Present Laughter

In the weeks leading up to his departure for a tour in Africa, successful light-comedy actor Garry Essendine finds himself embroiled in one farcical situation after another. A smitten débutante, Daphne Stillington, has wheedled her way into his guest bedroom. Meanwhile, Garry's long-suffering secretary, Monica, has arranged a meeting with crazed-playwright Roland Maule. Furthermore, Liz, Garry's estranged wife, demands his aid in her attempts to arrange the personal lives of Garry's manager Morris, his producer Henry, and Henry's alluring wife, Joanna. Written by L. Hamre