Noël Coward classic gets a modern airing at the Gate
The waxing of female agency on the Gate’s stage in Private Lives echoes the changing of the guard in its management
Private Lives
By Noël Coward, directed by Patrick Mason
The Gate Theatre, Dublin
Until June 24
Rating:***
The Gate Theatre in Dublin is having a moment of drama off its stage, as it witnesses a changing of the guard between the outgoing, and long-time, artistic director Michael Colgan, and new artistic director Selina Cartmell.
Noël Coward’s Private Lives sits in the middle of this exchange, and one could argue that it doesn’t deviate ...