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Private Lives

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Donmar Warehouse · London

Premiered 1930

Divorced five years, Elyot and Amanda find themselves in adjoining honeymoon suites, each having arrived with a new and younger spouse.

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The story

Elyot and Amanda ended a volatile three-year marriage and have been divorced for five years. On honeymoon in Deauville with their new spouses, they find they are staying in adjoining suites and sharing the same terrace. The coincidence brings the former couple back into each other’s orbit, placing old attraction and old hostility beside the expectations of their new marriages.

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A romantic comedy built on intimate conflict and the volatile chemistry of two former spouses unexpectedly thrown together again.

Good fit if you like

brittle romantic comedy, ex-spouses, elegant settings and combative relationships.

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From 7 Apr 2023

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