Shadows of the evening
By: Noël Coward
Contributors: Coward, Noel, 1899-1973
Series: Suite in three keys; Suite in three keys
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Description: 'Shadows of the Evening, is the second play in the trilogy, 'Suite in Three Keys', in which each play is set in the same Swiss hotel suite. It was written by Coward in 1966, and represents the last of his output for the stage before he died. In 'Shadows of the Evening', George Hilgay is dying. His mistress Linda has called his estranged wife Anne, hoping for a rapprochement between the three parties to make the end of George's life a more positive experience. What follows is a delicate choreography of emotion, betrayal and, ultimately, forgiveness.
Notes: Previously issued in print: in Plays five. London: Methuen Drama, 1999.