in the midst of a mid-life crisis juggles a fawning ingenue, a crazed playwright, his ex-wife, and the personal lives of his friends. Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 45, episode 4).
Cast
Kevin Kline
Garry Essendine
Kate Burton
Liz Essendine
Kristine Nielsen
Monica Reed
Cobie Smulders
Joanna Lyppiatt
Bhavesh Patel
Roland Maule
Reg Rogers
Morris Dixon
Matt Bittner
Fred
Ellen Harvey
Miss Erikson
Peter Francis James
Henry Lyppiatt
Tedra Millan
Daphne Stillington
Sandra Shipley
Lady Saltburn
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Storyline
A self-obsessed actor in the midst of a mid-life crisis juggles a fawning ingenue, a crazed playwright, his ex-wife, and the personal lives of his friends. Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 45, episode 4).
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