Top-notch cast and perfect timing bring cascades of laughter in ‘Fallen Angels’

One has to hand it to Noël Coward: 125 years after his birth, the late author’s plays are no less horny than they were when performed a century ago. This is the second notable Bay Area production within a month to mark the late author’s quasquicentennial by reviving one of his bawdy rom-coms. Whereas ACT’s take on Private Lives added much-needed diversity in its examination of toxic relationships, it still reveled in the sweat-inducing lust streaming down the stiff upper-lips of prim ‘n proper Brits. If Aurora Theatre’s selection is (debatably) less scathing in its relationship commentary, it turns up the “thirst trap” factor to near-Zalman King levels.

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