The Marquise

Overview

The only period comedy written by Noel Coward. France, 1736. Two distinguished families are celebrating the engagement of their children. The young couple are putting on a brave face, but neither is happy. Adrienne, daughter of the Compte, is secretly in love with her father's penniless secretary, while Miguel, the Duke's son, has lost his heart to a dancer in Paris. An unexpected visitor arrives on the scene.

Cast

Diana Rigg

The Marquise Eloise

Richard Johnson

Count Raoul de Vriac

James Villiers

Duke Esteban

Mary Chilton

Adrienne

Daniel Chatto

Miguel