The Rat Trap

by Noёl Coward

Forgotten Voices Season 2006

“I felt, for the first time with genuine conviction, that I could really write plays…I do not believe that it has ever been done since its original production, even by amateurs, which is a pity, as I would love to see it.” - Noёl Coward

Noёl Coward’s first play in its first production for 80 years

28 Nov - 23 Dec 2006

About The Play

Written when Coward was only 19, The Rat Trap is the story of a novelist, Sheila, and her playwright husband, Keld. While Sheila struggles to reconcile marriage and career, and Keld attempts to balance popular success with the pressures of monogamy, professional jealousy threatens to destroy their relationship forever. Full of Coward’s usual wit and merciless banter, The Rat Trap is a moving – and startlingly resonant – exploration of the timeless struggles of marriage.