Design for Living presents a trio of neurotic but intensely artistic characters: Gilda, Otto and Leo. Set in Paris, Otto and Leo both fall in love with Gilda. She cannot make up her mind which man she loves, so the three decide to live together in a platonic friendship. Among Coward's trademark sparkling wit, the play explores deeper themes including infidelity, the pressures of fame on an unstable mind, and morality (or immorality) of a menage a trois.
Philip Saville
Director
Noël Coward
Writer
Rula Lenska
Gilda
Clive Arrindell
Otto
John Steiner
Leo
John Bluthal
Ernest Friedman
Dandy Nichols
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