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British actor Hugh Bonneville and Australian actress Lisa McCune in a promotional posed portrait for the stage production of Noël Coward’s classic comedy Private Lives.
18 Mar – 18 Apr

Noël Coward’s Private Lives

  • Comedy
  • Theatre

Internationally acclaimed British star Hugh Bonneville joins four-time Gold Logie Award-winning Australian star of stage and screen Lisa McCune in Noël Coward's sparkling comedy masterpiece, Private Lives.

Packed with razor-sharp one-liners, outrageous behaviour and enough romantic chaos to keep everyone on their toes, Private Lives is one of the funniest plays ever written.

Elyot (Bonneville) and Amanda (McCune), thought they had put their disastrous marriage behind them. Divorced for 5 years and honeymooning with their new spouses, their lives are turned upside down when they discover they are staying right next door to each other. What follows is a deliciously funny clash of egos as old sparks fly, tempers flare and common sense goes out the window.

Smart, stylish and irresistibly funny, Private Lives arrives at the Princess Theatre for a strictly limited season from March. Book now and surrender to an evening of wit, wickedness and wonderfully bad behaviour.

Hours

Date Times
Thu 18 Mar
  • 7pm - 9.15pm 7:00pm - 9:15pm
Fri 19 Mar
  • 7.30pm - 9.45pm 7:30pm - 9:45pm
Sat 20 Mar
  • 2pm - 4.15pm 2:00pm - 4:15pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.45pm 7:30pm - 9:45pm
Sun 21 Mar
  • 1pm - 3.15pm 1:00pm - 3:15pm
  • 6pm - 8.15pm 6:00pm - 8:15pm
Wed 24 Mar
  • 1pm - 3.15pm 1:00pm - 3:15pm
  • 6.30pm - 8.45pm 6:30pm - 8:45pm
Thu 25 Mar
  • 1pm - 3.15pm 1:00pm - 3:15pm
  • 7pm - 9.15pm 7:00pm - 9:15pm
Sat 27 Mar
  • 2pm - 4.15pm 2:00pm - 4:15pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.45pm 7:30pm - 9:45pm
Sun 28 Mar
  • 1pm - 3.15pm 1:00pm - 3:15pm
  • 6pm - 8.15pm 6:00pm - 8:15pm
Wed 31 Mar
  • 1pm - 3.15pm 1:00pm - 3:15pm
  • 6.30pm - 8.45pm 6:30pm - 8:45pm
Thu 1 Apr
  • 1pm - 3.15pm 1:00pm - 3:15pm
  • 7pm - 9.15pm 7:00pm - 9:15pm
Fri 2 Apr
  • 7.30pm - 9.45pm 7:30pm - 9:45pm
Sat 3 Apr
  • 2pm - 4.15pm 2:00pm - 4:15pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.45pm 7:30pm - 9:45pm
Sun 4 Apr
  • 1pm - 3.15pm 1:00pm - 3:15pm
Wed 7 Apr
  • 1pm - 3.15pm 1:00pm - 3:15pm
  • 6.30pm - 8.45pm 6:30pm - 8:45pm
Thu 8 Apr
  • 1pm - 3.15pm 1:00pm - 3:15pm
  • 7pm - 9.15pm 7:00pm - 9:15pm
Fri 9 Apr
  • 7.30pm - 9.45pm 7:30pm - 9:45pm
Sat 10 Apr
  • 2pm - 4.15pm 2:00pm - 4:15pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.45pm 7:30pm - 9:45pm
Sun 11 Apr
  • 1pm - 3.15pm 1:00pm - 3:15pm
Wed 14 Apr
  • 1pm - 3.15pm 1:00pm - 3:15pm
  • 6.30pm - 8.45pm 6:30pm - 8:45pm
Thu 15 Apr
  • 1pm - 3.25pm 1:00pm - 3:25pm
  • 7pm - 9.15pm 7:00pm - 9:15pm
Fri 16 Apr
  • 7.30pm - 9.45pm 7:30pm - 9:45pm
Sat 17 Apr
  • 2pm - 4.15pm 2:00pm - 4:15pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.45pm 7:30pm - 9:45pm
Sun 18 Apr
  • 1pm - 3.15pm 1:00pm - 3:15pm

Location

Princess Theatre
163 Spring St
Melbourne 3000

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Price and bookings

From $69 to $310.05

Book online for Noël Coward’s Private Lives

Contact details

  • telephone number: 1300 11 10 11
  • email address: customerservice@marrinergroup.com.au
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  • Companion card accepted
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