Southside present Present Laughter

Southside Players present Present Laughter by Noel Coward

Start time is 19:30 Wednesday to Friday and 18:00 on Saturday.

Step into the dazzling, deliciously chaotic world of Noël Coward’s Present Laughter — a sparkling comedy that proves fame is fabulous… until it isn’t.

In this irresistible romp, we meet Garry Essendine, a magnetic, wildly successful actor whose life is a whirlwind of adoring fans, romantic entanglements, and theatrical excess.

Onstage he’s untouchable; offstage he’s unavoidably surrounded — by admirers, by opportunists, by colleagues who want something from him, and by friends who know him a little too well. When his meticulously curated glamour begins to clash with the relentless demands of his entourage, his carefully preserved poise threatens to crack. What follows is a cascade of hilarity, farce, and delicious emotional truth.