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Private Lives

AuthorNoel Coward

NarratorVarious

Duration1h 16m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Plays and Dramatisations, Humour and Comedy

Key StageKS3

PublisherLa Theatre Works

VersionUnabridged

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The lights of a yacht on the French Riviera are reflected in the water and in the eyes of four hilariously mismatched lovers. PRIVATE LIVES shimmers with wit, romance, desire and bittersweet truth.

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