Noël Coward's Present Laughter

A self-obsessed actor in the midst of a mid-life crisis juggles a fawning ingenue, a crazed playwright, his ex-wife, and the personal lives of his friends. Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 45, episode 4).

Cast

Kevin Kline

Garry Essendine

Kate Burton

Liz Essendine

Kristine Nielsen

Monica Reed

Cobie Smulders

Joanna Lyppiatt

Bhavesh Patel

Roland Maule

Reg Rogers

Morris Dixon

Matt Bittner

Fred

Ellen Harvey

Miss Erikson

Peter Francis James

Henry Lyppiatt

Tedra Millan

Daphne Stillington

Sandra Shipley

Lady Saltburn