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Review: Design for Living

September 21, 2010 10:41

ByJohn Nathan, John Nathan

1 min read

Noël Coward wrote his 1933 comedy as a star vehicle for himself and the glamorous acting couple Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt.

Three acts, three lovers, three cities - Paris, London and New York, the essence of each captured by designer Lez Brotherston's interiors - adds up to an irresistibly satisfying construction. In Anthony Page's production, Tom Burke, Andrew Scott and Lisa Dillon sparkle as the three points in a love triangle. But the performances would have more brightly had Page darkened the mood.