The Vortex

In The Vortex, Coward explores the darker side of the cocktail party set. Emotional blackmail, drug abuse and shattered relationships are minutely observed in this disturbing, early piece from a playwright whose sharp eye was usually more turned towards the light.

Director: Philip Dudley

Cast: Margaret Leighton, Alan Melville, Patrick Barr, Jennifer Daniel, Richard Warwick, Felicity Gibson, Barry Justice, Nancie Jackson

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