Design for Living

<p><b>Its fusion of passion and mischief remains striking and there is something undeniably heady about its celebration of a kind of sexual liberation that looks a lot like flippancy<i> - Evening Standard</i></b> <p/>From 1930s bohemian Paris to the dizzying heights of Manhattan society a tempestuous love triangle unravels between a vivacious interior designer Gilda playwright Leo and artist Otto - three people unashamedly and passionately in love with each other. But can such a lavish love affair survive the real world? <p/>Exploring themes of bisexuality celebrity success and self-obsession <i>Design for Living</i> is a stylish and scandalous comedy that is often revered as Coward's most controversial and risqué work. <p/>This new edition is published in Methuen Drama's iconic Modern Classics series to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Coward's death and features a new introduction by Oliver Soden.</p>