This Was A Man
by Noёl Coward
by Noёl Coward
This Was A Man is a previously unseen Noël Coward play that delves into themes of infidelity, social mores, and the complexities of masculinity through the story of a painter grappling with his wife's betrayal.
About The Play
About The Play
★★★★ Four stars, Everything Theatre
★★★★ Four stars, West End Frame
★★★★ Four stars, The Good Review
Four Off West End Awards Nominations
Best Female Performance – Dorothea Myer-Bennett as Carol
Best Costume Designer – Simon Kenny (and his associate costume designer Jessica Knight)
Best Male Performance – Robert Portal as Evelyn
Best Director – Belinda Lang
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Banned by the Lord Chamberlain for its facetious and irreverent treatment of adultery, This Was A Man, a previously unseen play by Noël Coward, directed by actress Belinda Lang, opens for its long overdue UK professional premiere in a strictly limited three week season at the Finborough Theatre on Tuesday, 15 July 2014
Edward Churt is a successful painter. His wife Carol has a “vivid personality composed of a minimum of intellect and a maximum of sex”. Increasingly aware of her infidelity, Edward defends himself with a veneer of sophisticated insouciance. But his best friend and army comrade is determined to avenge him…
This Was A Man explores some of Coward’s lifelong and enduring themes of social mores, jealousy and the futility of a life with no moral compass. Can good manners emasculate us? What happens when we repress our inner caveman? Is it more courageous to look away or to face our demons and fight? What, indeed, does it mean to be a “man”? Written in 1925 and immediately banned by the censor, This Was A Man opened on Broadway in 1926, and was subsequently produced across Europe, but has never been seen professionally in the UK until now.