Overview

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.

Cast

Margaret Leighton

Florence Lancaster

Patrick Barr

David Lancaster

Jennifer Daniel

Helen Saville

Richard Warwick

Nicky Lancaster

David McKail

Bruce Fairlight