Private Lives


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Dates

January 22, 2014 – February 9, 2014

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This production is no longer showing.

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Divorced lovers land in adjacent honeymoon suites on a glorious evening on the Riviera igniting a timeless battle of the sexes. A comic masterpiece and the epitome of glamour and whip-smart wit. Sophisticated, urbane and as hilariously catty as they come.

“an enduring marriage of wit and lust””
“one of the funniest comedies of the 20th century”The New York Times

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Feb 6 2014

Behind the Scenes: The bias cut revolution

Divorced lovers land in adjacent honeymoon suites on a glorious evening on the Riviera igniting a timeless battle of the sexes. A comic masterpiece and the epitome of glamour and whip-smart wit. Sophisticated, urbane and as hilariously catty as they come. “an enduring marriage of wit and lust”” “one of the funniest comedies of the… Read more »

Feb 5 2014

Behind the Scenes: Hand painting fabric in the costume shop

Divorced lovers land in adjacent honeymoon suites on a glorious evening on the Riviera igniting a timeless battle of the sexes. A comic masterpiece and the epitome of glamour and whip-smart wit. Sophisticated, urbane and as hilariously catty as they come. “an enduring marriage of wit and lust”” “one of the funniest comedies of the… Read more »

Jan 30 2014

What was Café Society?

The characters Amanda and Elyot in Private Lives are indicative of a social group that came to be known as Café Society...

Jan 28 2014

Opening Night of 'Private Lives'

Divorced lovers land in adjacent honeymoon suites on a glorious evening on the Riviera igniting a timeless battle of the sexes. A comic masterpiece and the epitome of glamour and whip-smart wit. Sophisticated, urbane and as hilariously catty as they come. “an enduring marriage of wit and lust”” “one of the funniest comedies of the… Read more »

Jan 25 2014

Behind the Scenes: Inspiration for Amanda’s Costumes

Divorced lovers land in adjacent honeymoon suites on a glorious evening on the Riviera igniting a timeless battle of the sexes. A comic masterpiece and the epitome of glamour and whip-smart wit. Sophisticated, urbane and as hilariously catty as they come. “an enduring marriage of wit and lust”” “one of the funniest comedies of the… Read more »

Jan 23 2014

Final Dress Rehearsal for 'Private Lives'

Divorced lovers land in adjacent honeymoon suites on a glorious evening on the Riviera igniting a timeless battle of the sexes. A comic masterpiece and the epitome of glamour and whip-smart wit. Sophisticated, urbane and as hilariously catty as they come. “an enduring marriage of wit and lust”” “one of the funniest comedies of the… Read more »

Jan 22 2014

Welcome to Café Society

Are you a kindred spirit of the “Bright Young Things” who frequented nightclubs of the 1930s? Do you long for the sophisticated glamour and witty banter of Noel Coward and his black-tie crowd? Then PlayMakers’ Café Society seating is the one-of-a-kind theatre experience you...

Feb 8 2014

Cocktail Culture in the 1930's

ELYOT: I think I mentioned once before that I have only had three minute liqueur glasses of brandy the whole evening long. A child of two couldn't get drunk on that.

REVIEWS

BWW Reviews: PlayMakers’ PRIVATE LIVES is a Comedic Gem
By Larisa Mount
Broadway World
January 31, 2014
 
Triangle Arts & Entertainment
January 28, 2014


‘Private Lives’ gives off glamour
By Gabriella Cirelli
The Daily Tar Heel
January 27, 2014

‘Private Lives’: A crowd-pleasing staging of clever Noel Coward play
By Roy C. Dicks
The News & Observer
January 27, 2014

THROUGH 2/9:  Sparks Fly as Old Flames Burn in PlayMakers’ Private Lives
By Spencer Powell
Classical Voice of North Carolina
January 25, 2014
 

NEWS

with director Sean Daniels and actors Julie Fishell, Kristen Mengelkoch and Tom Coiner
WCHL
January 24, 2014
 
PlayMakers Acts as a Supper Club for ‘Private Lives’
By Robert McNeely
The Daily Tar Heel
January 22, 2014
 

Jeffrey Blair Cornell and Julie Fishell Star in Noël Coward’s Sublime Comedy “Private Lives” for PRC

By Robert W. McDowell
Triangle Arts & Entertainment
January 22, 2014
 
Triangle Arts & Entertainment
December 11, 2013
 
Indy Week
January 2, 2014

Artists

Tania Chelnov
Actor

Carey Cox
Actor

Jeffrey Blair Cornell
Actor

Tom Coiner
Actor

Gregory DeCandia
Actor

Jorge Donoso
Actor

Julie Fishell
Actor

William Hughes
Actor

Kristen Mengelkoch
Actor

Caroline Strange
Actor

Sean Daniels
Director

Charles K. Bayang
Creative Team

Sara Becker
Creative Team

Sarah Smiley
Creative Team

Jennifer Caprio
Creative Team

Robert Dagit
Creative Team

Gregory Kable
Creative Team

Brian J. Lilienthal
Creative Team

Michael Raiford
Creative Team

Craig Turner
Creative Team

Mark Lewis
Creative Team