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Starring Kevin Kline
General Tickets: $18 ($16 GH Members)
At the centre of his own universe sits matinee idol Garry Essendine: suave, hedonistic and too old, says his wife, to be having numerous affairs. His line in harmless, infatuated debutantes is largely tolerated but playing closer to home is not. Just before he escapes on tour to Africa the full extent of his misdemeanors is discovered. And all hell breaks loose. Noel Coward's Present Laughter premiered in the early years of the Second World War just as such privileged lives were threatened with fundamental social change.
Tickets at GuildHall.org; Box Office 2 hours prior to screening 631.324.4050; GH Reception during Museum Hours: Fri, Sat and Mon 11am to 5pm and Sun 12pm to 5pm; Theatermania.com or 1.866.811.4111.
The John Drew Theater in the Dina Merrill Pavilion at Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton, New York 11937, 631.324.0806; GuildHall.org