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Review of ‘Present Laughter’ (2026, Richmond Theatre): “Gender-swapped revival is not that transgressive, but it’s remarkably funny”

Nothing says Noël Coward like a snowballing series of shenanigans featuring the most endearingly self-entitled characters anybody could ever imagine. And Present Laughter spares no expense in that department. Over 80 years after its original post-war incarnation, the play still shows how timeless Coward’s signature wit is, keeping its freshness and infectiousness intact—without a single…
