Private Lives is a two act comedy from 1930.
Private Lives is a 1930 comedy of manners in three acts by Noel Coward .. Noel Coward. Noel Coward. comedy of manners. comedy of manners. It concerns a divorced couple who , while honeymooning with their new spouses , discover that they are staying in adjacent rooms at the same hotel .. Despite a perpetually stormy relationship , they realise that they still have feelings for each other .. Its second act love scene was nearly censored in Britain as too risque .. Coward wrote one of his most popular songs , `` Some Day I 'll Find You '' , for the play .. After touring the British provinces , the play opened the new Phoenix Theatre in London in 1930 , starring Coward , Gertrude Lawrence , Adrianne Allen and Laurence Olivier .. Phoenix Theatre. Phoenix Theatre ( London ). Gertrude Lawrence. Gertrude Lawrence. Adrianne Allen. Adrianne Allen. Laurence Olivier. Laurence Olivier. A Broadway production followed in 1931 , and the play has been revived at least a half dozen times each in the West End and on Broadway .. Broadway. Broadway theatre. West End. West End theatre. The leading roles have attracted a wide range of actors ; among those who have succeeded Coward as Elyot are Robert Stephens , Richard Burton , Alan Rickman and Matthew Macfadyen , and successors to Lawrence as Amanda have included Tallulah Bankhead , Elizabeth Taylor , Maggie Smith , Kim Cattrall and Lindsay Duncan .. Robert Stephens. Robert Stephens. Richard Burton. Richard Burton. Alan Rickman. Alan Rickman. Matthew Macfadyen. Matthew Macfadyen. Tallulah Bankhead. Tallulah Bankhead. Elizabeth Taylor. Elizabeth Taylor. Maggie Smith. Maggie Smith. Kim Cattrall. Kim Cattrall. Lindsay Duncan. Lindsay Duncan. Directors of new productions have included John Gielgud , Howard Davies and Richard Eyre .. John Gielgud. John Gielgud. Howard Davies. Howard Davies ( director ). Richard Eyre. Richard Eyre. The play was made into a 1931 film and has been adapted several times for television and radio .. 1931 film. Private Lives ( film )