Private Lives review

“Stephen Mangan and Rachael Stirling are brilliantly bitchy”

ReviewsApr 14, 2023by Sam MarloweDonmar Warehouse, London

Rachael Stirling and Stephen Mangan in Private Lives at Donmar Warehouse, London. Photo: Marc Brenner

Sharp-edged revival brings out the cruelty in Noël Coward’s classic comedy

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Sam Marlowe is reviews editor for The Stage. She trained and worked as an actor before becoming a full-time arts writer with a special interest in theatre and performance. She has written extensively for the Times, as well as the Independent, the i paper, Time Out, Metro, theartsdesk.com and the Chicago Tribune

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