Present Laughter

And also because they're focusing on human relationships, they are still kind of things that people can go and see today and identify with.

I mean, if anyone's seen Andrew Scott in Present Laughter, I mean, that is taking that amazing play and bringing it right up to date, and it's still kind of like completely affecting and moving.

Whereas these two musicals, or plays with music, or whatever we want to call them, are almost like period pieces, aren't they? I mean, you in particular found like Conversation Peace...

very difficult to sort of...

And Noel Coward is being rather cynical and affectionate about them.

And he also uses similar techniques in other plays like Present Laughter, Private Lives and Blithe Spirit, which of course included a Tony Award winning performance for Angela Lansbury, playing the eccentric medium, Madame McCarthy.

But you're no stranger towards either, Christine, including two Tonys.

I won't deny it.