Look, this was okay and you imagine could be a fun night out. Coward adapts Feydeau so it's set in Paris in 1908 with mistresses, maids, soldiers, Russian counts, misunderstanding. Lulu is a courtesan/mistress/dream part for ageing star whose boyfriend goes away for a few weeks. She fake marries his bestie for cash, which is risky, the boyfriend finds out and ensures it's a real marriage.
The plotting is a still watery which surprises me - they don't really do much with the character of the horny Russian prince who wants Lulu, or use the girl who loves Lulu's fake fiance.
It's bright enough. There's some fourth wall breaking eg making gags "you wouldn't believe it if it was on stage" and recaps on the plot - which are dicey when the work isn't that good.
Vivien Leigh played this in London.
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