A Suite in Two Keys

Drama, Passion and Humour "Shadows of the Evening" and "Come into the Garden Maud" These two one-act plays, set in the same hotel suite in Switzerland, were written by Noel Coward towards the end of his career. Both plays have a main cast of two women and one man and it was intended by Coward that the six parts be played by the same three actors. As a farewell to the West End stage he played the male parts himself. "Shadows" exposes the emotions of a dying man, his wife and his mistress and could be imagined as Coward's swan-song. "Maud" points fun at the "ugly American" in Europe with a twist at the end with the hen-pecked husband gaining his revenge after 25 years of being wife-ridden. Both plays are linked by Felix the floor waiter, though , because of the time-slots within which we have set the two plays his age has to be reduced by twenty years for the second play! July 13,14,19,20 and 21 at 8pm Matinee 15th July at 2pm Mandurah Little Theatre - Carleton Place, Mandurah. (Mandurah Senior College P.A.C, next to Peel Tafe)