The first single edition of Noë l Coward's most controversial play. "Onlyin Semi-Monde does Coward find a successful metaphor for the sexualcomplications that lie behind his posturing. Semi-Monde is easily themost visually daring of his comedies, and the most intellectuallystartling . . . made up of sexually mischievous tableauxvivants and gets much nearer the homosexual knuckle than Coward'spublic image allowed." - (John Lahr, London Review of Books) Writtenin 1926 and originally entitled Ritz Bar, Semi-Monde was considered toodaring for its time: "its production in London or New York seemedunlikely as some of the characters, owing to lightly suggestedabnormalities, would certainly be deleted by the censor" (Noë l Coward, Present Indicative). The play finally received its public premiere onlyafter Coward's death, at the Citizen's Theatre, Glasgow, in September1977.
Noel Coward (1899-1973) was not only an important British playwright
and lyricist but he also wrote fiction, three volumes of autobiography,
and numerous reflections in other genres which number well over 100
different works. He was also a distinguished actor and cabaret
performer. He was easily one of this century's greatest wits.
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"'Only in Semi-Monde does Coward find a successful metaphor for the sexual complications that lie behind his posturing. Semi-Monde is easily the most visually daring of his comedies, and the most intellectually startling... Semi-Monde is made up of sexually mischievous tableaux vivants and gets much nearer the homosexual knuckle than Coward's public image allowed.' John Lahr, London Review of Books"
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